NEWS: Freedom To Breathe Hunger Strike Launched

By: Olivia Worcester

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: April 14, 2026

Words: 698

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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“The obligation to stand in solidarity with people who live at the margins — it’s with that commitment to justice and more for my community that today I’m going on hunger strike.”

— Natasha Villanueva outside the Hennepin County Government Center, Friday, April 10, to begin the Freedom to Breathe hunger strike.

Three environmental activists — Villanueva, Nazir Khan, and Joshua Lewis — are leading an indefinite hunger strike …

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