Justice

To Sustain the Protests, They Brought Snacks

As mass demonstrations against police brutality fill U.S. cities, an informal network of mutual aid is handing out free food, face masks, and other supplies.
Hungry for change: A protester manning a supply station in Oakland on June 3.Philip Pacheco/AFP via Getty Images

The online flyer that drew an estimated 10,000 protesters to San Francisco’s Mission District on Wednesday didn’t say to bring food. It mostly showed the name and image of George Floyd, the black man whose May 25 death under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer has lit a fuse of outrage and unrest around the country.

But Briana Lawson, like many in this crowd, still came prepared.