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Clayton
Giles 
Clayton
Giles is a fourteen year old Canadian boy who launched a hunger strike
January 1, 2001 to protest that courts have made decisions in his parent's
divorce that have caused him harm. Clayton ended his hungerstrike, on
Friday, 19th January after 19 days. He intends to march and cycle to the
Canadian Parliament in the Spring. (Click
here for details).
Clayton
Giles' website, including numerous messages and background information:
http://www.legalkids.com/
His Hunger Strike Journal
http://www.legalkids.com/strike.html
Clayton Giles has ended
his hunger strike,
but is already planning new action:
Press Release:
http://members.brabant.chello.nl/~g.tenbroek/hunger/clayton_news_release.htm
A fifteen-year-old boy from Ontario, Canada,
Kody Sippel, has started his own website as a result of Clayton's
action:
Sunday,
1/14/01, 11:17
Welcome to the Ontario chapter of Legal Kids. This Site is currently
under construction. My name is Kody Sippel and I am 15 years old.
After talking to Clayton Giles I have started this site for kids and
teenagers whose parents are devorcing in Ontario.
E-mail: yoda964@hotmail.com
http://www.legalkidsontario.homestead.com/ |
Licia Corbella, editor of the Calgary Sun, has written several pieces
on the Giles case, one in favour, one against, provoking considerable
reactions on Clayton's message boards. She can be reached at 403-250-4129
or by e-mail at licia.corbella@cal.sunpub.com.
Her columns appear Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Letters to the editor should be sent to callet@sunpub.com.
Calgary Sun website: http://www.calgarysun.com/
Steve Blake, president of R-KIDS of Minnesota,
began a hunger strike on December 23rd whilst in prison.
http://www.backlash.com/content/gender/2000/12dec00/sblk1200.html
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