A big thank you to all who came to Philly! It was inspiring to see so many people here making connections with one another and hopefully taking the energy we shared back to their Food Not Bombs. And wow, we cooked so much food for so many great people! Fuck yea!

Solidarity! -Philly's Food Not Bombs-

If your coming for all the fun please let us know! Fill out the registration form and we'll get back to you:
http://xthost.info/philadelphiafnb
/register.htm

Are you coming from out of town and can give a ride to the FNB Gathering or do you need a ride? Please check out the ride board:
http://www.clevelandfoodnotbombs.org
/phillygathering/rideboard.shtml

If you live in Philly and can provide housing for activists during the Biotech Conference or if you need to find housing please contact:
bio-housing@hotmail.com or call 215.748.1642

Join the Gathering list at:
phillyfnbgathering@lists.riseup.net

Please check out the Calendar for upcoming
meetings and Gathering events!

1980-2005 ::: CELEBRATE FOOD NOT BOMBS!

This June 16 & 17 2005, come celebrate the
25th Anniversary of Food Not Bombs with the
Food Not Bombs Gathering in Philadelphia!

As the Biotech Industry lobby holds its annual international convention in Philly from June 19-22, the city will be abuzz with a grassroots convergence for non-GMO foods, biodiversity and global justice.

BioDemocracy/BioDevestation, a counter-conference planned for June 18-21, is being organized nationally by groups including the Institute for Social Ecology, Northeast Resistance Against Genetic Engineering (NE RAGE), the Student Environmental Action Coalition, and Reclaim The Commons. We will join many other organizations in protesting the dangers of biotech farming, medicine and warfare.

Local Philadelphia groups are facilitating a
Green-and-Black Urban Gathering for anti-oppression and earth liberation skillshares, an anti-vivisection conference hosted by Hugs For Puppies for animal rights activists, and ... the 25th anniversary celebration of Food Not Bombs!

Philly's two Food Not Bombs chapters have reached affirmative consensus: We will host this Gathering!
On Thursday and Friday, June 16th and 17th, the FNB Gathering will consist of workshops. Throughout the entire counter-conference (the 18th through the 21st) we will also be preparing delicious foods for everyone who comes to BioDev, so Saturday through Tuesday will emphasize cooking, but there may be scattered skill-shares, discussions, less demanding workshops, etc. So even if you can’t come before the weekend, you can still be a part of the FNB Gathering during the BioDev convergence! We are thinking about limiting the number of workshops on Thursday and Friday to eight, but we are open to input and whatever ideas and help come along.

Philly Food Not Bombs needs your help & COMMITMENT to make this Conference happen! We want to know what skillshares you would like to see, host, have ideas for, etc. We are looking for help acquiring massive
quantities of food, cooking, fundraising, finding a lawyer, making/fixing bike carts, transporting food, and obtaining cooking equipment for our still-in-the-works kitchen.