Hello Fellow Occupiers and Supporters,
As some of you know, I have been bringing home-cooked food to Occupy Oakland since the OccupyOakland MoveIn Day on Jan 20th. On that day I brought food to serve 160 people, of which I myself prepared a greens, squash and bean stew and a pork, squash and bean stew. On the 5th of feb, for the GA, I brought a vegan Indian spiced rice with vegetables, an Indian spiced rice with beef, and a “daal” (lentils) with rice. I have similarly taken cooked food for OccupySF, a meal for 50-60 people once every two weeks or more often, and you can see photographs of the details of the food preparation, the service and the contented faces on my blog
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My expenses for food have so far amounted to about $250, not including cooking time, vegetables from my garden or gas. I will periodically post photos of my receipts. Friends have contributed $142 so far, and I will appreciate any donations that you can make. The largest amount was $75, from someone whose previous charitable donations to other causes inspired me to give of myself, and the smallest was $2 from someone at the last GA who thanked me for the food and handed me cash. At about $0.60 a meal, this person paid for her own meal and fed two others. I have committed to bringing food to one or other of the Occupy sites at a minimum once every two weeks, and will continue to do so – but currently I am unemployed and living off savings. My blog also has videos of statements by Okupistas – just people’s voices.
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