Monday, January 25, 2010

Hunger Strike Spreads; Haitian Immigrant Activist Freed
by Jane Guskin
Huffington Post

On January 17 a group of immigrant rights activists in Florida suspended a hunger strike -- the Fast for Our Families -- which they began on New Year's Day. "After watching the suffering of our Haitian brothers and sisters, and seeing the determination of the Department of Homeland Security to ignore the voices of immigrant families fighting to stay together, we must continue our struggle in a different way," they wrote in their blog. Three of the fasters had been hospitalized during the 17-day protest. [...]

Read the full article here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-guskin/hunger-strike-spreads-hai_b_434592.html

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