We’re all ravenous for real policy solutions to global warming, but some are feeling the hunger pains more than others.
At the Climate Change and Higher Education conference on November 26th, 2007, with the presidents of Arizona State University, University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University as well as 200 students, educators and administrators in attendance, Focus the Nation campus organizer and UA student Vincent Pawlowski announced he would be joining Ted Glick of the U.S. Climate Emergency Council in fasting until Congress passes strong climate change legislation.
Already, hundreds of local and state politicians have confirmed attendance at Green Democracy roundtables, as has the first US Representative. With more than a thousand events and counting planned around the country, Focus the Nation will be the biggest day of education and action on global warming solutions to date. As the event grows, our appetite at headquarters is growing too. We want every politician in America to get an invitation to discuss global warming solutions.
Find out what events are happening near you, or sign-up now to get something started. As climate activists, we have a lot on our plates. Our workload isn’t lightening any time soon. Stay hungry.
Hey Alex,
Great post, thanks. One correction, I am not a professor, but an engineer who is again a student, this time in sustainable community development.
I am excited by movement in congress in at least getting one global warming bill this week. I’d like to see better, but we have to start somewhere.
By the way, this is not my first fast for action on global warming, on September 4, I joined Ted and hundreds of others around the country to fast for a day. I continued for four days.
Today, December 4th is the 8th day of my current fast. After day 5 of nothing but water and vitamins, I have added clear fruit juices.
I intend to continue to until congress adjourns or the Polar Bear Plunge this Saturday, December 8.
Ted and I are not the only ones fasting until congress passes strong climate legislation. There is a growing number of people joining around the country.
From the first fast:
Momentum Building for September 4th Climate Emergency Fast. By Ted Glick, ClimateEmergency.org, August 24, 2007. “The September 4th (and beyond) Climate Emergency Fast keeps growing and building! A week ago there were 310 of us; today there are 535. Some of those who’ve joined include Rev. Jim Wallis of Sojourners, Indian author and activist Vandana Shiva, South African poet Dennis Brutus… Rev. Charles Morris of Michigan Interfaith Power and Light… Bill McKibben and other Step It Up leaders… and many more… The primary purpose of this action is to bring political pressure on the U.S. Congress, demanding that they pass strong climate legislation.
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_6813.cfm