Attawapiskat chief goes on hunger strike
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Not sure. Tried googling it....& I can come up with a photo op of them together:
...but not much more. Can't find a statement by the actor (the Hollywood actor).
Closest I could find is confirmation that they talked to each other in addition to the photo:
Justin the lesser met with her today.
Theresa Spence might be hungry, but she shouldn't be lonely.
Weird question, but isn't Parliament out for Christmas? Probably been out of session
for a while too, I'm guessing....so....what's the point of the timing of this hunger strike?
When does Parliament resume sitting again next? I'm sure someone else here thought
of this, but I'm cooking supper, and can't leave the food on its own long enough to skim
back through 80+ pages. Anyone know off the top of their heads?
Weird question, but isn't Parliament out for Christmas? Probably been out of session
for a while too, I'm guessing....so....what's the point of the timing of this hunger strike?
When does Parliament resume sitting again next? I'm sure someone else here thought
of this, but I'm cooking supper, and can't leave the food on its own long enough to skim
back through 80+ pages. Anyone know off the top of their heads?
Parliament being in/out of session is moot. Everyone is still on the job with the exception of days off on the same holidays we all enjoy.
Except that "on the job" means something completely different for them than it does for the rest of us.
Ahhh, there's nothing like hijacking a cause for your own selfish spotlighting.
I'll second that.
You had me up until the last part.
No one's getting money for free dude.
Hmmm, the high suicide rate on reserves tells a different story.
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i honestly have trouble believing that most reserve members dont get free money.... Myreasoning is that i listen to all the different fellows who talk about just getting 40,000$ from the government and then seeing them drug binge it.... Land settlments i believe.... My question is why do these people portray themselves as receiving free money?
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You aren't alone. That's a common misconception.
Then it wasn't free.
Stupidity?
Love your avatar by the way. Many thumbs up.
thanks....
i know im not alone sometimes its frustrating to sit and listen to the few and then to have some of my replies taboo'd because of the different culture i was raised in... Although my little soapbox moment is over now.
i know im not alone sometimes its frustrating to sit and listen to the few and then to have some of my replies taboo'd because of the different culture i was raised in... Although my little soapbox moment is over now.
Anytime.
Both my younger brothers are your typical militant Native youth. The white man is out to get them.
The older of the two is a perpetual woe is me, I can't get ahead, the man is keeping me down injin.
The younger is a screaming alcoholic that would throw down because a white guy looked at him.
I don't associate with them.
I think they're bot just messed up, and nothing I tried worked.
I've oft said you don't post enough.
The hunger artist
A surprising item appears on the official Facebook site of Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence’s hunger strike near Parliament Hill.
A hunger strike with a bank account?
The hunger strike is just about the most morally serious activity a protester can undertake. The medical profession has given a lot of thought to the “rules” of hunger strikes, which are usually undertaken by imprisoned persons. The experts pay particularly close attention to those in which the striker explicitly expresses the intention of fasting till death unless her demands are met, which is the case with Chief Spence. In such an instance, it’s impossible to predict when the striker will lose the power to make a free choice as she gets sicker. Her intentions must be clear, the chain of decision-making authority must be explicit and undivided, and there must be no suggestion of undue influence from advisers and friends.
more
The hunger artist - Colby Cosh - Macleans.ca
h/t sda
A surprising item appears on the official Facebook site of Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence’s hunger strike near Parliament Hill.
A hunger strike with a bank account?
The hunger strike is just about the most morally serious activity a protester can undertake. The medical profession has given a lot of thought to the “rules” of hunger strikes, which are usually undertaken by imprisoned persons. The experts pay particularly close attention to those in which the striker explicitly expresses the intention of fasting till death unless her demands are met, which is the case with Chief Spence. In such an instance, it’s impossible to predict when the striker will lose the power to make a free choice as she gets sicker. Her intentions must be clear, the chain of decision-making authority must be explicit and undivided, and there must be no suggestion of undue influence from advisers and friends.
more
The hunger artist - Colby Cosh - Macleans.ca
h/t sda
Me thinks she'll be around for awhile yet. From what I've read, her hunger strike consists of water and "fish broth". If her fish broth is anything like my mom's, it's not only very tasty, but full of vitamins and minerals. So I doubt she's really serious about dying anytime soon.
JMO
JMO
