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November 19, 2019

Columbia Students Launch 5-Day Hunger Strike to Demand Fossil Fuel Divestment
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In New York, four students at Columbia University with the global
nonviolent action movement Extinction Rebellion launched a five-day
hunger strike Monday. The students are demanding Columbia declare a
climate emergency and pursue a community-led process to divest from
fossil fuels. Over 400 people in 30 countries are participating in
similar hunger strikes with Extinction Rebellion across the globe.


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