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Described by its organizers as the largest hunger strike in U.S. history, a 21-day demonstration beginning Oct. 15 intends to draw attention to voter mobilization and immigrant rights.
The fast, to be launched in a ceremony at Los Angeles’ historic La Placita Olvera, will continue until Nov. 4. It calls on a million participants to recruit five family members each to sign a pledge and take action to hold the incoming administration accountable “for our votes.”
A website, www.therisemovement.org, provides details to prospective participants. The fast is initiated by Rise, a group made up of immigration rights leaders who focus on non-violent action. They include United Farm Workers union co-founder Dolores Huerta, María Elena Durazo of Los Angeles County AFL-CIO; the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights; Hermandad Mexicana Transnacional; Clergy; Laity United for Economic Justice; the Institute of Popular Education of Southern California; and the Korean Resource Center.
The coalition has been activated by persistent government-led immigration raids causing family dislocations amid expectation of a record Latino vote Nov. 4, says coordinator Rosalío Muñoz.
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