About Us

Food Not Bombs was started in Cambridge, MA in 1980 in opposition to war, poverty, and the destruction of the environment. The original members believed that the money the government spends on war would be better spent on education, housing, and public services. The mission of Food Not Bombs is to provide people with free, hot vegan meals and anarchist literature through “distros” (short for distribution). Although Food Not Bombs is an international organization, each chapter operates independently as long as they adhere to “The Three Principles.” You can learn more about Food Not Bombs International here.

Food Not Bombs Cape Cod (FNBCC) was organized in response to the mass socioeconomic and environmental crises affecting our community. We operate as an organizing space using direct action, mutual aid, and shared decision-making to address the needs of our members and neighbors. Our shared struggle against the devastating forces of the summer home industry, the erasure of our culture, and the destruction of our environment through gentrification motivates us. We love building community through solidarity and the breaking of (vegan) bread.

Our Points

of Unity

1. FNBCC serves vegan food for free to everyone. We are an independent, autonomous organization dedicated to nonviolent mutual aid rooted in anarchist ideology.

2. FNBCC is an antiracist, abolitionist, and anti-imperialist organization opposed to all war and injustice. We commit ourselves to the cause of Anarchism and fighting for our neighbors rights through mutual aid-based organizing. We commit to working in solidarity across Cape Cod to meet our communities’ shared needs.

3. FNBCC is dedicated to combatting local injustices and ensuring the survival and well-being of local Cape Codders and our rural maritime culture. We believe that Cape Cod is at a unique intersection of humanitarian, economic, and environmental crises – such as rural gentrification, the tourism industry, the second home industry, and continued colonization – and are committed to providing survival and emergency resources for our community.

4. FNBCC is committed to accessibility for all. We commit ourselves to being an accessible organization for people of all races, faiths, genders, sexualities, bodies, and disabilities. We commit to providing childcare to our members during events and meetings as the need arises. We follow the 10 principals of disability justice.

5. FNBCC is committed to education, raising awareness, and praxis. We educate ourselves and our community on organizing, skill development, and important sociopolitical issues.

6. FNBCC is committed to stewardship of the environment. We work to ensure the protection and improvement of our local ecosystem of the Wampanoag lands we currently occupy.