ClimateFast joins with Fasting for the Climate movement
People from all walks of life are fasting to stand in solidarity with vulnerable people who are the most affected by dangerous climate impacts. By choosing not to eat on the first day of every month, a growing movement of fasters including many faith communities, youth groups and environmentalist is calling for world leaders to act to confront the climate crisis.
The Fasting for the Climate movement started at the UN climate negotiations in Warsaw in November 2013. The fast was started by Yeb Saño, Philippines climate commissioner, after Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda had just devastated the Philippines. This ongoing fast seeks to send a message to governments that people from all walks of life, from all corners of the globe, expect climate action. We will fast on the first day of every month, until countries agree to a comprehensive, fair climate action plan that puts the world on a pathway to phase out carbon pollution. Watch the video: (1 min. 30 sec)
Please join us on the first of each month. We invite you to be part of Fast for the Climate. If you are fasting in Canada, please send a message to us at climatefast@climatefast.ca. We will keep you informed of developments here in Canada and internationally as we work for climate action in the months ahead. We welcome your ideas. We welcome a wide variety of participation, whether food fasting, carbon fasting, or developing other actions for the first of the month. Please ALSO sign up here to join the international list of people around the world who are fasting.
We can make great changes together.
A growing range of individuals, organizations and networks are already involved:
- The Lutheran World Federation
- The World Council of Churches
- CIDSE
- ACT Alliance
- Climate Action Network
- The Global Call for Climate Action
- Avaaz
- 350.org
- Move On
- Friends of the Earth
- 18 Million Rising
- Forecast the Facts
- Fast for the Earth
- ClimateFast