Pittsburgh Food Not Bombs under attack!

by Food Not Bombs Saturday, Jun. 07, 2008 at 6:18 PM

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Rich White folks represented by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP) are trying to remove FNB from Market Square, where the group has served food to hungry people for 15 years.



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Food Not Bombs in going to need some help this next Sunday June 8th. Food

Not Bombs has served free healthy vegetarian food to hungry people at Market

Square for the last 15 years, but this past Sunday we got kicked out by the

Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. We found out that the Pittsburgh Downtown

Partnership has secured permits to use Market Square almost every day until

December, and they do not want us there. This past Sunday they called in

police to force us out of the area. Their rationale is that they are trying

to "economically revitalize" Market Square and that hungry people scare off

the rich people. They also stated that the homeless people do not contribute

to a safe and comfortable atmosphere for the new demographic they are trying

to attract.



We at FNB believe that we should have the right to serve free healthy meals

to hungry people in centrally located public spaces. We will not accept the

attempts by the PDP to hide and ignore the basic needs of the least

fortunate Pittsburghers.

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