Another oasis in our desert of Catholicism and Conservatism, Jedlo namiesto zbraní is celebrating its seventh anniversary by staging a happening, in typical style in Bratislava.
Activists will celebrate the anniversary by giving away food and clothes in front of the Old Market Hall (on SNP Square). There will also be live music and a fire show.
In the last 7 years the group has distributed 31 000 litres of soup and 75 000 pieces of bread. The group carries out its operation on foot or bicycle and everything is vegetarian. They use their activities to raise social issues such as the excessive power of the arms industry.
The group is an independent part of the international Food not Bombs network. There are other Slovak branches in Kosice and Trnava.
I would probably find all this irritatingly hippyish but I'm glad someone is doing something other than giving into the full globalisation package or being an old fashioned authoritarian. JNZ were (I think) the only group to get a demonstration off the ground when Bush rolled into town a couple of years back, even if it was just a happening a few days before he arrived and showing video documentaries in a theatre
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"someone is doing something other than giving into the full globalisation package"
aw comeon! give into it, join the bright side! ;)
in fact, it might *actually* be refreshing to see someone not being all contrarian, hippyish, anti-globalisation and what not.
Maybe things are different in Bratislava but up here the most radical folk around are the Mormons.
Besides, defending western civilisation with nothing but a crusty baguette and really garlicy ratatouille really brings back the spirit of adventure.
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