Thursday, May 24, 2007

DARFUR HEROICS: UVM HUNGER STIKE

Will we ever see people "paying the price" like this to end Darfur Genocide? Thanks Google.


UVM students end hunger strike, make deal with administrationVermont Guardian, VT - Apr 27, 2007A dozen UVM students who are part of the Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) went on a hunger strike Monday in an effort to get the school to boost wages ...
Hunger strike ends at UVMBurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - Apr 28, 2007Maron said the five-day hunger strike ended, in part, because of an "on-the-record" commitment made by UVM President Daniel Fogel to address the issue of ...
UVM students on hunger strike Demand higher wages for workersBarre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - Apr 25, 2007BURLINGTON — A dozen University of Vermont students are entering the third day of a hunger strike to demand higher wages for the university's lowest paid ...
Hunger Strike EndsWCAX, VT - Apr 27, 2007The five-day hunger strike is over at UVM. The twelve students and their supporters ate bread Friday afternoon after reaching an agreement with UVM ...
Student Hunger Strike Over Worker Wages EndsWNNE-TV, VT - Apr 27, 2007The students started the hunger strike Monday, saying they wanted workers to be paid what advocates said is a livable wage. ...
Students end hunger strike over confusion over worker payBoston Globe, MA - Apr 27, 2007BURLINGTON, Vt. --A five-day hunger strike waged by students at the University of Vermont over worker salaries ended Friday after students learned workers ...
Hunger Strikers in 4th DayWCAX, VT - Apr 26, 2007... of the 250 UVM workers not making a livable wage, say that they support the students, and say a hunger strike is an effective form of social protest. ...
UVM livable wage figures misleadingVermont Guardian, VT - May 10, 2007On April 27, twelve University of Vermont (UVM) students from the Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) ended a five-day hunger strike to urge the university ...
Strikers say they are buoyed by supportBurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - Apr 25, 2007The lowest-paid UVM workers start at $10.60 an hour. Hunger striker Max Tracy, 20, of Northbrook, Ill., said he gave an update on the hunger strike to his ...
Fogel Defends UVM WagesWCAX, VT - Apr 26, 2007The President at the University of Vermont released a statement Thursday morning about the hunger strike at the school, which has entered its fourth day. ...
Editorial: Activism blooms in fertile Vermont soilBurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - Apr 27, 2007On Monday, 12 students at the University of Vermont began a hunger strike calling on the university to offer a livable wage to its lowest-paid workers. ...
University of Vermont student protest staff wagesNewsday, NY - Apr 25, 2007BURLINGTON, Vt. -- A hunger strike being waged by students at the University of Vermont entered its third day Wednesday, with protesters saying they won't ...
Trickle Down Conservatism Infects AmericaTomPaine.com, DC - Apr 27, 2007The students, who began the hunger strike Monday, are promising to consume only water and fruit juices. UVM President Dan Fogel says the school offers some ...
UVM students confront evangelistsBurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - Apr 27, 2007... of Billings Student Center on Thursday afternoon, but the tumult had nothing to do with Day 4 of the hunger strike to push a livable wage on campus. ...