Hunger Strike: Climate Justice Fast! « It’s Getting Hot In Here

Under certain circumstances, fasting is the one weapon God has given us for use in times of utter helplessness.

- Ghandi

Martin Luther King said that

A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.

Our grandparents went to battle as soldiers in the second world war ready to lay down their lives for the freedom of their nations. We have a comparable if not bigger threat in climate change.

Who am I to say that I’m not going to make that sort of sacrifice?
Even if there is damage to myself, it’s nothing compared to the global catastrophe that we are heading for if we fail to solve this crisis.

Check out Deepa Gupta’s earlier post here

About Anna

Anna C Keenan is a climate activist, thinker and organiser working to create the paradigm-shift that we all so desperately need. She is currently working as an independent volunteer activist and is a key organiser behind Climate Justice Fast , a long-term hunger-strike in the lead-up to the Copenhagen Climate summit. Originally from Australia, Anna attended the COP13 in Bali in 2007 with the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, and in 2008, together with four other young Australians, travelled overland - without flying - from Singapore to Poland for the COP14, taking one month to do so. She has remained in Europe since, coordinating the 'AVAAZ Action Factory' in Europe during the summer, and working extensively with the international youth community who engages with the UNFCCC process. Her diverse activist experiences span non-violent direct action at Climate Camp in Australia to NGO campaigns with trade unions, and she has been a presenter as part of Al Gore's Climate Project since 2006. Anna is characterised by her firm resolve, strong commitment to her principles, and endlessly bouncy hyperactivity.

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