Still, it hardly seems like the kind of thing that anyone would say there ought to be a law against. Since then the city has issued 47 tickets to anti-hunger activists just trying to ensure that the poor don’t go hungry. All we had done was claim we had the right to feed the hungry in protest to war and poverty. In another charitable feeding ordinance trial, unrelated to Food Not Bombs, the city won a $1 fine plus court costs against a pro-se defendant, meaning the defendant did not have legal representation. If you would like to volunteer for your local chapter or start one of your own, info can be found here.

Source: The Guardian August 06, 2023 17:50 UTC