Food Not Bombs: Criminalized for Feeding the Homeless

Cocktails & Capitalism

May 2 2023 • 46 mins

It shouldn’t be illegal to feed hungry, unhoused folks, and yet this is now the case in Houston and cities across America.


Shere Dore is a homeless advocate in Houston who has been working to feed her unhoused neighbors since 2011. She is a devoted member of Food Not Bombs – a movement composed of volunteers who come together in cities around the world to provide food for hungry and unhoused folks.


Shere has been rewarded for her important work with 8 TICKETS from the city of Houston since March 1st. Collectively, the volunteers in Houston FNB have received 22 tickets for feeding homeless folks outside of the public library. (As of August 16th, the total count is 51! 🤯)

The end of this episode contains a tribute to forest defender Tortuguita, who was killed for protesting the development of Cop City. Tort was a volunteer with  Tallahassee  Food Not Bombs.   I connected with the folks at the Tallahassee Food Not Bombs group Tort volunteered with, and people had such wonderful things to say about Tort. At the end of this episode, you’ll hear from a member of this group.

RESOURCES:

Help FNBHTX and/or homeless advocates who are the "boots on the ground":
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DONATE: https://www.hpjc.org/fnb/

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SUPPORT HOUSTON FNB!

How to VOLUNTEER with a FNB chapter or start one!



Mutual Lemon-Aid Mocktail
Crafted by the our wonderful resident anticapitalist bartender, Jesse Torres


Makes 2 liters

6Large lemons with shiny and healthy looking skins

350mlJuice from the six lemons

250mlGranulated sugar (by volume)

1.5LWater

large pinch of salt


Peel the lemons with a peeler, getting as much of the peel off as possible while leaving  the white pith. Put peels in a container, cover with granulated sugar and massage the peels with your hands

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