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Cooking up a revolution CONTEMPORARY ANARCHIST STUDIES A series edited by Laurence Davis, University College Cork, Ireland Uri Gordon, University of Nottingham, UK Nathan Jun, Midwestern State University, USA Alex Prichard, Exeter University, UK Contemporary Anarchist Studies promotes the study of anarchism as a framework for understanding and acting on the most pressing problems of our times. The series publishes cutting-edge, socially engaged scholarship from around the world – bridging theory and practice, academic rigor and the insights of contemporary activism. The topical scope of the series encompasses anarchist history and theory broadly construed; individual anarchist thinkers; anarchist informed analysis of current issues and institutions; and anarchist or anarchist-inspired movements and practices. Contributions informed by anti-capitalist, feminist, ecological, indigenous and non-Western or global South anarchist perspectives are particularly welcome. So, too, are manuscripts that promise to illuminate the relationships between the personal and the political aspects of transformative social change, local and global problems, and anarchism and other movements and ideologies. Above all, we wish to publish books that will help activist scholars and scholar activists think about how to challenge and build real alternatives to existing structures of oppression and injustice. International Editorial Advisory Board: Martha Ackelsberg, Smith College John Clark, Loyola University Jesse Cohn, Purdue University Ronald Creagh, Université Paul Valéry Marianne Enckell, Centre International de Recherches sur l’Anarchisme Benjamin Franks, University of Glasgow Judy Greenway, Independent Scholar Ruth Kinna, Loughborough University Todd May, Clemson University Salvo Vaccaro, Università di Palermo Lucien van der Walt, Rhodes University Charles Weigl, AK Press Other titles in the series (From Bloomsbury Academic): Anarchism and Political Modernity Angelic Troublemakers The Concealment of the State Daoism and Anarchism The Impossible Community Lifestyle Politics and Radical Activism Making Another World Possible Philosophical Anarchism and Political Obligation (From Manchester University Press): Anarchy in Athens The Autonomous Life? Black Flags and Social Movements The Politics of Attack Cooking up a revolution Food Not Bombs, Homes Not Jails, and resistance to gentrification Sean Parson Manchester University Press Copyright © Sean Parson 2019 The right of Sean Parson to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Published by Manchester University Press Altrincham Street, Manchester M1 7JA www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978 1 5261 0735 0 hardback First published 2019 This work is licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-ShareAlike 2.0 England and Wales License. Permission for reproduction is granted by the editors and the publishers free of charge for voluntary, campaign and community groups. Reproduction of the text for commercial purposes, or by universities or other formal teaching institutions, is prohibited without the express permission of the publishers. The publisher has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for any external or third-party internet websites referred to in this book, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Typeset by Toppan Best-set Premedia Limited I dedicate this book to the activists of Food Not Bombs and the homeless who have given their time, energy, and safety to resist gentrification, capitalism, and state violence. CONTENTS List of figures viii Acknowledgements x List of abbreviations xi 1 Turning statistics into people: from sick talk to the politics of solidarity 1 2 What dumpstered soup tells us about violence, charity, and politics 20 3 Parks, permits, and riot police: understanding the politics of public space occupations 1988–1991 43 4 The war against the homeless: Frank Jordan, broken windows, and anti-homeless politics in San Francisco 63 5 The homeless fight back: the politics of homeless resistance 82 6 Bolt cutters and the politics of expropriation: Homes Not Jails, urban squatting, and gentrification 99 7 Towards an anarchist “right to the city” 119 Coda: theses on homelessness, public space, and urban resistance 134 References 139 Index 146 LIST OF FIGURES 1.1 Iconic photo of Keith McHenry being arrested by San Francisco police, August 1988. Photo by Gregg Carr. Courtesy of Food Not Bombs 2 1.2 Riot police blocking a Food Not Bombs table in Golden Gate Park, August 15, 1988. Photo by Gregg Carr. Courtesy of Food Not Bombs 6 1.3 Soupstock performance, 2000. Courtesy of John Viola 14 2.1 Food Not Bombs logo. Courtesy of Food Not Bombs 25 2.2 Flier for Reproductive Rights Coalition, which Food Not Bombs was a part of 26 2.3 Food Not Bombs flier, 1998 29 2.4 SF Food Not Bombs Vision Statement 31 3.1 Riot police surrounding a Food Not Bombs table in the Haight District, Labor Day 1988. Photo by Gregg Carr. Courtesy of Food Not Bombs 46 3.2 Picture of city permit 1988 52 3.3 Chronology of permits issued to Food Not Bombs 53 3.4 Children in front of Food Not Bombs arrest. Photo by Gregg Carr. Courtesy of Food Not Bombs 55 3.5 Food Not Bombs permits 1989 and 1990 56 3.6 Police confiscating milk crates from Civic Center. Courtesy of Food Not Bombs 59 4.1 Homelessness and poverty related ballot initiatives 69
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