While they practice, there is no shortage of food. Rockwell said that food would be distributed to activists for the rest of Convergence Week and into next week, when many protesters plan to stage rallies and demonstrations without a permit. Water, he said, also will be available. Amy Kwasnicki, a member of Philadelphia Direct Action Group, said Everybody's Kitchen was bringing two food wagons converted from school buses and would serve about 3,000 meals a day. Seeds of Peace is capable of serving 1,000 to 2,000 meals, she said.
People have to be fed and watered and go to the bathroom.
Speaking of bathrooms, the protesters do not have any. The R2K Network, an umbrella anti-Republican coalition of which the direct action group is a member, does not have any. Organizers have asked city officials to provide outdoor facilities. They paint an ugly picture of tens of thousands of activists searching for places to relieve themselves if the city does not. We're asking everybody to bring their own toilet paper.