85 Year old to embark on 72 hour hunger strike
Ritchie Twist | 05.03.2005 15:44 | Animal Liberation | Oxford
On 14th July last year, Joan Court went on a 48-hour hunger strike outside the site of the proposed animal research laboratory in South Parks Rd. This year she is going a step further and during World Week for Laboratory Animals is to embark on a 72-hour fast, starting at 1pm on Wednesday 20th April and ending at 1pm on Saturday 23rd April.
The fast is intended as a message to the Government and Oxford University as well as any contractor preparing to continue with the laboratory build that the determination of the SPEAK campaign and the rest of the animal rights movement to prevent the South Parks Rd development remains undiluted, despite the restrictions forced on us by the recent draconian measures to permanently silence our voices of protest.
Joan's courage and determination to continue fighting regardless should be an inspiration to all of us; she will be 86 years old this year, and has fought for the rights of both humans and non-humans alike throughout her life. The hunger strike she is undertaking will be much harder this year, given its duration, its very public nature (it will take place in a prominent Oxford site) and the vagaries of spring weather. The purpose of her action is twofold - most importantly to continue keeping up very public pressure against Oxford University and its plans for new vivisection 'headquarters'. However, Joan is aware more than most that no campaign can be run on a wing and a prayer, and is hoping that her hunger strike will help raise much-needed funds for SPEAK to continue its vital campaign.
Please show your support for Joan. This will be a difficult time for her, so why not e-mail us or write her a letter with messages of encouragement and we will forward them; knowing she is in your thoughts will help her to see the fast through to its conclusion.
YOU can play an active part in supporting Joan's hunger strike by helping raise much-needed funds; in doing so, you will be fighting alongside Joan and the SPEAK campaign and most importantly joining us in saving animals' lives. Download the sponsor form and get as many signatures as possible.
N.B. You will be able to follow regular updates on Joan's progress during her hunger strike. An in-depth interview with Joan will also be posted on the website at the end of March.
Joan's courage and determination to continue fighting regardless should be an inspiration to all of us; she will be 86 years old this year, and has fought for the rights of both humans and non-humans alike throughout her life. The hunger strike she is undertaking will be much harder this year, given its duration, its very public nature (it will take place in a prominent Oxford site) and the vagaries of spring weather. The purpose of her action is twofold - most importantly to continue keeping up very public pressure against Oxford University and its plans for new vivisection 'headquarters'. However, Joan is aware more than most that no campaign can be run on a wing and a prayer, and is hoping that her hunger strike will help raise much-needed funds for SPEAK to continue its vital campaign.
Please show your support for Joan. This will be a difficult time for her, so why not e-mail us or write her a letter with messages of encouragement and we will forward them; knowing she is in your thoughts will help her to see the fast through to its conclusion.
YOU can play an active part in supporting Joan's hunger strike by helping raise much-needed funds; in doing so, you will be fighting alongside Joan and the SPEAK campaign and most importantly joining us in saving animals' lives. Download the sponsor form and get as many signatures as possible.
N.B. You will be able to follow regular updates on Joan's progress during her hunger strike. An in-depth interview with Joan will also be posted on the website at the end of March.
Ritchie Twist
Homepage:
http://speakcampaigns.org.uk
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All the Best
09.03.2005 01:43
Quick recipe:
1/2 turnip diced
1 Leak diced
1 onion diced
2 carrots diced
2 spuds diced
4 sticks celery diced
Fry for 5 mins in virgin olive oil ...
cover in water then leave to boil ..
when water is boiling, add 3 Veg stock cubes ..
leave to boil until veg is soft (approx 45 mins/1 hour) .. enjoy with a stick of vegan bread with 'PURE' margarine ...
Love and veganism!
Good Luck! XXX
BlackSheep
stop primate torture at oxford
15.03.2005 20:44
"The announcement today that Cambridge University has abandoned its plans to build Europe's largest primate lab is a truly historic victory for the Animal Rights movement."
Click here to read about how WE stopped them!
Now its time to move on to the new target! Stop the spread of vivisection!
Read about the exploitation of primates at Oxford University in vivisection (video)
SPEAK OUT FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T - Please take just 5 or 10 minutes to send a few emails or make a phone call or two - It really does work!!!
Read about how actions like this closed down a breeder of cats for vivisection labs: Hillgrovecats.com
ALL THIS WEEK - CALL ATLANTIC PHILANTHROPIES
Below are the details for Atlantic Philanthropies, a charitable organisation who have funded research at Oxford University. Please contact them politely and ask them to withdraw any future funding until the University stops promoting scientific fraud and cruelty and starts practising real science instead. Ask them to join the boycott of Oxford University until such a time that a permanent cessation of their plans to build the lab is announced.
Tel: +1 441-295-4896 (Main .. - Bermuda)
Tel: +44-20-7292-3200 (UK)
Tel: +353-1-676-2121 (Ireland)
Tel: +1 212-916-7300 (NYC)
Tel: +1 607-277-2666 (New York)
***Most important to Call - these people run the charity***
Directors & Executives (ask for these people first before calling, if there not there, leave a message for them)
Harvey P. Dale 1 212-998-6161
Frank H. T. Rhodes 1 607 255-6233 & 1 607 257-7112
Frederick A. O. Schwarz 1 (212) 474-1444
Peter Smitham 0207 632 1000
Michael I. Sovern 212 854-2640
Cummings V. Zuill 1 441 292 5320 (Bermuda)
Angela Covert 1 212-916-7300
Dr. Theodore L. Hullar 607 277-2666
Joel L. Fleishman 1 919 613-7376
Do MORE - Take a minute of your time to email them!!! Send them those pictures!!! Tell them NOT TO DONATE TO OXFORD UNIVERSITY UNTIL IT SCRAPS ITS PLANS ON BUILDING THE UK'S LARGEST "VIVISECTION CENTER"!!!
General Email Contacts (please copy and paste)
Senior People (please copy and paste)
MORE EMAILS, PHONE NUMBERS, FAXES, ADDRESSES TO WRITE LETTERS, ETC
GET MORE INVOLVED - STAY UPDATDSIGN UP TO SPEAK EMAIL ACTION ALERT LISTS to receive weekly alerts on how you can take 5 minutes out of your week to call or write in order to stop animal exploitation like in the pictures you see here.
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joh
The truth is bad enough
24.03.2005 09:27
All animal medical research is not "scientific fraud". Sometimes it actually is relevant to humans. It's all reprehensible, and it all should stop, but overblown and inaccurate language like that doesn't get us anywhere, except written off as fanatics.
Zach