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To all of you who wanted to see the FNB history that I thought I had:
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I had something a while ago that was issued by Boston FNB. It seems
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to have dissappeared, so I can't simply transcribe it into the
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computer. What follows is a quick summary, basically all that I can
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remember about the history of FNB as it was told to me.
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FNB began in boston around 1980. It started as a food distribution
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program, folks would pick up surplus food from various restaurants,
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green grocers, and farmers markets and distribute it to soup
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kitchens. Eventually these people began feeding the homeless
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themselves. FNB believes that homelessness exists because of our
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society and government, that there will always be homeless if our
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priorities do not change. FNB chapters now exist in a number of
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different cities, on a nationwide level we are only loosely
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affiliated. We only serve vegetarian meals, and the serving is
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usually done in some kind of political manner (in front of city hall,
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at demonstrations, etc.)
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This is a quick, and surely incomplete summary. Local groups are
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welcome to add on additions or corrections. My apologies for the
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spelling, I am typing this quickly.
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peace--Marcus, NYC Food Not Bombs
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