TWO Glasgow School of Art (GSA) students have begun a hunger strike to protest against the school's investments.

A campaign group called Divest Glasgow School of Art sent a letter to GSA on March 1 urging them to withdraw investments from companies deemed unethical.

They argue that GSA's investments in companies such as Barclay's and JP Morgan are contributing to climate and humanitarian crises.

Now they have told GSA that Jasmin Roberts, 17, and Hannah Torrance Bright, 20, intend to go on hunger strike until their demands are met for the university to divest from fossil fuels and arms investments. 

While striking, the girls will be positioned both in the university and around Glasgow to inform members of the public about GSA’s investments, and why they are striking.

Hannah said: "The fact that we as students have to resort to starving ourselves in order to be heard by our university breaks my heart, but at this point, we have no other option.

"The board has continually dismissed students’ cries for help over the crisis we are graduating into, and we cannot continue to be silenced knowing that our fees are contributing to the senseless destruction of life on earth.

"I am deeply afraid for the future, and our pleas have thus far been ignored by GSA.”

Jasmine added: “I am studying in a system that is financing the destruction of my future. GSA are continuing to invest funds into fossil fuels and arms and continue to dismiss the demands for divestment.

"I do not think GSA have considered the urgency of our demands, as we have been continuously ignored. I do not want to be in this position but believe it’s the only way to get change to actually happen within GSA."