Food Not Bombs Fort Wayne

Food Not Bombs Fort Wayne Solidarity not Charity. Direct Action. Dignity for All. FOOD WASTE IS AVOIDABLE. If you are hungry, we serve you. We do not discriminate or have any requirements.

Free meals, hygiene, and harm reduction supplies every Sunday, 2 PM, Freimann Square! View our featured posts and LinkTree for how to get involved

⚡️AID REQUEST FORM LIVE Food Not Bombs takes direct action to show it is not necessary to waste so much of the food we work so hard to grow and produce by organizing a voluntary system of food recovery and distribution. As a local chapter of a global mission, we reject the need to solve problems through violence, including violence of war, violence of poverty, and violence against animals and earth; and above all, we collectively believe and know to be true: food is a right for everyone, not a privilege. We show by example how we can all work collectively, aside from leaders, to provide essential needs such as food, medical care, housing, and education. These systemic changes happen from the ground up: To organize, we must stop being so afraid to ask our neighbor for a cup of sugar. Our primary goal is to recover edible food that would have been discarded and redistribute it amongst ourselves, the people. We do this by building community relationships with local food providers, picking up any food they can’t sell and vegetables we ourselves have grown, and preparing vegetarian or vegan meals to share weekly. Food Not Bombs provides food to protestors, workers on strike, and people following natural and political crises as best we can as a local chapter. We also collect local resources and distribute them freely. Since we provide food wherever and whenever it is needed, we interfere with government and corporate ability to use food for social control. We threaten their ease to manipulate the hungry by giving tangible examples of how to solve this hunger and taking necessary steps to do so. Mutual aid, neighbors sharing, not charity. We ask: when over a billion people go hungry, how can we spend another dollar on war?

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07/18/2026

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IN Senate Bill 285. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. Indiana has recently passed SB285, which makes it a class C misdemeanor to "know...
07/10/2026

IN Senate Bill 285. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

Indiana has recently passed SB285, which makes it a class C misdemeanor to "knowingly camp, sleep, or use state or loca government-owned land for long-term shelter without explicit authorization". eg, sleeping in parks.

This is detestable. Our neighbors are not eye sores and deserve dignity. Take time to consider NOW what you might do if you see local police enforcing this law on someone. Consider how you can advocate for those experiencing homelessness.

"Enforcement:
1st offence: police must first issue a formal warning and provide information on available local shelters and resources if you are found sleeping or camping on public land.
However, if it is found that the conditions you are sleeping/camping in are likely to result in "serious injury or death", police may consider you gravely disabled and place you under emergency detention for a minimum of 5 days but up to 14 days, excluding weekends anc holidays. During this time, they will rule on whether you are actually gravely disabled, which could result in further detention 2nd offence: If you are found sleeping/camping within ~300 feet of the same location, within 48 hours of the first warning being issued you will most likely be issued a class 3 misdemeanor, fined up to $500, and put in jail for up to 60 days"

READ FULL TEXT AT LINK IN BIO. THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE.

Solidarity,
Food Not Bombs Fort Wayne

“When we refuse our roles in the prevailing order, we open up those fault lines, inviting others to take a stand as well...
07/08/2026

“When we refuse our roles in the prevailing order, we open up those fault lines, inviting others to take a stand as well. […] This is not a question of war—a binary conflict between militarized enemies—but rather of contagious disobedience.“
- To Change Everything: An Anarchist Appeal

Disobedience is a virtue. We are asked to be obedient to so many structures that seem invincible and above our heads. The threat of force or coercion stops us from taking action, as acting in disobedience alone is a sure way to place yourself at the mercy of your oppressor.

The ability to disobey collectively — surrounded and enabled by your comrades, lovers, friends, neighbors, coworkers — is what breaks the back of coercive violence.
• A union of tenants organize a rent strike to force a slumlord to make repairs
• A group of coworkers secretly sabotage badly functioning necessary equipment to force a replacement or repair
• A group of q***r friends carry pepper spray when they leave for a night out.
• A prisoner organizes a hunger strike with his support network to bring media attention to mistreatment and bad conditions
• A protest movement wears nondescript clothing en-masse to blend in with each other and give cover to the people throwing tear gas back at ICE
• A high schooler mobilizes their peers to walkout in protest of unfair administrative policy

Small actions arising from the unity of everyday people who need to get s**t done — regardless of what the guidelines, laws, politicians, or employee handbooks say — build capacity for resistance. Breaking enough rules will eventually break the ruler, so join hands and act.

07/02/2026

When the heat index rises, something as simple as a cold drink of water can make a big difference.

REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES.We all have extra - let's redistribute ✊🏼Looking to collect insulated ones, where possible. Bring...
06/30/2026

REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES.
We all have extra - let's redistribute ✊🏼
Looking to collect insulated ones, where possible. Bring yours to a mealshare ANY Sunday, or drop them off at HONEY PLANT (July only).
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Provide for your community by redistributing resources like this. WE protect US.

NEW ISO ('in search of') LIST 🗣🗣•Hi friends, happy spring. Here's how you can support us this season! •Please spread the...
06/29/2026

NEW ISO ('in search of') LIST 🗣🗣
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Hi friends, happy spring. Here's how you can support us this season!
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Please spread the word and help connect us with local businesses/restaurants that have excess food! Hope to see you soon.

Solidarity ✊🏽
Food Not Bombs Fort Wayne
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For our housed neighbors: please consider carrying extra water, sunscreen, and hats with you as you go about your week. ...
06/29/2026

For our housed neighbors: please consider carrying extra water, sunscreen, and hats with you as you go about your week. Extreme heat can be as dangerous as extreme cold. We’re gearing up to start heavily soliciting the community for reusable insulated water bottles, please keep an eye out for the post explaining where and how we’ll be collecting those for redistribution. Thank you!

06/08/2026

Thank you for the opportunity and for your support this season!!

Our community rocks. Thank you for spreading word; we have so many new faces we hope to meet soon. Ahead of our Sunday M...
05/08/2026

Our community rocks. Thank you for spreading word; we have so many new faces we hope to meet soon. Ahead of our Sunday Mealshare, we wanted to provide a loose guide to how we operate, what to expect, and how we can prioritize the safety of those we serve. ALL ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE. Love you all.
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- Dignity For All: Please do not photograph anyone or post their faces.
- Food Service: Hop in our server line, grab gloves, and say hello.
- Supplies Table: We provide hygiene supplies, first aid, harm reduction, menstrual supplies, etc. Feel free to assist at this table.
- Cooking: Feel free to bring a dish, but LET US KNOW ahead of time. We aim for allergen friendly dishes, but we write out whether it contains meat, dairy, etc. Proper food safety measures are expected from each of our cooks and food donations.
- Setup & Teardown: Observe operations, find a task, fill a need. Ask someone what's going on if you are unsure.
- Buddy System: Travel in pairs.
- Carpool where possible.
- Masks are encouraged.
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**You are NOT required to assist operations! Come get a plate, grab a seat, talk to your neighbors.**
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Please assess your own comfort and risk levels ahead of the weekend. We do not desire police escalation, but we will ALWAYS 'see something, say something.' The neighbors we serve cannot consent to protest, so remember this is their space.
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Hope to see you all soon. We have power in numbers. ♡♡
Solidarity,
Food Not Bombs Fort Wayne
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At last Sunday’s Food Not Bombs meal (5/3/26), community members were met with two FWPD cars sitting in the parking lot ...
05/06/2026

At last Sunday’s Food Not Bombs meal (5/3/26), community members were met with two FWPD cars sitting in the parking lot of Freimann Square. At roughly 2:10, after the meal started, the two FWPD vehicles entered the park and circled around the fountain as a show of intimidation against us. According to people who frequent the park this has become a common occurrence, with FWPD often rolling through looking for people resting in public and intimidating them into leaving. With the recent passage of Senate Bill 285, we see these actions for what they are; a threat by FWPD to forcefully intern the unhoused on behalf of the state and city. A brazen act of class warfare.

Thankfully no arrests were made, as no crimes were being committed - and we once again reiterate our stance that “crime” is a meaningless construct that only serves the interests of authority. Many community members were ready to document all interactions, and FWPD eventually got the message that their presence was unwelcome. No one left our meal in handcuffs. If we can do anything to avoid it this will always be the case.

This follows weeks of surveillance from FWPD as they regularly enter the parking lot to run the plates of our volunteers as we feed our neighbors with no barriers, something the city refuses to do.

Where there exists authority, there must also exist a counter to authority. The state hates Food Not Bombs because its existence proves that POVERTY, UNHOUSED PEOPLE, AND STARVATION ARE POLICY CHOICES! We assert that the authority of the state is illegitimate and founded on violence. When people work together we can solve our own problems without cops, bosses, or politicians. The intimidation tactics won’t work on us, our resolve to help each other is unshakeable. We hope to see you next weekend to meet their intimidation with the full weight of our whole community. We have international solidarity behind us, the threats of violence against the spaces we cultivate are proof that what we do works and is a threat to the establishment and their rabid slobbering guard dogs in blue.

Take a nap in the sunshine,
Food Not Bombs Fort Wayne

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