The Orlando Weekly named Orlando Food Not Bombs and S.T.O.P.--Stop the Ordinance Partnership as "Best Protesters" in its July 19 Best of Orlando 2007 issue.

According to the Weekly:

"When Orlando voted to ban the feeding of homeless people in downtown parks last year, members of Orlando Food Not Bombs and Stop The Ordinance Partnership vowed to fight. And fight they have. From exploiting loopholes in the poorly written ordinance to staging a guerrilla protest at one of Mayor Buddy Dyer's campaign stops, these engaged citizens take their democracy seriously. Here's hoping they keep being a pain in the neck to city officials."

We thank the Weekly for this honor.

The photos below were taken during Orlando Food Not Bombs' June 27 protest outside a campaign fund-raiser for Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer.