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PCEngine🕹🥷Dec 29, 2022

Autonomie und Solidarität

Co-founder of “Food Not Bombs” Global, Arrested today

"Keith McHenry, the co-founder of the global movement “Food Not Bombs” was arrested and jailed by the Santa Cruz Police Department today for the crime of serving food to the unhoused community members. Approximately 10 officers of the Santa Cruz Police Department arrested Keith at approximately 10:00 am today, December 27, 2022, in River Street Parking Garage #10, 24 River Street, as he was setting up tables to serve a meal out of the intense rain.

This egregious treatment of this community hero comes just two days after Food Not Bombs served a free Christmas feast to over 500 unhoused persons in downtown Santa Cruz. Keith is being held at Santa Cruz County Jail facing two misdemeanor charges of blocking a parking space and loitering in a parking garage. The police also confiscated some equipment belonging to Food Not Bombs including tables, cups for coffee and sugar."

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/12/27/18853618.php

#FoodNotBombs #Repression #antireport #mutualaid #FreeThemAll

Keith McHenry, Co-founder of “Food Not Bombs” Global Movement, Arrested Today : Indybay

December 27, 2022 - Keith McHenry, the co-founder of the global movement “Food Not Bombs” was arrested today and is in jail now.

Indybay

Autonomie und Solidarität Dec 28, 2022

#FoodNotBombs
Keith McHenry on Twitter:

"I was arrested for attempting to share food to the hungry. We moved into a secluded corner of Garage 10 so people could stay dry during today’s atmospheric river. 6 of our tables confiscated. Please contact the city. [email protected] [email protected]"

"Ich wurde verhaftet, weil ich versucht hatte, Essen mit Hungrigen zu teilen. Wir zogen in eine abgelegene Ecke von Garage 10, damit die Leute während des heutigen atmosphärischen Flusses trocken bleiben konnten. 6 unserer Tische beschlagnahmt. Bitte wenden Sie sich an die Stadt. [email protected] [email protected]"

https://twitter.com/keith_mchenry/status/1608095276048449539

Keith McHenry on Twitter

“I was arrested for attempting to share food to the hungry. We moved into a secluded corner of Garage 10 so people could stay dry during today’s atmospheric river. 6 of our tables confiscated. Please contact the city. [email protected] [email protected]”

Twitter

Maciej J. Hajduk

@autonomysolidarity
I leaved them a word or two..

panisuze Dec 30, 2022

@autonomysolidarity This is despicable. I hope this achieves the publicity and finger-pointing it deserves.

Unprecedented 2023 Dec 28, 2022

@autonomysolidarity 😪😪

Beanie MacIntosh Dec 28, 2022

@autonomysolidarity Whaaat!

@autonomysolidarity how tf is that a crime?!

Oni, little mouse Dec 29, 2022

@anggiar @autonomysolidarity because capitalism requires people to die of starvation and exposure to motivate the rest of us to trade our lives for a pittance. So they make it illegal.

The Ferridge Dec 28, 2022

@autonomysolidarity
I cannot for the life of me find any source to confirm this. Are you sure it's true?

Brian Atwell Dec 28, 2022

@TheFerridge @autonomysolidarity https://twitter.com/keith_mchenry/status/1608095276048449539?s=20&t=y6nV7xa-EqxpTfZ1-1rLqQ

Keith McHenry on Twitter

“I was arrested for attempting to share food to the hungry. We moved into a secluded corner of Garage 10 so people could stay dry during today’s atmospheric river. 6 of our tables confiscated. Please contact the city. [email protected] [email protected]”

Twitter

Malcolm MacWatt Dec 28, 2022

@autonomysolidarity 😱

Momofcb Dec 28, 2022

@autonomysolidarity WTH? I know where this is. SMH. Santa Cruz Police should make better use of there time. Disgusting

Karl Morant 🇨🇦

🖖Dec 28, 2022

@autonomysolidarity Keith is a hero.

Be like Keith.

Marino_Bib Dec 28, 2022

@autonomysolidarity
Performative cruelty

Rocky Mountain Woman Dec 28, 2022

@autonomysolidarity What a bunch of S*it!!!😞

juliet Dec 28, 2022

@autonomysolidarity WTF Santa Cruz, have you learned nothing, from your own previous experiences, or SFs attempts to shut this down? Shame.

Infosec V'ger Dec 28, 2022

@autonomysolidarity This does not make the public safer. The police are not here to help you.

Tofu Golem Dec 28, 2022

@autonomysolidarity
Serving food to the needy will not be tolerated in America.

That's all you need to know about American "morality."

Pax Ahimsa Gethen 🏳️‍⚧️Dec 28, 2022

@autonomysolidarity Awful, and not the first time this has happened, sadly. I used to volunteer with Food Not Bombs in San Francisco, and am still on their mailing list.

SocialistStan Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity Pigs hate mutual aid. Maybe they should bring some community defense next time.

Anarcho the Regicidal Maniac Dec 29, 2022

@SocialistStan @autonomysolidarity cops actually love mutual aid, as long as it empowers only them

Patricia Kayden Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity California legislators should step up and protect this hero. This is truly outrageous

Anarcho the Regicidal Maniac Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity Keith McHenry has done a lot of good work, but I really don't like that he's an anti-vaxxer, even if he got there from his "friends" misleading him. Despite that, ACAB. He doesn't deserve to be jailed over something as petty as that.

ollie!Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity fuck the pigs. solidarity with food not bombs!

ecsd Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity

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David Zaslavsky Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity 😢

TMcDermott Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity A sad commentary on where city governments and their police place priorities. Meanwhile, real crime goes on.

Spike-X Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity If police are arresting people for feeding the hungry, while actively making life harder for the homeless, you don't get to call yourself a Christian country.

@autonomysolidarity this is literally evil. Cops really don’t want mutual aid to happen, which shows how dangerous it is [to the fascists]

WorthNoting Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity

JRMilward Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity Capitalists will literally criminalise helping others. Next they'll be arresting us for not buying things.

Chelle (she/her) 🐸☕Jan 29, 2023

@JRMilward @autonomysolidarity Someone, somewhere, is already trying to figure out how to make this work.

Kyle Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity I know it was just a pretext and what they were really mad about was feeding the homeless, but I think it says something about our society that the pretext they used was blocking a parking space.

It is okay to store your metal box here but not feed the homeless. We put cars ahead of people.

Michael Gruar Dec 29, 2022

@Kyleric @autonomysolidarity Seriously - there are just so many layers of awful here

Woozle Hypertwin Dec 29, 2022

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Keith McHenry, the co-founder of the global movement “Food Not Bombs” was arrested and jailed by the Santa Cruz Police Department today for the crime of serving food to the unhoused community members.

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https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/12/27/18853618.php

#QuoteBoosted for CW and more tags.
#homelessness #police

via @autonomysolidarity

Keith McHenry, Co-founder of “Food Not Bombs” Global Movement, Arrested Today : Indybay

December 27, 2022 - Keith McHenry, the co-founder of the global movement “Food Not Bombs” was arrested today and is in jail now.

Indybay

🔥torstein🔥Jan 29, 2023

@woozle @autonomysolidarity
I betcha if somebody feed bears near residential areas, they wouldn't be arrested. Fined maybe, but not arrested.

And "unhoused community members" makes it sound like people actually have a choice about becoming homeless.

Madds Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity When did it become illegal to help out the poor and homeless? Why is this even a crime? It's a sad world when a person is arrested for caring about those less fortunate. 😮 😢

Kévin ⏚Dec 31, 2022

@rowhanna @autonomysolidarity because a bunch of rich people find it a bit icky to look at the consequences of their exploitative actions. Also line go down on investment property, make them sad

Maciej J. Hajduk

@autonomysolidarity
What? Those are not police officers but normal badits
@Capheind

MarkR Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity What a profoundly Evil police department.

Evan Vosberg 🌻 🚲Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity "... charges of blocking a parking space and loitering in a parking garage ..."

As you know parking is a fundamental human right, so misuse of parking space is a crime agains human rights^^

T. Thorn Coyle they/them Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity Bless Keith McHenry. He’s been serving people for decades.

Scumlord Eris, Acolyte of Anna Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity For the crime of feeding people in need...

darachm Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity Reminds me to get on out for my local Food Not Bombs
http://foodnotbombs.net/info/locations/
Gonna show up with a plate and spoon, eat some food, and see what's needed next week.

You should too!

Maybe I can scale up my sourdough rolls recipe 🤔 🤔 🤔 or get some tips for that vegan adaptation of old cornbread recipe I've been working on.....

2024 Locations Food Not Bombs

NoctisEqui 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇪🇹🏳️‍🌈Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity

They would still arrest Jesus in 2022, wouldn’t they?

AL Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity it is sad that we have the resources and will to punish folks like him but not the resources and will to help the folks that he was trying to help. I'll bet this has to do with him not paying the corps and gov for permission to help people.

AL Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity I feel so much safer now that our government has spent our tax money to prevented him from serving food to hunger people. people are not suppose to help each other, that would be #socialism , just sit home, do nothing and wait for a #corp to do it. that would be #capitalism. it #concentratesTheWealth. shortage of #commonSense

SmileyRach3 🇪🇺🐟🐻Dec 29, 2022

@autonomysolidarity That’s simply appalling
#FoodNotBombs

kbkorb Dec 30, 2022

@autonomysolidarity

Sounds like you've got a local terrorist @bruce_korb

Any news on new feeds? My feed seems to work ok, but I haven't seen anything from you.

Bruce Jan 1, 2023

@kbkorb @autonomysolidarity
I think the trick to Mastodon is to put interesting people into various lists and check the feed for the list(s).

I've been spending more time on Post than here, so I only have one list with one person on it. :)

kbkorb Jan 1, 2023

@bruce_korb @autonomysolidarity

I'll look into compiling lists. Currently, I'm just generally following sources of interest, so my Home time line is interesting.

Victor Silverman Dec 30, 2022

@autonomysolidarity the officers had just come from arresting Santa Claus for trespassing

ladylovelace Dec 30, 2022

@autonomysolidarity I thought this kind of nonsense only happened in Brazil

AutisticMumTo3 Dec 30, 2022

@autonomysolidarity
He should be rewarded not facing charges
@psychopoesie

Poesie Dec 30, 2022

@AutisticMumTo3 @autonomysolidarity yeah. Absolutely!

ecsd Dec 30, 2022

@autonomysolidarity

LynnieP Dec 30, 2022

@autonomysolidarity I think these cops should be chasing the bad guys.

Nfinitywaltz Dec 30, 2022

@autonomysolidarity

We know him. He does a good thing, feeding people This is not his first arrest. He continues to feed everyone healthy vegan meals to everyone.. not just houseless people. He doesn't discriminate against anyone.

April Shepherdson Dec 30, 2022

@autonomysolidarity please let the world know how this works out.

ex or current IDF unwelcome Dec 30, 2022

@autonomysolidarity I see the Gestapo is alive and well in USA