Following the #Occupy movement, real estate interests pushed the city of #Houston to enact a law which "made it illegal to feed more than 5 homeless people at a time without the property owner’s permission."
Food Not Bombs volunteers, who feed community members on multiple nights, have faced ongoing harassment and over 90 tickets for engaging in mutual aid and feeding the hungry and houseless.
Here's how they're fighting back: https://itsgoingdown.org/this-is-america-196/
It's Going Down /
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