On Wednesday, repression against #FoodNotBombs in #Houston escalated, after police arrested two people, brutalizing and tasing an African-American volunteer during a Food Not Bombs meal sharing.
Houston FNB has received over 80 tickets - yet still continues to feed the community. This repression has resulted in numerous arrests and thousands in fines.
The arrests stem from a 2012 "city ordinance [which] prohibits people from feeding more than five people on public or private property unless permission is given by property owners." Apparently we need permission from the rich to share food outside without spending money now.
Check out a statement from #Houston Food Not Bombs, found on their IG: https://www.instagram.com/foodnotbombshtx/
Please support them and other autonomous mutual aid programs. Cities across the US are trying to sweep away the poor from major cities as rising rents and gentrification push out workers. Capitalist media then blames shuttering businesses on houseless encampments and "retail crime," as conditions get worse.
Mutual aid offers a lifeline to folks but also a forum to gather and discuss pushing back.
Footage of recent arrest and violent attack.
CW: Police brutality.
