Author Hunger Strike… How Far Would I Go?
Graeme Neill, who blogs for UK-based theBookseller.com has a post today called: Author Sinha in hunger strike
The story is about Idera Sinha, author of novels the Animal’s People and The Death of Mr.Love, who began a hunger strike on 10th June in an attempt to bring American industrial company Dow Chemical to court in India to face criminal and civil charges relating to the tragedy because of a major chemical spill by that company in Bhopal, India back in 1984.
Arghhh… I’d forgotten all about the spill caused by an American company and might have assumed, if asked, that somehow the victims had been compensated and the mess cleaned up. But no… not much has been done. And tragically I’m not surprised, really.
Our country’s massive greediness is, in my opinion, appalling. Of course, we also do a whole bunch of wonderful stuff. Sigh.
When I first saw the headline, however, I wondered what, if anything I’d go on a hunger strike for?
How about you? What might move you to perform a hunger strike?
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2 opinions for Author Hunger Strike… How Far Would I Go?
Jean Murray
Jun 19, 2008 at 2:44 pm
I can’t think of anything I would go on a hunger strike for. I would find other ways to right a wrong or crusade for a cause. I know it worked for Gandhi, but he was already a world leader.
Anne Wayman
Jun 19, 2008 at 6:24 pm
I’m glad to know I’m not alone.
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