2011 Hunger Strike: 1st Round

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Dozens of prisoners in Pelican Bay’s Security Housing Unit (SHU) called for an indefinite hunger strike to begin  on July 1st, 2011. The strike lasted nearly four weeks until it was called on hold by the prisoner representatives when the CDCR was finally pushed to negotiate. Below are some selected updates from the first round of the strike and some developments of the prisoners’ struggle immediately after.

• Why are Prisoners’ Protesting?  (June 20, 2011)
• CDCR Taunting Hunger Strikers with “4th of July” Menu (June 22, 2011)
• Hard Knock Radio Interview with Laura Whitehorn & Ed Mead (June 26, 2011)
• TODAY: Prisoners Start Hunger Strike & Communicate Grave Concern for Medical Care (July 1st, 2011)
• The Hunger Strike Spread! Supporting Prisoners’ Resistance from Lucasville to Pelican Bay (July 2, 2011)
• Hunger Strike Grows & CDCR Lies about Numbers (July 3, 2011)
• Make Some Noise: International Solidarity for Pelican Bay Hunger Strike (July 4, 2011)
• Hunger Strike Spread to at least 11 Prisons! (July 6, 2011)
• Hunger Strike Reaches 6,600 Prisoners & continues going strong! (July 7, 2011)
• A Weekend of Demos & Rallies for the CA Hunger Strike (July 11, 2011)
• URGENT: Hunger Strikers’ Health Rapidly Deteriorates (July 12, 2011)
• More on Medical Crisis, Need Support Pressuring Immediate Negotiations (July 14, 2011)
• Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers Reject Proposal: The Strike Continues! (July 16, 2011)
• Three Weeks with no Food: Solidarity Strengthens (July 19, 2011)
• Repression Breeds Resistance! (July 20, 2011)
• We Keep Fighting: Until the Demands are Won! (July 21, 2011)
• It’s Not Over! (July 22, 2011)
• Support Still Needed! (July 22, 2011)
• Declaring a Victory & Ongoing Struggle (July 26, 2011)
• Building a Movement to End Solitary Confinement, Against Imprisonment (July 27, 2011)
• URGENT: Strike May Continue (August 3rd, 2011)
• Media Tour of Pelican Bay (August 21, 2011)
• Family Members & Community Rally to August 23rd Legislative Hearing in Sacramento (Sept 5th, 2011)
• CDCR Releases Statistics on the Pelican Bay SHU (Sept 5, 2011)