We (Food Not Bombs) are getting a new “lunch” truck !! Along with Create A Change – who build gardens in local schools & our friend Shane – Raw Vegan Chef (Ooh Baby I Like It Raw) we will be sharing $50,000 to get this vehicle thanx to Tony Hsieh of Zappos.com & the Downtown Project … some students from Iowa will be helping us this summer to develop a way to best help the community !! Thanx to everyone involved !!
Who We Are
Food Not Bombs Las Vegas is the Vegas Valley's local Food Not Bombs network. We are a grassroots mutual aid project based on recovering and sharing free food that would otherwise go to waste. We serve free vegan meals in public spaces such as city parks, distribute food to people in need, and provide food at activist events, politically-conscious shows and social gatherings, and anywhere else we are invited. We recover food from stores and restaurants that is still good to eat but can no longer be sold, and use it to make hot, fresh vegan meals. We operate on principles of leaderless consensus and nonviolent direct action. We oppose militarization and the criminalization of poor and hungry people. Interested? Want to meet like-minded people? Getting involved is easy, and there's lots of ways for you to help. Find out more...
Food Not Bombs Today
May 1, 2013: Awesome news !!!
Jun 21, 2012: Food Not Bombs LV Weekly Picnic and Food Sharing – 6/24/12
Every Sunday from 10:30 am to around noon (there’s no designated end time), Food Not Bombs Las Vegas holds a weekly picnic to share food with hungry people at Baker Park, which is located at 1100 East Saint Louis Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89104, which is just nothwest of Maryland Pkwy/Sahara. (see below for map)
These picnics are an event not just a handout or charity action. Members interact with and befriend local people who may be experiencing difficulty making ends meet and are in need of a supplement to their available food resources. We serve them healthy nutritious vegetarian or vegan meals as a way of building community and ensuring those who might be experiencing financial difficulties that they are still valued members of our society.
In addition, anyone wanting to get involved with Food Not Bombs within the Las Vegas area is encouraged to come and talk to current members and explore ways that they can become a part of this organization and/or suggest new ways that we can be a part of the local community.
Food Not Bombs Las Vegas is a local autonomous branch of an international movement that for decades has supported sharing, respect, peace, cooperation, dignity, a nurturing of the environment and most of all optimism at a time when many are in despair. We also encourage a “Do It Yourself” feeling of empowerment and a rejection of the need to solve problems through violence including the violence of war, violence of poverty and violence against animals and the earth.
We strive to show that it is not necessary to waste so much of the food that we work so hard to grow by organizing a voluntary system of food recovery and redistribution. No one should need to go hungry when we have so much abundance. Food Not Bombs is not a charity. This energetic all volunteer grassroots movement is active throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.
For over 30 years the movement has worked to end hunger and has supported actions to stop the globalization of the economy, restrictions to the movements of people, end exploitation and the destruction of the earth and its beings. It is a matter of ending the domination of corporate power and providing access to, and encouraging participation in, the making of decisions that effect our life and future.
Jun 21, 2012: Food Not Bombs LV Weekly Organizational Meeting – June 23, 2012
Every Saturday at 6pm, Food Not Bombs Las Vegas holds a weekly organizational meeting at the Sunrise Coffee shop, which is located at 3130 East Sunset Road, Las Vegas, NV 89120. (see below for map)
During these meetings, members discuss issues that have come up regarding events and actions FNBLV are involved in and ideas for potential future activities. In addition, anyone wanting to get involved with Food Not Bombs within the Las Vegas area is encouraged to come and talk to current members and explore ways that they can become a part of this organization and/or suggest new ways that we can be a part of the local community.
Food Not Bombs Las Vegas is a local autonomous branch of an international movement that for decades has supported sharing, respect, peace, cooperation, dignity, a nurturing of the environment and most of all optimism at a time when many are in despair. We also encourage a “Do It Yourself” feeling of empowerment and a rejection of the need to solve problems through violence including the violence of war, violence of poverty and violence against animals and the earth.
We strive to show that it is not necessary to waste so much of the food that we work so hard to grow by organizing a voluntary system of food recovery and redistribution. No one should need to go hungry when we have so much abundance. Food Not Bombs is not a charity. This energetic all volunteer grassroots movement is active throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.
For over 30 years the movement has worked to end hunger and has supported actions to stop the globalization of the economy, restrictions to the movements of people, end exploitation and the destruction of the earth and its beings. It is a matter of ending the domination of corporate power and providing access to, and encouraging participation in, the making of decisions that effect our life and future.
Jun 19, 2012: Education/Outreach Committee meeting.
This week we will be holding our first Education/Outreach Committee meeting. The main purpose of this meeting will be to continue discussions that have been taking place recently about putting together a zine/pamphlet/flyer that educates the community about what Food Not Bombs Las Vegas does and using that material to connect with other activist groups at UNLV/CSN and the community at large. In addition we will take this opportunity to brainstorm other ideas about how to get more members/groups within the local community involved in the local FNB branch and expand our outreach to other potential members.
This meeting will be held at 5pm on Saturday, June 23 at Sunrise Coffee, immediately prior to our weekly organizational meeting, which commences at 6pm at Sunrise Coffee.
Sunrise Coffee is located at 3130 East Sunset Road, Las Vegas, NV 89120, between Pecos and Eastern. See you Saturday!
May 15, 2012: Donation Drop-off Locations
Hello All!!
If you would like to make a donation or have extra non-perishable items in your pantry that are getting old, Food Not Bombs has three drop-off locations.
Fresh52 Farmers Market- (Look for the blue bin with our logo)
Saturdays 8:00 am to 1:00 pm fresh52 @ Tivoli Village 302 S. Rampart Las Vegas, NV 89145
Sundays 8:30 am to 1:00 pm fresh52 @ Sansone Park Place 9480 S. Eastern Las Vegas, NV 89123
HellPop! in the Arts Factory
107 E Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89104 (702) 518-0767
https://www.facebook.com/HellPop
Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
Saturdays from 6-7 pm
4550 South Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89119
Thank you for all your kindness.
Apr 25, 2012: May 5th Comic Store event
Hello All!!
Food Not Bombs will be holding a food drive at HellPop! comic store on May 5th, plus it’s FREE COMIC DAY!
http://www.facebook.com/HellPop
107 East Charleston Blvd Suite 105b
Las Vegas, NV 89104
Please let me know if you can help out man the booth.
Apr 23, 2012: Help Needed!! First Friday May 4th
Hello all!!
We have a booth at First Friday again. We need people to come to the Food Not Bombs booth and start helping out. Please message me if you can come out to First Friday, May 4th from 6-11 pm to assist with our booth, for at least on hour to sub for us.
Peace!!
Apr 17, 2012: Food Not Bombs at Las Vegas Humanitarian Festival, April 27-28
From FNBer Ana Maria Robles at the Food Not Bombs Las Vegas Facebook group:
Hello my friends!
We will have a booth at the Las Vegas Humanitarian Festival at UNLV Intramural Fields on April 27 and April 28 from 5:00pm until 10:00pm.
Please let me know if you can come down to help out at the booth.
Please share the invite with all your friends. I posted the invite on this page. Hope to see you all there!!
To see the invite on Facebook, check out Las Vegas Humanitarian Festival 2.
Mar 10, 2012: Food Not Bombs Weekly Picnic on March 11th
Food Not Bombs Las Vegas will hold it’s weekly picnic at Baker Park between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm on March 11th.
Bring food, water, hygiene products or just yourself to have a nice conversation with some very lovely people.
See you there!
Feb 25, 2012: Special Thank You’s!!
Food Not Bombs receives many donations.
We would like to thank Veg Out Las Vegas for their continued support and donations. Please support local businesses and check out www.vegoutlv.com or www.facebook.com/vegoutlasvegas for information about this great business.
Also we would like to thank Fresh52 Farmers Market for their continued support. We have a bin at both locations where donations can be dropped off. Please visit www.fresh52.com for more information.
