1981 Irish hunger strike January 1981, it became clear that the prisoners' demands had not been conceded. Prison authorities began to supply the prisoners with officially issued civilian clothing, whereas the prisoners demanded the right to wear their own clothing. On 4 February, the prisoners issued a statement saying that the British government had failed to resolve the crisis and declared their intention of "hunger striking once more". The second hunger strike began on 1 March, when Bobby Sands, the IRA's former officer commanding (OC) in the prison, refused food. Unlike the first strike, the prisoners joined one at a time and at staggered
Hunger Strike! Inc. Hunger Strike! Inc. Hunger Strike! Inc. was a charitable 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provided medical, health, education, and financial services. It commenced operations in 1988 as a group that fed and clothed the homeless in the Washington, D.C. area. In 1990, it was formally incorporated. The operations later expanded to Maryland, Virginia, and Florida. In 1993, the organization began offering free physical assessments and free seminars on "Health, Nutrition, and Natural Remedies". These seminars were conducted in the United States, India, Sri Lanka, Germany, and Denmark. Invitations were extended from Romania and Pakistan. In India and Sri Lanka, Hunger Strike!