Well-Armed Activists Openly Defy Texas Law To Feed The Homeless – Hundreds Clothed And Fed

In a time of rampant statism, feeding the homeless has become a revolutionary act.

Dallas, TX — When feeding the homeless becomes an act of civil disobedience, Americans have been asleep for far too long.

Luckily, however, there are still good people who are willing to defy such arbitrary and ill-conceived laws and ordinances.

The folks over at the aptly named organization Don’t Comply, took to the streets just outside the Austin Street Shelter in Dallas this weekend to perform, what has now become a revolutionary act – feeding the homeless.

“We are not complying with a bad law today, “Matthew Short, PR director of Don’t Comply said. “Evidently the city of Dallas believes that it’s wrong, or bad, or unlawful for us to feed more than a certain number of people at a time. But, during Christmas, we want to show love to our community and give these people a chance to survive the winter, whether it be with blankets or coats, or just giving them a holiday party like today with all kinds of cookies, and goodies, turkey and dressing, and the whole nine yards.”

Last December, the Dallas city council enacted Ordinance No. 29595, which makes it illegal to serve food to the homeless without jumping through a statist myriad of bureaucratic hoops, including a fee, training classes, and written notices.

One should not need to file multiple forms and pay a fee to obtain a permit to give food to those in need who are willingly ready to accept it. The folks at Don’t Comply know this.

According to Brett Sanders, hundreds of homeless people showed up to not only enjoy a fantastic array of food, snacks and beverages – but there was also an assortment of winter clothing that was donated as well.

“All of the homeless people that I talked to during the event were extremely grateful for the support and there was a sense of humanity that is indescribable.  Interacting with other human beings whom most consider to be living life at rock bottom will likely alter your perspective on the world around you,” explained Sanders.

The event went off without a hitch, even after code enforcers showed up. Lead organizer of the event, Murdoch Pizgatti was confronted by the enforcers who told him to file the proper paperwork upon the event’s conclusion to which, Pizgatti politely replied, “no.”

“We’ve already had to speak to the police, they’ve already come and delivered code to us,” said

Short, explaining what happened when the code enforcers showed up. “But, after shaking hands with them, they realized we’re all armed – and we’re gonna do what we’re gonna do because it’s not an immoral thing that we are doing.”

Below is the powerful video shot by Brett Sanders showing the powerful effects of such moral civil disobedience.

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Remember That Pizzeria That Was Feeding The Homeless? See What Happened When Social Media Heard Of Their Story...

For those of you who haven't heard about this awesome story, a pizzeria named Rosas in Philadelphia has a pay it forward program and policy where customers can purchase dollar slices for the homeless.

Image Credit: Mason Wartman

 
Upworthy conducted a video interview with owner Mason Wartman and some of his customers about the program which was uploaded to Facebook, where thanks to the power of the people through social media, it was shared more than 800,000 times and viewed more than 35 million times!

Since then business has been booming!

According to a follow up story from Upworthy, as of June 2015...

• Rosa's has given away more than 23,000 slices (a 130% increase in just four months!) and is providing meals free of charge to up to 100 people on any given day.

• The uptick in business means Wartman needs more employees. And true to Rosa's pay-it-forward spirit, he's hiring through agencies that connect homeless folks with jobs.

• And they've even started selling official Rosa's apparel, which features designs by homeless artists. Half of all the revenue goes right back to supporting Philly's homeless community through pay-it-forward pizza. So far, T-shirt sales have funded a full 10% of donated slices. 
          

Image Credit: Mason Wartman

 
This is such an inspiring story on so many different levels. Not just because of the amazing work that Rosa's pizzeria is doing, but how support through social media and the internet their business is thriving which is helping thousands of homeless people!

As noted by Upworthy, "it sends a powerful and unexpected message:Business can thrive on kindness."

 You can watch the original interview below:

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