Youth Activists Hold Hunger Strike for Voting Rights

Title: Youth Activists Hold Hunger Strike for Voting Rights
Description: Youth activists Adrian Horton and Brandon Ortega discuss their use of hunger strikes as a tactic to pressure politicians to protect voting rights. While interviewed on "The Damage Report," these activists discuss their first 15-day hunger strike, which successfully placed political pressure on Congress to put the "Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act" on the top of their legislative agenda at the end of 2021.

At the time of this interview, Horton and Ortega were on day 8 of their second hunger strike, which they initiated to pressure the Senate to pass the Act. Ultimately, the Act was blocked in the Senate on January 20th, 2022.

This interview highlights both the power and limitations of hunger strikes to elicit political change.
Creator: The Damage Report See all items with this value
Date: January 20th, 2022 See all items with this value
Type: Video
Format: YouTube Video. Color. 13:09 runtime.
Subject: Hunger Strike See all items with this value; Youth Activism See all items with this value; Voting Rights See all items with this value; Political Pressure See all items with this value; Congress See all items with this value
Temporal Coverage: 2022
Rights Holder: The Damage Report, YouTube
Rights: Used in Accordance with the Fair Use provision of the Copyright Act

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