from ceci wheeler:

queridos democraciahora/dear democracynow:

increible que la gente pobre no se le permita comer gratuitamente en
lugares publicos que estuvieron abandonados hasta recientemente pero que
los residentes locales pagaron por su subsistencia.  ahora estas personas
seran votadas de estos mismos parques publicos donde se reunen en nuestras
ciudades que es su derecho en primer lugar, esta es una desgracia mas para
esta ciudad (pgh) en la que todo lo ridiculo pasa a ser parte de la
covertura de la pagina.

it’s incredible that poor people are not allowed to eat for free in public
locations that were abandoned until recently but that locals paid for its
survival.  these people are now forced to leave those same public parks
where they hang in our cities which is their right to begin with, that’s
one more disgraceful thing in this city (pgh) where all that is ridiculous
get to be in front page.
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FYI:

PLEASE POST FAR AND WIDE…

Food Not Bombs in going to need some help this next Sunday June 8th. Food
Not Bombs has served free healthy vegetarian food to hungry
people at Market Square for the last 15 years, but this past Sunday we got
kicked out by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. We found out that the
Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership has secured permits to use Market Square
almost every day until December, and they do not want us there. This past
Sunday they called in police to force us out of the area. Their rational
is that they are trying to “economically
revitalize” Market Square and that hungry people scare off the rich
people. They also stated that the homeless people do not contribute to a
safe and comfortable atmosphere for the new demographic they are trying to
attract.

We at FNB believe that we should have the right to serve free healthy
meals to hungry people in centrally located public spaces. We will not
accept the attempts by the PDP to hide and ignore the basic needs of the
least fortunate Pittsburghers.