Britain, Anarchist Federation ? London Group: Organising for Resistance - AF calls for food price protests on May Day

The massive rise in food prices is yet another attack on the working class. These price 
increases are hitting the poorest the hardest as they spend the greatest percentage of 
their income on food. For the rich, the impact will be like being hit by a feather. The 
rises are being blamed on ?natural? factors such as drought, bad harvest and the increase 
in demand outstripping supply. Though this may be part of the story, the basic cause of 
rising food prices is the way the global food system works. Food is a global commodity, 
bought and sold by huge corporations with the actual producers seeing little profit. 
Rather than food being produced for a local market, it is shipped all around the world, 
with many countries, including Britain, unable to feed themselves without importing. In 
addition, food is the target of speculation, with banks essentially ?betting? on food and 
causing a large part of recent price rises.

Then, once this already more expensive food is ready to be sold to consumers, the 
supermarkets who dominate food sales in this country make sure that they pass on the price 
rises to consumers, desperate to protect their profits.

Many revolutions have been started by rises in food prices. May Day is our occasion to 
reaffirm our commitment to creating a new society. We will be meeting up in central London 
at 3 pm. We will do short protests outside a number of the supermarket chain stores. You 
may want to join us there or else organise your own protests outside supermarkets in your 
local area.

More information to follow.