Group begins fast to protest education cuts

Source: venturacountyst Posted By: Jason B...5358 days ago

A small group of education advocates began a weeklong fast Tuesday to call attention to state budget cuts affecting the Oxnard School District.

Three of the eight people who have pledged to participate in the hunger strike held a news conference and rally Tuesday at Plaza Park in downtown Oxnard. The group, which calls itself STARVE — Solidarity to Achieve and Recover Valued Education — was supported Tuesday by about 50 people, many of whom work for the school district or city of Oxnard.

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