A FNB volunteer recently got cleared of charges in Houston! https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/housing/article/food-not-bombs-tickets-citations-trial-not-guilty-18267217.php It's not much, but wanted to share some positive news on this front, hopefully the countersuit sticks and FNB makes more headway to get the cops butting the fuck out of their mutual aid :)
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Just looked this up to get more info, looks like it started in 2016
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/is-frances-groundbreaking-food-waste-law-working
Good fit for /c/zerowaste too
Should be good data about its effectiveness in poverty reduction in that case.
I hope this is working and that the grocery emparies are not making it inaccessible out if spite.