Back Onto Water
I'm coming to the end of the 17-day middle phase of my 43-days-or-longer climate justice fast. During this middle phase I've consumed fruit juices and liquid veggie soups. It has been significantly easier than the first two weeks on water-only. If it weren't for the fact that my doing so has allowed me to finish the manuscript of my second book, Love Refuses to Quit: Climate Change and Social Change in the 21st Century, available to read at http://www.tedglick.com/book/html, and do other climate organizing as part of my day job, I'd feel very mixed about if I did the right thing.
Good days, bad days
It has now reached the end of my 28th day of fasting. Four complete weeks without food.
It is perhaps the hardest thing that I have ever done in my life, but then, it has also been incredibly rewarding and eye-opening. A grand test of my self-discipline.
There have been good days and bad days. Most have been good. Today, on the other hand, was not so good.
Tina’s Vlog: Day 25 Locking Down the Bank Of America!
Yesterday, was the 10th anniversary of the WTO protests in Seattle. The Mobilization for Climate Justice had nine actions across the United States, the largest action taking place in San Francisco, CA.
This vlog is of me inside one of the 6 rotating doors at the old Bank of America world headquarters in downtown San Francisco, CA.
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A fisherwoman’s story - Diane Wilson - Day 24
A video-update from Diane Wilson, describing her history of activism, her history of hunger-strikes, and why she believes in the Climate Justice Fast.
Day 23 Update from Anna
Day 23 Update from Anna K, including some thoughts on 'what it will really take' to solve climate change. More writings on this topic coming soon.
GOT Fasting? Yes, they are!
GOT MILK? Nope, got fasting. At least that's what alumni of the Greenpeace Organizing term are doing in solidarity with CJF. Below are some responses from a few participants on how their day of not eating has been.
Day 23- Paul (The Gita and Peter Singer)
This is quite long and rambling. All stuff I wanted to say, but will take out a chunk of your life to listen to. As Tenacious D says, 'for psycho fans only' :)
Tina’s Vlog: Day 21 Give Thanks!
Day 21: Thanksgiving in San Francisco. The City is so empty!
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Food and Equity
It's been a little while since I've written - been very busy preparing for COP, moving houses in Copenhagen, and so on. But with all this 'not eating', it's encouraged me to reflect on diets and their contribution to the climate problem.
In truth, the indulgent eating habits of many in the over-developed, over-consuming world are amongst our most inequitable daily habits. They are probably also amongst the easiest of our habits to change. Unlike those other low-carbon lifestyle changes, like 'stop driving your car and catch the bus instead' - where the alternatives simply may not exist, or may be really really inconvenient, due to poor government services (get to work lobbying them, people!) - the alternatives to our high-impact western diet are very readily available: just choose the vegetarian option!
