Category: Hunger Strike

Diane Wilson’s daughter, Santanna, joins hunger strike in solidarity! Mother of twins is on her 4th day without food.

As of today, Diane & Bob are on their 21st day of a sustained hunger strike to call attention to human rights abuses by Valero in the Houston community of Manchester.  On Sunday, Diane’s daughter, Santanna, began striking in solidarity with the people of Manchester and all those fighting dangerous and exploitative resource extraction worldwide!  …

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Code Pink Sends Statement of Solidarity to Tar Sands Blockade, Diane Wilson & Bob Lindsey

Code Pink Houston stands in solidarity with the Tar Sands Blockade and with Diane Wilson and Bob Lindsey in their Hunger Strike to protest the Keystone XL Pipeline and the pollution of Manchester.    On Thursday, November 29th, lifelong friends, Diane Wilson and Bob Lindsey, participated in an action with members of Tar Sands Blockade and Code Pink Houston and …

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Diane Wilson & Bob Lindsey send letter of solidarity to incarcerated Tar Sands Blockaders- Indigo, Matt & Glen

Tar Sands Blockaders, Indigo, Matt & Glen were arrested in Winona, TX on December 3rd and are now enduring their 9th day of incarceration in the Smith County Jail.  The impassioned trio barricaded themselves inside a segment of TransCanada’s KXL Pipeline that was cutting through a predominately African American community.  They are being held on …

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