Greenpeace rolling faster reflects: is fasting an appropriate tool for political action?
Greenpeace International's board chair, Lalita Ramdas, talks about her own personal form of solidarity action, a fast, in this email exchange with Sarah Burton, our Deputy Programme Director. From Greenpeace blog
I am not an activist. So why am I on a hunger strike?
Building a climate movement is a complicated process. But finding an opportunity for individual action and acting on it was surprisingly straightforward, even if not easy.
Daniel goes to a party to learn about international solidarity
Inspired by a post by fellow faster Mikayla, on friday night I went to a party. There was drinking, dancing, cross-dressing and occasional fighting. They were almost all journalists. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it became an excursion into the real world.
Fasting at the 40th hour
There were 40 hours from burial to resurrection, and also in the modern working week. But it will be far longer until I feel revived or feel like our work is done.
