Hunger Strike
May 15, 2008
ONE NATIVE ACTIVIST IS GOING TO JAIL ... WHILE ANOTHER IS LAUNCHING A HUNGER STRIKE. STARTING TOMORROW, BOB LOVELACE SAYS HE WILL CONSUME ONLY WATER... IN A BID TO PRESSURE THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT TO NEGOTIATE A LAND CLAIM DISPUTE. FOR SEVERAL WEEKS LAST FALL, PROTESTERS GATHERED OUTSIDE A PROPOSED URANIUM MINE SITE NEAR SHARBOT LAKE.... VIOLATING A COURT ORDER. IN FEBRUARY, LOVELACE WAS SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS IN JAIL. ARDOCH ALGONQUIN PROTESTER PAULA SHERMAN WAS ALSO FINED 15-THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND HAD UNTIL TODAY TO PAY IT. SHERMAN SAYS SHE WON'T ... AND IS PREPARED TO GO TO JAIL AS WELL. BOTH SHERMAN AND LOVELACE ARE CALLING ON THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT TO OPEN GOOD FAITH TALKS TO RESOLVE THE LAND DISPUTE. THEY ALSO WANT THE PROVINCE TO IMPOSE A MORATORIUM ON URANIUM MINING.
