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
Day 36
I wish I was in Copenhagen.
But I'm glad that
my sister and brother fasters,
and many more allies,
are,
doing all they can
at this potential
political tipping point moment.
Thoughts from A Weeklong Solidarity Fast
by Alex Ambros of the Williams College Climate Justice Fast! Team
Some of my thoughts out of my daily journal originally written on December 4th midway through the weeklong fast in which myself and four other Williams College students participated. This 7 day fast was in addition to the rolling fast that has been going on since November 6th involving 45+ Williams College students and faculty fasting for one day each.
Much of the influence behind this set of thoughts was my childhood growing up split time between agricultural Vermont and wilderness in Alaska, discussions with classmates on college life, and listening to Xavier Rudd's cd "Food in the Belly" on repeat for about four days. The song Messages had become a sort of theme song after the second day with its lyrics, while expressing the importance of understanding the magnitude of our personal impacts, giving me a feeling of physical strength that helped to continue the fast.
Tuvalu Survival
And so, the COP has stalled. It is only day 3, and already we have reached crisis point. Tuvalu, accompanied by fellow small island states and some small African nations, has blocked consensus, holding out for a legally binding treaty that will return atmospheric greenhouse gasses to a safe level, and would give their nations a chance of survival.
Michael Morphett ends his fast.
Just a quick blog to officially note that Michael Morphett ended his Climate Justice Fast! yesterday, after 32 days.
