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UBC Okanagan students start hunger strike to demand divestment

Students at the University of B.C. Okanagan have started a hunger strike to raise awareness about genocide in Palestine, joining a similar protest from the Vancouver campus that began on March 17.
The protest aims to highlight UBC's investment ties to companies linked to violations of international law.
A UBC Okanagan student named Ashley stated, 'I refuse to look away from genocide' and believes in using hunger striking as a form of social change.
A community rally to support the hunger strike is scheduled for March 28 at 11:30 a.m. In the campus courtyard.

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UBC Okanagan students start hunger strike to demand divestment

Striking students will gather at the Sawchuk Theatre today at noon

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UBC Students Escalate Protests for Boycott and Divestment

On March 15, students and staff at the University of British Columbia (UBC) began a hunger strike to protest the administration's stalling of negotiations for divestment. Two days later, 7,000 students voted to go on strike to pressure their university to adopt their demands. This comes just as Israel one-sidedly cancels the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. UBC Divest… Source

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