Massachusetts woman hasn’t eaten for 15 days to protest Trump cuts
- Anti-hunger campaigner Liz Wills-O'Gilvie, 63, has abstained from food for 15 days in an effort to urge Governor Maura Healey to expand funding for Massachusetts' dwindling food stamp assistance benefits.
- By consuming only water, electrolytes, and glucose pills, Wills-O'Gilvie aims to bring attention to escalating food insecurity caused by cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
- "I know what (hunger) looks and feels like," said Wills-O'Gilvie, director of the Springfield Food Policy Council and the food justice group Gardening the Community.
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- Anti-hunger campaigner Liz Wills-O'Gilvie, 63, has abstained from food for 15 days in an effort to urge Governor Maura Healey to expand funding for Massachusetts' dwindling food stamp assistance benefits.
- By consuming only water, electrolytes, and glucose pills, Wills-O'Gilvie aims to bring attention to escalating food insecurity caused by cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
- "I know what (hunger) looks and feels like," said Wills-O'Gilvie, director of the Springfield Food Policy Council and the food justice group Gardening the Community.
Sources: The Independent