Collective Meeting on May 3rd

On Saturday May 3rd we will be holding a collective meeting at 12pm at Jura Books (440 Parramatta Rd, Petersham).

We will be looking over the year so far, evaluating and making plans for the future. Everyone is welcome, you don't have to have been part of the group before.

After the meeting we will prepare for the regular 4pm serving on the corner of Forbes and King St, Newtown.

action against police brutality

hola!

this weekend we're doing a special solidarity action against police brutality. it's been prompted by the treatment of comrades in moscow, russia. come along to show solidarity and partake in delish food at the same time!

below is a message from russia:

Wrongful deeds of police do not surprise anyone in today's Russia. Disregard of law, violation of rights, illegal detention and searching are by now considered business as usual.

4th of April 7 peaceful young men were beaten up and illegally arrested by police in Moscow near Sokolniki subway station. These persons were not resisting arrest, as videos made by their friends and other eyewitnesses prove. The only thing they made to protest against the illegal arrests was merely forming a chain and demanding from police to abide laws.

Due to this "crime" (which unlike actions of the police, does not contradict any law), the cops started knocking the guys down, beating them with batons, kicking them, using electroschokers and handcuffs, as if people in front of them were not innocent youth but especially
dangerous criminals.

During the following hours, cops were brutally torturing the arrested guys, 3 minors included, in the Sokolniki police-station Arrested were
beaten with batons, kicked, beaten with chairs, their heads were beaten to walls and they were given electric shocks all around the body, head and groin included. While torturing, cops lavished chauvinist and racist comments. One of the tortured guys got a heart attack from electric shock, but he was not given any proper medical care.

When the parents of the persons arrested came to the station, cops told them that "nobody was even touched at the station" and all the injures were received in a street fight (which cops claimed in media they had prevented). Arrested did not got their property back, passport of one of the detained persons is still held by the police.

All hospitals which were approached by the tortured youth refused to record wounds, as required by the law, as doctors learned that wounds were result of police brutality. This in order to make it impossible for the tortured to sue police. Apparently police has such a well-established pattern of "cooperation" with the health care system. Police also started criminal investigations against the tortured, statute "Violent resistance against a police officer" is a felony with a sentence of up to 5 years in prison.

We are already aware that such practices happen in this (and many other) police stations, and not the first time. Many crimes are "solved" with such a way, as police is demanded a stable percent of solved crimes by their superiors, innocent people keep being arrested and are forced to sign testimony against themselves by torture.

In most of the cases victims are afraid to sue police, as they are afraid of them and are certain that there is no way to gain justice through the system. Officials got used to all of this for a long time ago, and they are reigning in impunity. And more there are such cases, more confident the criminals in grey uniforms feel themselves.

This Friday 11th of April in Slavyanskiy square of Moscow 7 PM there will be a big demonstration against police brutality, to support those tortured by police in Sokolniki police station and all victims of the police brutality in our city!

We ask you to support a week against police brutality from 11th to 20th of April! We ask you to make a picket of solidarity or other action for victims of the police brutality in Russia at the local Russian embassy or in any other place in your city!

Right now no-one is safe from police brutality in Russia. As the case in Sokolniky proved, whoever of us may become a victim of illegal acts from "defenders of the order".

We want, that all this was not merely ignored!

doin' it for the kids

hola crew!

this sunday is a rad YOUTH WEEK event that we'll be serving at. we got some cash-money so we is gonna be totes dope for this one! tofu burgers ahoy! shizzle is goin down:

Sunday April 13th
Marrickville Youth Week Show
11am - 5pm @ Jack Shanahan Park, near Dulwich Hill Station
Bands, skate comps and Food Not Bombs

if peeps wanna get some extra food for salads, accompanyments and cakes that'd be ace! check out the forum (www.sydfnb.tk) to get involved!!!

meet at jura books at 10am on sunday morning to prep food, or rock up at the park about 12pm to lend a hand there.

also, just a reminder that there was a request on the weekend for food not bombs to do something for this event. deets are:

monday 14th april (the one coming) from 6pm at redfern community centre

voices for self-determination with vince forrester (elder from mutujulu)
speak out against the NT intervention
by aboriginal rights coalition (arc)

i personally can't do this but it'd be rad if someone else could! please indicate asap if you can help out on this!!!

xxx trini

let's talk about text, youth week and regular servings

Hey hey hey!

We've been a little lax keeping this up to date lately. BUT we've got a super busy weekend coming up so i thought I'd fill everyone in on events.

Remember to keep an eye on the forum (www.sydfnb.tk) cos that's where most info, planning and discussion happens. Feel free to sign up and join in!


Saturday 5th April
Regular Serving 4.30pm
Cnr King St and Forbes St, Newtown
FREE scrumptious vegan food


Sunday 6th April
Let's Talk About Text Zine Fair / Music / Eating Party
From 1pm @ Jura Bookshop (440 Parramatta Rd, Petersham)
Millions of ace things happening including Food Not Bombs and vegan cake station!
Music from Strangers, Do Not Resuscitate, When Chimps Attack



Sunday April 13th
Marrickville Youth Week Show
11am - 5pm @ Jack Shanahan Park, near Dulwich Hill Station
Bands, info and Food Not Bombs
Apparently there's going to be a sausage sizzle (boo!) so come and support the nutritious vittles of FNB!

Hope to see y'all at an event soon!

xxx trini thaw

PS For those who have been inquiring, Jura Bookshop (440 Parramatta Rd, Petersham) have copies of the Food Not Bombs book from the USA ($7), and also a small selection of patches and badges. Pop in if you'd like to pick some up.