Matthew Schauenburg - Prepared to Die For Democracy

Matthew Schauenburg - Prepared to Die For Democracy

Matthew Schauenburg - Prepared to Die For Democracy

Matthew Schauenburg is conducting a hunger strike for democracy

Bruce Fealk • Sun, Mar 13, 2011

Matthew Schauenburg is propped against a pillar inside the Capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin with a sign alerting passersby that he is conducting a hunger strike for democracy. On Saturday, March 12, Matt was in day 8 of his hunger strike.

Matt lives on the east side of Madison in the Hawthorne neighborhood. Matt is conducting a hunger strike in opposition to Governor Scott Walker's budget reform bill and in solidarity with Wisconsin's state and union employees. Matt is a former union member and worked as a steel climber and rigger for the IATSE, a division of the Teamsters.

Matt is going to continue his hunger strike until Governor Walker decides to change his