Young Philadelphia activists end 22-day hunger strike after budget passes, vow to continue affordability push

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With the afternoon sun beating down during a 90-degree heat advisory, Erica Brown, a member of Sunrise Movement Philadelphia, took her first bite of food in 22 days.

Brown had spent those days on a hunger strike to “make Philly affordable,” demanding Mayor Cherelle Parker spend the city’s $1.187 billion fund balance, the largest in Philadelphia history, on what the group calls its seven pillars: food, housing, schools, recreation centers, libraries, SEPTA and renewable energy…

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