Twelve students at Cal State colleges have gone on a hunger strike to protest increasing fees and tuition, reports the San Fernando Valley Sun. The strike began yesterday, and will last until next Wednesday. more ›

Inmates in California have ended their nearly three-week hunger strike as a protest against prison conditions and policies over who ends up in — or who gets released from — solitary confinement in the system's high-security Security Housing Unit. What is clear is that the strike has ended. What is not clear are the terms of agreement that ended the strike. more ›

Local inmates are doing Ghandi proud. The group of prisoners in an estimated 12 California facilities participating in a hunger strike has grown to nearly 12,000, reports L.A. Now, possibly the largest inmate hunger strike in recent U.S. history. The prisoners are protesting a number of regulations, most prominently those surrounding solitary confinement. more ›

After yesterday's acts of civil disobedience in Washington D.C., DREAM Act demonstrators are taking the fight back to Los Angeles outside Senator Dianne Feinstein's office today. A press conference this morning will once again urge Senate Judiciary Committee member Feinstein to push through the DREAM Act, something she supports and sponsored when the legislation was introduced in 2003. more ›

The news of a hunger strike protesting July's fare hike has Metro scrambling to clarify what's going on. The Bus Riders Union is not happy with July's fare hike and are camping out across from Union Station until Thursday's Metro Board of Directors meeting, but that doesn't mean fare hikes will be discussed... more ›

Since last Thursday, a handful of Bus Rider Union members have camped out across from Union Station in weeklong hunger strike. Last night at 10 p.m., the atmosphere was jovial: music, singing, conversation, laughter. If it weren't for the skyscrapers of downtown Los Angeles towering above, this was exactly what any campsite in the woods felt like. But here, there's a message and that is of stopping Metro fare hikes that will begin in July. more ›

A teacher hunger strike protesting LAUSD budget cuts officially comes to an end today after 24 days. Nine participated with two making it to the end, according to LA Now. In an open letter on Day 6, Jose Lara, published an open letter to a few key board members about the strike. more ›

Today marks Day 8 of the Hunger Strike initiated by several LAUSD teachers and community members. In addition to the hunger strike, protesters have held, and will continue to hold, "camp-out" events, bringing supporters and community members together to "celebrate and protect the culture" of area schools; one such evening is planned for tomorrow from 6-8:30 p.m. at Miguel Contreras Learning Center. more ›

Following several days of protests by teachers, and their students, against the Los Angeles Unified School District and their recent decision to layoff hundreds of teachers, increase class sizes, and eliminate funding for several programs, the civil disobedience continues in the form of a hunger strike. more ›