Food Not Bombs Sydney

2011-10-28T15:14:00.001+11:00

A global movement is growing. From Egypt to Spain, from Greece to the United States, hundreds of thousands of everyday people are occupying. Occupy Sydney began on 15 October, with hundreds of people reclaiming Martin Place. Flanked by the imposing towers of the financial and political elites, where a handful of people make decisions which affect the whole society, a new democratic space was established.

Occupy Sydney created a non-hierarchical forum for open debate, where people began to have discussions and make decisions about things which affect our lives and communities. The occupy movement democratises the dominated and elitist spaces in our cities. Even if it is partly symbolic, it is immensely dangerous to the status quo. And although the structures of participation are in their early stages, this is still an extremely significant project - a playground of anarchism and democracy.

For the first time in years, the occupy movement has legitimised an anti-capitalist discourse - usually submerged in society and stifled by the media.

At Occupy Sydney, people developed relationships based on mutual respect, and voiced our shared outrage at the greed and illegitimate power of the 1% who rule us. People from diverse walks of life visited the occupation, painted signs, donated food and participated. Between 50 and 100 people stayed overnight for 8 nights.

In the early hours of Sunday 23 October, the police forcefully evicted Occupy Sydney from Martin Place. It was a clear reminder that State repression goes hand in hand with capitalism. Police took action to recapture the space for elites - symbolically and physically.

But within hours, an emergency meeting was organised, attended by over 200 people. And we made the decision to re-occupy. Occupy Sydney continues.

Who are we? We are the workers; we are the indebted; we are the immigrants and the indigenous; we are the homeless; we are the students; we are the unemployed; we are the under represented people of the world. We are the 99%.

And we invite you to join us.

At 12 midday on Saturday 5 November we will meet at meet at Town Hall and march to re-occupy. The Occupation is not over. It has only just begun.

Re-Occupy Sydney rally and march, 12pm Saturday 5 November, meet at Town Hall square.

To help out with Food Not Bombs for the rally, email sydfoodnotbombs@gmail.com

Decolonise Festival

2009-01-23T12:56:00.004+11:00

This weekend some form of Sydney Food Not Bombs will be cooking at some of the Decolonise Festival events.

next serving!

2008-11-24T12:41:00.002+11:00

hi all!

just a quick note to remind people that the next serving of food not bombs will be on saturday 29th of november. cooking will be at jura bookshop from 1pm, with serving to follow at 4.30pm at the martin luther king mural on king st in newtown.

we LOVE people coming along and helping out, food donations and enthusiastic eaters.

drop us a line (sydfoodnotbombs@gmail.com), or join the online forum (www.sydfnb.tk), or just come down to jura on saturday.

upcoming events:

Kurraji 8th Anniversary - Kurradji is the Sandon Point Aboriginal Tent Embassy down on Bulli Beach just North of woolongong - December 14. There will be speakers and music and it will be amazing!!!!

no serving sat 15th nov!

2008-11-11T11:54:00.001+11:00

hi everyone!

due to walk against warming, people moving house and various other events (eg the jura film screening), food not bombs is cancelled this weekend. "oh no!" i hear you cry. well fear not - food not bombs shall return the fortnight after on saturday the 29th with a whiz-bag serving in newtown.

in the meantime, please visit the online forum (www.sydfnb.tk) to discuss upcoming events we have been invited to participate in.

yours in gastronomy,

xxx trini

updates!

2008-10-12T18:58:00.002+11:00

long time no post!

food not bombs is ticking along with our fortnightly servings in newtown. we are always looking for more people to get involved in all aspects. we'd love more donations, suggestions and projects! check out www.sydnfb.tk to get involved in discussions.

october 18th - regular serving

people generally go adventuring on friday evenings to collect food for the serving. we then cook in the jura bookshop kitchen from 1pm on the saturday, with our serving taking place at the martin luther king mural in newtown approximately 4.30pm.

october 31st - reclaim the night march

a march highlighting the need for further community action combating violence against women. come and help make our streets safe again! the march is autonomous (women identifiers only) but men are encouraged to support by walking behind the march.

hope to see you soon!

xxx trini

not really a food not bombs event...

2008-10-04T11:04:00.003+10:00

this is going to be a super fun fundraiser for a collective from davao city in the pilippines who also do food not bombs! so not stretching it too far!

please come and give what you can.

Kitchen cleaned

2008-09-18T14:45:00.002+10:00

Yesterday we cleaned up the Jura kitchen.

We threw out everything that smelt and looked wrong, moved everything out of the room and cleaned every surface.

Then put everything back on the shelves and gave everything a label, even the microwave and the big can of dolmades that forever watches over the Jura kitchen.

We hope that all volunteers can find what they need and can keep the space tidy now.

Also, if anyone needs some tea cups, a dish drying rack or some stuff that we couldn't work out what they were, there's a free pile at Jura of stuff the kitchen doesn't need.

New kitchen photos coming soon....

Rain...

2008-09-06T20:27:00.004+10:00

Today, we weren't able to serve at the usual space at the "I have a dream" mural due to the rain so instead we did our serving at Jura Books where there was also a book launch of a new book about the Zapatistas as well as a video link up with a collective in the US and a collective in Mexico.

Due to this we weren't able to post on here saying that the serving venue had changed. Sorry, to anyone who was waiting for us at the mural. We should be there again in two weeks time on September 20 if the weather is fine.

FNBs make it hot

2008-08-10T12:31:00.002+10:00

Food Not Bombs have had a box of chilies sitting around the Jura kitchen for a while now and some would predict the only dish they will be spicing up soon is some bin juice.

This afternoon (12pm - 5pm) some of us will be hanging out at Jura Books trying to make all sorts of chili pastes, sauces and pickled chilies too.

Email us at sydfoodnotbombs[at]gmail[dot]com or call Jura at 9550 9931 or just come in.

Bring empty jars, and maybe gloves if you plan on touching your nose, eyes, etc. anytime in the week. Please don't bring any more chilies.

hi-tech high tea

2008-07-28T16:45:00.003+10:00

this isn't strictly food not bombs BUT all money raised from hi-tech high tea will go towards funding the kitchen of the kinaiyahan unahon collective from the pilippines. they do all sorts of rad things including food not bombs in davao city!

check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/underdog_press

thanks!

2008-07-25T14:05:00.002+10:00

MEGA thanks to unsw food co-op who donated a fabbo box of tasty veggies for this weekend's fnb extravaganzas! whoot whoo!

come on down to either our saturday serving (4.30pm at the martin luther memorial mural) and/or our super dooper fundraising party on sunday (from 1pm at jura bookshop, 440 parramatta road in petersham) to partake in the veggie goodness.

NEW SERVING VENUE!

2008-07-21T16:18:00.003+10:00

that's right folks, sydney food not bombs is moving down the road. as of THIS SATURDAY (which is the 26th of july) we'll be serving at the martin luther king mural. come down for delish vegz dinner.

saturday 26th july
@ martin luther king mural
from 4.30pm

as usual we'll be cooking at jura bookshop from 1pm, and would dearly love a hand in the kitchen OR doing some other craftiness (eg making another new banner as we keep losing them all). there are also plenty of opening for food collectors if you've got some spare time on friday or saturday. hit us up: sydfoodnotbombs at gmail dot com or check out the discussion board (www.sydfnb.tk).

xxx trini

ps come to our par-tay and help us buy a van!!!

2008-07-21T16:05:00.002+10:00

this sunday:

come on down for mad zine fair, musical performances, pinatas and eating party! oh the awesomeness!!!

coming soon:

fnb cook book zine. a collection of handy tips about food safety, urban foraging, 5-ways with bulk ingredients and other gour-met delights.

coming soon-er:

an fnb-er's "how to" guide. are you keen to get involved in fnb but don't know where to start? sick of asking people what's to be done about starvation / environmental degradation / over-consumption / waste / animal cruelty? this handy guide will help you combat all these and more social ills!

climate camp

it ruled. if you missed it, you missed out! sydney fnb-ers did loads of chopping in the kitchen for the camp, alongside rising tide, newcastle fnb and other happy campers.

for the mass action we were part of team salad (sometimes all lentils act defiantly; sending affinity, love and defiance; supporting activists laughing at danger), providing support for people's bellies as they stood up for climate action. many activists got onto the train track to help stop coal deliveries - including our very own ash! YAY! we also had to chop TEN BOXES of oranges and apples into quarters cos the po-po thought we were gonna chuck em willy nilly at officers. ha! as if we would waste such delicious tucker on them!

mad props to our sanger station which managed to feed most of the 300 activists at the camp, and many more on the day. photos (maybe) forthcoming.

xxx trini

ps youse should send us more mail...

updates!

2008-06-28T15:48:00.000+10:00

hi all!

just a quick not to let y'all know what's been happening with food not bombs recently.

REGULAR SERVINGS

these have been going gang busters. we're serving every fortnight on a saturday afternoon on the corner of king and forbes streets in newtown, from 4.30pm. feel free to pop on down for some tasty chow! if you're really keen and wanna come cook with us, it's from 1pm at jura bookshop which is 440 parramatta road in petersham. we're doing one NOW / today, so the next will be in a fortnight.

CLIMATE CAMP

a whole bunch of us are heading up to newcastle in two weeks for climate camp. check out all the details here: www.climatecamp.org.au come for the whole five days, just the weekend or even for the day of action on the sunday. we'll be there making tasty vegan food, going to workshops, making props for the march, learning dances and generally having an ace time learning about how we can minimise our effect on the planet.

feel free to come along and join our neighbourhood and camp / eat / chill with us.

FUNDRAISING SHOW / ZINE FAIR / EATING PARTY

if so, food not bombs sydney is holding a MASSIVE fund raising show / zine fair / eating party at jura bookshop on sunday the 27th of july. it'll start about 2pm, with the outside stuff packing up at sundown. drop us a line if you want to bring your stuff along and have a little table. tables are free, but a small donation would nice if you sell lots of stuff.

bands playing thus far (more coming):
* cripple gypsy
* the thaw
* bare arms

there'll also be spoken word from fez (and hopefully others) and some acoustic music after dinner. come give us your dollars so we can purchase a van and do even more rad dumpster runs, tastier servings and other ace community projects.

OTHER

we like notes, new people and recipes. send all or some here!

also, check out our forum at www.sydfnb.tk where we have loads of chats! all are most welcome to throw their ideas in!

oh, and our blog: www.sydfoodnotbombs.blogspot.com

xxx trini

harro!

2008-06-02T12:33:00.007+10:00

there's more where this came from:

food not bombs sydney need your help! come and organise with us on our forum! we cook amazing food and have stacks of fun.

hope to see you next time!

x steph

FNB lives!

2008-05-14T18:59:00.002+10:00

thanks to all who came down to the collective meeting! good to know kids are still keen!!!

we'll be continuing our fortnightly servings on the corner of king and forbes streets in newtown. the next one will be THIS saturday the 17th of may from 4.30pm. come down for some free, delish, vegan chow! if you'd like to get involved in food collection (ie dumpstering) or cooking drop us a line at: sydfoodnotbombs @ gmail . com OR head over to our forum: www.sydfnb.tk

we have some exciting events coming up:

climate camp film screening: june 14th @ jura books from 2pm
fnb film: the history and theory of food not bombs, including ace footage from the early days of fnb in the usa and some totes awes scenes of actions!
fundraising show! sometime in june, more deets to follow!

also, HUGE thanks to at the vanishing point art gallery for donating a massive 10 kg bag of potatoes to the cause!!! whoot whoo!

stay involved!

xxx trini

Collective Meeting on May 3rd

2008-04-25T21:38:00.002+10:00

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

2008-04-16T09:17:00.003+10:00

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

2008-04-11T23:02:00.000+10:00

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

2008-04-02T10:20:00.003+11:00

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.

Wish List

2008-02-25T15:28:00.002+11:00

we rely entirely on donations - whether it be time from volunteers or produce for cooking. here are some things we need:

* large pots (diameter at least 15inches / 30cm diameter)
* frying pans (especially non-stick)
* cooking utensils (wooden spoons, ladles, serving spoons, tongs, etc)
* baking trays (flat and with sides)
* colander
* can opener (not rusty!)
* veggie peelers
* knife sharpener / sharp knives
* chopping boards
* containers for transporting food (sealable lids)
* mixing bowls
* whisk
* blender or food processor
* pepper / salt grinder
* tables that fold (the camping kind)

if you know anyone giving these away (or you yourself have some spare), snatch it up for us and give us a bell at sydfoodnotbombs@gmail.com. cheers!

upcoming events and some updates!

2008-02-25T15:16:00.002+11:00

HOLA!

exciting news: sydney food not bombs has found it's permanent home at jura books (440 parramatta road, petersham). we'll be cooking there every second saturday from 1pm so feel free to come on down and pitch in!

we've also been having great success with our fortnightly servings on the corner of forbes and king streets in newtown. the "take-away" option has been particularly popular. this weeks menu:

tomato, corn and basil soup with giant organic pasta
fried cauliflower and capsicum
garlic bread
salsa and guacamole
baked potatoes and onion rings
banana bread
fruit salad
fresh lemonade

whow! what a spread (photos to come shortly!)!!!

eater of the day goes to the gorgeous 2-year-old alice who devoured the soup with such vigour as has never been seen in one so young!

dates for the diary:

saturday 8th march - international women's day (fnb will do a special action; deets soon)
sunday 6th april - "let's talk about text" at jura books. day of music, workshops and creativity. come dressed as your fave writer and enjoy fnb tucker.
sunday 13th april - youth week in marrickville (jack shanahan reserve) from 11am-5pm. huge day of bands, skate comp and other fun stuff including a MASSIVE FNB COOK-UP for the kids! whoot-whooooo!

hope to see you at a fnb event soon!

ps. we now have a gorgeous new banner. come check it out!

Some news..

2008-02-11T10:44:00.001+11:00

As a result of the planning meeting we had last month, the last two FNB servings have been on the corner of King St and Forbes St, Newtown (Near the Nunnery, Pizza Haven, etc.). We plan to continue serving there every second Saturday at around 3pm or 4pm.

One of the FNBers has set up an online forum for people to use to get involved with Food Not Bombs, as a remedy for full inboxes and to make discussion easier. The URL for the forum is http://sydfnb.tk

We also had a second serving this weekend at Jura Books at the Jura/Black Rose Fundraiser show and we were able to raise some money for the two bookstores.

Our next serving will be at the corner of King and Forbes (Newtown) on Saturday 23 Feb. So come down and eat and talk but if you aren't hungry then you can always try our new take away option!

FNB Planning for 2008

2008-01-09T13:49:00.000+11:00

ALL are invited to make their way down to the Sydney FNB planning meeting:

Tuesday 15th January
5pm in Victoria Park
(under a tree between the pool and the car park)

Bring ideas, smiles and snacks!

Cheers!

Camp out CANCELLED

2007-12-20T18:15:00.000+11:00

Sorry but we have to cancel the camp out that was going to be this weekend.

However, we are in the process of getting a serving organised for Saturday afternoon. If anyone has any suggestions on places we should serve and kitchens we can use let us know quick!

In the meantime, check back soon to see if we update with news of a serving.

call out: FNB vic park campout (21st - 23rd dec 07)

2007-12-14T13:04:00.000+11:00

Sydney Food Not Bombs is having a big camp out from 4pm Fri 21st 'til Sun 23rd Dec 07 at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Victoria Park. We are having a music night and a film night with workshops during the day.

Come and support Australia's Indigenous peoples' plight for recognition and sovereignty. Bring a sleeping bag and tent + other camping gear, cos Food Not Bombs is gonna have an amazing cook-up!!!

If you'd like to perform on the music night (Sat 22nd), or do a workshop (Sat and Sun), then sling us an email: sydfoodnotbombs at gmail dot com. If you need help with camping gear then let us know cos we have spares =).

Check out our blog for updates and info: http://sydfoodnotbombs.blogspot.com .

Hurrah!!!

Community Response to Sexual Assault: International Day of Action

2007-11-30T23:55:00.001+11:00

Our next serving will be at 7pm at this event:

International Day Of Action: Response To Sexual Assault
day of workshops! : night of fun!

An event to celebrate action against sexual assault
1st December, 197 Wilson st Newtown @ stucco

1pm-workshop, 'Safer Spaces'- why we need to create safer spaces &
practical skillshare

3pm-workshop, 'Consent'- talking about boundries, language and how
consent is fun!

8pm PARTY! PARTY! - PERFORMANCES! - FOOD! FOOD! - DJ'S!
Stop the Silence poster project launch - heaps of posters available to
take home and poster your local area!!

http://communitiesresponsetosexualassault.wordpress.com/

ida_2007@graffiti.net

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pics from the day:

Post-Election Picnic

2007-11-21T09:32:00.000+11:00

Our next serving will be at:

Sunday 25 Nov, 3pm
Victoria Park (near the Tent Embassy)

Flyer:

National day of action against the invasion of the NT

2007-11-14T10:46:00.000+11:00

Our next serving will be at this event:

STOP THE NT INVASION
LAND RIGHTS NOW!

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18 10am
The Block in Redfern

Wear Red. bring your banners. flags. your (angry) mob.. grrr. and packed lunches!
March from The Block to Victoria Park where more is happening!

- Restore the Racial Discrimination Act

- Remove Commonwealth “Mission” Managers

- No cuts to Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP)

- Fund community controlled services, not troops and bureaucrats

- End racist welfare quarantines

Speakers from affected NT communities – find out what’s really going on that you’re not being told!!

We write this in solidarity with Indigenous groups who have organised this rally. We want to bring as much of our mob as possible in support of these communities.

If the government, cops and general workings of the Australian state can be so damaging to indigenous people and communities, they can just as easily turn on any other community – women, immigrants, workers, queers, or anybody else.

We work together not (exclusively) out of our good nature, but because we’re interested in seeing the dismantling of the system of privilege and power which works against so many people and for so few.

We will serve at Victoria Park after the march and also hold a discussion for the organisation of a mass camp out action at the Tent Embassy within the next few weeks.

If you wanna get involved, email us about it!

International Food Not Bombs Action Day

2007-11-09T11:50:00.000+11:00

Our next serving:

Saturday November 10, 2pm
@ Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Victoria Park

This action is done in coordination with a number of other FNB groups all over the world and it is "International FNB Action Day!". Read More:

On November 13, 2005 in St. Petersburg, Russian nazis killed 20 year old Timur Kacharava - a student, a musician, an antifascist, our comrade. Timur was attacked on his way from a "Food Not Bombs" action : he served out free vegetarian food to the homeless and people in need.

Today, this FOOD NOT BOMBS global action is devoted to Timur's memory and is taking place in a lot of different countries such as Belarus, France, Russia, UK, Lithuania, Ukraine, USA, Australia...

We are serving food for those who are in need on the streets, in our cities and towns. We want to call your attention to the nazi problem which exists at the moment - and which governments of some countries prefer to ignore. Timur and other people were killed by nazis right in the centres of big cities.

FOOD NOT BOMBS was created during the 80's in the USA as part of the anti-nuclear movement. Now we are everywhere.

FOOD NOT BOMBS : Self-organised groups who are for solidarity, vegetarianism and anti-fascism all over the world.

Daily you pass people who do not have the essentials to live. Why is this happening? Who is profiting from this? Why is nothing changing? We know that if you want to change something - you have to act. We're sure that everybody can act. Today a lot of people will read this leaflet - in different languages – around the whole word.

Tomorrow is a new day and what it will be like depends on you.
On us. On everybody.

As well as the international focus of this event being on resistance to fascism, our action will also have the local focus of our government's occupation of Aboriginal communities across Australia.

Like always, if you want to get involved, just send us an email.

Nov 3: The People's Blockade of the World's Biggest Coal Port

2007-11-02T22:13:00.001+11:00

Our next serving will be at:

The People's Blockade of the World's Biggest Coal Mine
Saturday 3rd November, 10am onwards
Horseshoe Beach, Newcastle

More info: http://www.risingtide.org.au/peoplesblockade

Reclaim the Night - Friday October 26

2007-10-26T12:28:00.000+10:00

Our next serving will be at:

Reclaim the Night

26 October 2007, 7.00pm
Town Hall to Hyde Park
Followed by the Festival of Women

What is RTN?

From their site:

Reclaim the night is an annual march to help raise awareness and stop violence against women. Reclaim the Night is a world wide event occurring in cities and rural areas aroung the globe.

Demand a world where women can live free of fear of violence.

RTN Sydney is a women's march that hopes to empower women to speak out against violence while raising awareness in the community. If men attend they will be asked to march at the back behind the women!

More info: http://www.reclaimthenight-sydney.com/

Oppose Nuclear at Sydney Uni

2007-10-08T10:02:00.000+10:00

Our next serving will be at:

Public meeting and film screening
50th ANNIVERSARY OF MARALINGA ATOMIC TESTS
Oppose proposed Institute of Nuclear Science for Sydney University.

TUESDAY 9TH OCTOBER 6.30PM
Holme Reading Room – Sydney University
Film: Australian Atomic Confessions

To get involved in cooking/serving/washing up please contact us at sydfoodnotbombs@gmail.com. More info on the Maralinga tests and the forum below.

Maralinga
In 1956-57 the arid rangelands of South Australia were subject to the detonation of nine major nuclear bombs, and many smaller bomb trials, as part of the British atomic weapons testing program at Maralinga and Emu Field. The establishment of Woomera had forged close military links between Australia and Britain and the Australian government barely questioned the nature and effects of nuclear tests. To carry out the tests thousands of Maralinga, Pitjantjatjara and Kokatha people were forcibly removed from their land by 'Aboriginal Protectors'. Maralinga was a direct act of genocide. Nuclear weapons contain radioactive substances poisonous for up to 250 000 years and contaminate land and water systems. The radioactive exposure of the tests was extensive as dense radioactive clouds travelled far and caused much sickness and death of surrounding communities. Traditional owners speak of the black mist that caused blindness and cancer. The area remains unsafe for habitation for 250 000 years and testifies once again to the nuclear industry’s responsibility for direct and indirect acts of genocide upon indigenous communities.

Institute of Nuclear Science
On August 22, the Vice-Chancellor announced the proposal of an Institute of Nuclear Science, in partnership with the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation at Sydney University. This will be the first such centre since the 1980s and will be critical in facilitating the development of a nuclear industry in Australia.

This forum will discuss the reasons for opposing Howard’s nuclear push, as well as those for rejecting the proposed Institute. These range from the fact that nuclear is too slow and too expensive to be any solution to climate change, to the lack of any safe way to dispose of nuclear waste after 50 years of research.

birthday madness!

2007-09-16T15:03:00.000+10:00

food not bombs was in action once again on friday night. we headed down to the tent embassy in vic park (sydney) to show solidarity and celebrate isabelle's birthday. go here to discover more about the tent embassy in canberra, and get some great info on a few indigenous campaigns being run at the mo (eg response to the NT intervention, anti-uranium mining, the continuing struggle for aboriginal sovereignty).

menu:

pumpkin soup
spicy pumpkin n zucchini mash
fresh gigantic bean salsa
BREAD!!
apple sponge pie
pear flan

oh whow! if you missed it you totes missed out. to get involved come to our meeting:
thursday sept 20th
6.30pm @ uts
(couches at entrance to tower building)

Sydney FNB Resurfaces

2007-09-10T22:17:00.000+10:00

Next action:

Friday 14th September
@ The Tent Embassy, Victoria Park (next to sydney uni))

FREE dinner from 7pm

Pics of first action: