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Exordium
Niemöller EPIGRAM iii
FOREWORD BY HOWARD ZINN ix
PUBLISHER'S NOTE xi
Why FOOD NOT BOMBS? 1
Food 1
Not Bombs 3
How Food Not Bombs Got Its Name 4
SECTION 1: LOGISTICS 6
Starting a Food Not Bombs 7
Seven Steps to Organizing a Local Food Not Bombs . . . . 8
The "Office" 11
Decision-Making 12
Outreach 13
Food Collection 14
Food Distribution 17
The Kitchen 17
Food Preparation 19
Outdoor Tables and Field Kitchens 21
Beyond Food Collection and Distribution 25 
Street Theater 25 
Fund-raising 26 
Nonprofit, Tax-Exempt Status 27 
Buttons and Bumper Stickers 27 
Catering 28 
Concerts and Events 28 
Legal Tips 29 
Permits 29 
Nonviolence Training 31 
If the Government Arrests You -- Noncooperation . . . . 31 
Support 32 
Call the Media 33 
Jail Solidarity 34 
SECTION 2: RECIPES 36 
Food Logistics 37 
Equipment 37 
Tips on Cooking for Large Numbers of People 39 
Shopping 41 
Food Handling and Storage 42 
Food Not Bombs Recipes 43 
How to Use These Recipes 44 
Simple Recipes 45 
Breakfast 48 
Lunch and Dinner 51 
Salads 60 
Salad Dressings 62 
Soups 64 
Desserts 68 
SECTION 3: POLITICS 70 
Introduction 71 
The New Society 73 
Nonviolence in Theory 74 
Nonviolence in Practice 75 
SECTION 4: STORIES 78 
The Cambridge Collective: 1981 to 1982 79 
TheAffinityGroupEra: 1984 to 1988 85 
The National Organizing Era: 1988 to 1991 93 
APPENDIX 102 
Food Not Bombs National Contact List 103 (obsolete -- omitted)
Bibliography 104 
Reproducible Flyers 106 
Sample Agenda 111 
Formal Consensus Flowchart 112 
Sample Cooking Schedule 113 
Quotes 114 
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 115 
MORE FROM FOOD NOT BOMBs 116 


Golden Gate Park, August 1988. Photograph by Greg Gaar.

 
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