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Food Not Bombs is cooking up a Christmas Eve dinner for all who are hungry! 1214 Grove St in Greensboro http://tweetphoto.com/7122861

Sleeping bags & gift bags for the homeless; 3 boxes of bananas for Food Not Bombs Xmas party; toys for kids. http://tweetphoto.com/711266

Food Not Bombs Greensboro needs your help! Via @IRCLiz: 87 homeless & hungry people served last Monday is new record. DM to donate/volunteer

Homeless #s in Greensboro still rising. Food Not Bombs needs rice, pasta, produce, canned food, etc. Call Melissa 336.501.0671

At HIVE w/students from the Volunteer Ctr’s Service-Learning Camp; lesson #1: feed 70+ homeless ppl w/almost no food; Food Not Bombs style!

Greensboro’s Food Not Bombs now has a Google Group and Facebook group.  Please join us!

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“Taser the homeless.”

Word is spreading about that disturbing suggestion, which came from an unidentified woman who owns or works for a business on South Elm Street in downtown Greensboro.  She attended a problem-solving meeting on May 18th with District 3 Council rep Zack Matheny and City staff, to discuss parking-related issues in the 300 block of South Elm Street.

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image credit: Amanda Visell (click image for link to buy t-shirt)

On this year’s homeless count, Greensboro Police Sergeant C.T. Blaylock and volunteer counters visited a downtown Greensboro bridge whose residents included a homeless man and his three legged-cat.   Blaylock, who frequently assists homeless people, later called me to ask if I had any veterinary contacts who might provide a check-up and immunizations for the cat.  I called a friend who’s friends with a vet, but didn’t hear back, and after seeing the homeless friend at a Food Not Bombs dinner later, made a mental note to find someone else who knew a vet.

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• Happy and peaceful at the start of a new week, and contemplating repentance, righteousness and obedience. #
• At the HIVE; getting ready 4 Food Not Bombs; on phone and email dealing w/multiple homeless crises; alcohol + mental illness + anger = uh oh #

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Tonight’s yummy dinner from Food Not Bombs:

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Serving at 6:00 p.m. at the downtown public library.  Garden salad, fruit salad, macaroni and cheese, bread, and more.  Donated food, cooked by volunteers, served free!

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Rock is cooking for Food Not Bombs at the HIVE at 5:30 today – ham, fried chicken, macaroni & cheese, potato salad, cornbread, etc… YUM!!

Councilwoman Goldie Wells was here at FNB dinner earlier, Mayor is here now talking to homeless folks and advocates; small group, laid back