It comes after 13 students were arrested for trespassing late last month during a protest.

It comes after 13 students were arrested for trespassing late last month during a protest.

Twelve students committed to not eating in response to university administrators who barred a group of students from the university for participating in a sit-in that occurred in late April.

  • tortillaPeanuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
    24·
    10 months ago

    I’ve never really heard of a hunger strike being used outside of captivity. Their demands are disclosure, divestment, and dropping the charges against students who were non-violently protesting.

      • markstos@lemmy.worldEnglish
        85·
        10 months ago

        They are willing to die for a cause they believe in.

        We are all going to die. Some of us will take a stand for something that matters to us.

        • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
          16·
          10 months ago

          They are willing to die for a cause they believe in.

          Ok, but, in this case, that’s not likely to accomplish much… which makes it a wasted effort— and wasted life.

          In other words: this is a poor choice as a form of protest, as it’s unlikely to accomplish its goals while also potentially being fatal to the participants.