As part of the actions on January 20, 2012, Occupy protesters will be creating The Food Bank of America in San Francisco’s Wall St.
We will turn a corporate bank into a community food bank to collect food for our community and share meals with people in the streets. You are all invited to come share food with us on January 20th during the actions to shut down Wall Street West. Please bring a can of food or a non-perishable food item (ex: pasta) to be donated to our food bank. Feel free to also bring fresh produce or prepared meals to share all day with others at the food bank. We will be donating the canned goods and non-perishable food items that we collect on January 20th to local soup kitchens and homeless shelters.
We will be collecting non-perishables throughout the day starting at 6 a.m. at Justin Herman Plaza on Market and Steuart streets along the Embarcadero. We will then announce the location of the Food Bank of America at JHP, through twitter hashtag #OSFFoodBank or follow @OSFFoodBank, and through e-mailing OccupySFAutonomousAction@GMail.com. You can also call 510-619-4378.
We will be sharing prepared meals, fruit, sandwiches, and other organic and nutritious meals throughout the day. Find out where the Food Bank of America is located the day of the action at Justin Herman Plaza or call and contact these people on January 20th for locations, addresses, times and logistical information on transporting food to people.
Mr. Alex – 707-479-6210 – BarryJive5@GMail.com
Ryan – 510-619-4378 – RootsRhizing@GMail.com
Meagan – 214-535-2116 – MmoroneyOccupySF@GMail.com
We are also offering to help coordinate and transport food to actions throughout the day. If an action could use some nutritious food or you want to know where you can bring a hot meal contact the above numbers or find us at the Food Bank of America.
We would love volunteers!
We have and would appreciate more:
-Volunteer kitchens – locations food can be prepared the 19th and 20th
-Volunteer cooks and preparers – people to make sandwiches or cook meals
-Volunteer transport – bikes, trailers, & vehicles that can be used to transport food
-Volunteer transporters – people to drive and bike food to actions and Food Bank
-Volunteers to coordinate people at JHP and accept non-perishables
-Volunteers to serve and share meals at the Food Bank of America
We are having a meeting for Food Bank and Food for J20
Where: Mutiny Radio, Diamond Dave’s show, at 21st and Florida, San Francisco, CA
When: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 17th.
We will be able to coordinate, organize, and rest at St. Patrick’s Cathedral (756 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA between 3rd and 4th streets) near Yerba Buena Gardens. Contact Susan for more info on the church. SusanOccupySF@gmail.com
We will have a chill space and first aid station at the church and will be able to collect and send out food to action locations. We also have spaces in the Mission district, the Castro district, Berkeley, and Oakland where food can be prepared and stored the day of.
Get in touch! 510-619-4378 leave a message OccupySFFoodBank@GMail.com
See you for full bellies and a blossoming community on January 20th!