Fasting for Our Future
It’s Time for Strong Action on Climate!
On Monday, April 20th, members of Congress will be returning to Washington from their spring recess. On that day hundreds of people around the USA and in other countries will be fasting, abstaining from solid food, engaging in what Mahatma Gandhi called, “the sincerest form of prayer.” Some will continue fasting for more than one day, some for 25-40 days or more.
We are writing as people who will be part of this action to invite you to join with us. You can sign up by clicking here.
Why 25-40 or more? Because we want to call attention to the need for the U.S. and other industrialized countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25-40% below 1990 levels by 2020. This is a target adopted by climate negotiators from the nations of the world at a United Nations climate conference in Bali, Indonesia in December, 2007. It is a target that, if reached, would give the world some chance of avoiding catastrophic climate change.
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May 14th, 2009 @ 10:04 am
On the 24th day of the fast, 8 people are going onto 25 days at least!
The organizers are planning a rolling fast that will go until the December UN climate change meeting in Copenhagen. Sign up on the FastingForOurFuture.org website soon.