In the UK, an activist group called Extinction Rebellion is using hunger strikes to advocate for stronger policies on addressing the climate emergency. The group hopes that by staging hunger strikes outside of political headquarters, they will be able to push the government to tell the truth about the severity of the climate emergency as well as to enact regulations to support the environment. This represents more a social event as it is a social advocacy group, and the pain scale is an 8 as the climate emergency is a highly detrimental issue, and hunger strikes cause pain for participants. Also, if citizens are willing to go so far as a hunger strike, it shows how large and prevalent the issue is.
pain scale: 8 #social #GEOG203
