Food Not Bombs basic principles:
Food Recycling:
Enough food is wasted each day to feed everyone who is hungry. Food Not Bombs recovers healthy nutritious vegetarian food that would have been otherwise discarded, to prepare and serve to people. We collect food from grocery stores, farmers' markets and local businesses that may not be saleable because it has passed its shelf date.
Consensus Decision Making
Rather than relying on a system of winner take all, Food Not Bombs believes that every member of the group should have a full opportunity to participate in shaping all the group's decisions. The consensus process insures that the will of the majority doesn't dismiss the values and contributions of everyone else. Consensus process forces us to resolve conflicts through negotiation and compromise rather than overruling and dismissing the minority.
Non Violence
Our society is dominated by violence. Constant threats of crime, police violence, and the ongoing possibility of nuclear war effect our daily lives. The authority and power of our government is based on the threat and use of violence at home and abroad.
Food Not Bombs is committed to a vision of a society that is motivated by love and sharing. Poverty is all violence. While our society pursues the massive accumulation of wealth for the few, it relegates millions to hunger and homelessness. This combined with police oppression, inadequate healthcare and various forms of discrimination deprive each of us of a vibrant and loving way of life. The commercial food industry is also predicated on violence. It involves the slaughtering of millions of animals and the poisoning of the planet by the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. It also allows tons of food to go to waste to insure profits. Food Not Bombs uses vegetarian food and makes efforts to use organically grown produce. Food Not Bombs challenges the violence of society by the free sharing of food and non-violent actions that highlight the injustices of militarism and poverty.
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