Food Not Bombs throughout the world have been arrested provides free meals to the hungry in public space. In doing so the books provides theoretical discussions around issues of gentrification, urban space, broken-windows policing, activism, and the politics surrounding homelessness. -- .
Food Not Bombs throughout the world have been arrested provides free meals to the hungry in public space. In doing so the books provides theoretical ...
During the late 1980s and early 1990s the city of San Francisco waged a war against the homeless. Over 1,000 arrests and citations where handed out by the police to activists for simply distributing free food in public parks. Why would a liberal city arrest activists helping the homeless? In exploring this question, the book treats the conflict between the city and activists as a unique opportunity to examine the contested nature of homelessness and public space while developing an anarchist alternative to liberal urban politics that is rooted in mutual aid, solidarity, and anti-capitalism....
During the late 1980s and early 1990s the city of San Francisco waged a war against the homeless. Over 1,000 arrests and citations where handed out by...
