Activist and St. Louis native Dick Gregory is fasting to protest the world’s economic crisis.
Activist and St. Louis native Dick Gregory is fasting to protest the world’s economic crisis.
Appearing on radio and television shows, Gregory said his fast is based on, “the inexcusable crisis of humanity in connection with the tragic state of this country’s economy as a result of the past eight years of greed, arrogance and fear-mongering.”
Therefore, Gregory announced, “starting as of noon today (March 12), I will not eat another bite of solid food until there is an end to these intolerable economic conditions for the people of this country … My fast will consist of four days of just liquids, two days of just water and one day of nothing at all but the air that I breath.”
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