An inspiring conference about the initiative fast for the climate took place at the
Climate Generation Areas of COP 21 yesterday; fasting goes beyond political
negotiations and appears as a wonderful way to build bridges.
This was
the forceful message of Barry Coates, who was Executive Director of Oxfam New Zealand.
He became part of a group which decided to fast one day, seen as an effective
way of giving solidarity to others.
"We are fasting to push the negotiations
for millions of people who are hungry", Pranita Biswasi said. All people who
fasted yesterday, they did for a more equitable world and for calling leaders
to take action on climate change.
They did it because they made clear that limiting global temperature rise to 2
degrees is not enough. They underlined that if we
want to bring climate change under control we have no choice but to work
together. Thus, much more important that climate justice today is the legacy to
future generations.
Philipino diplomat Yeb Sano went on
pilgrimage for 60 days from Rome to Paris. But Paris was not the final
destination. Action of fasting connects him in solidarity with people that really
suffered climate change and have no options to eat. Yeb Sano became the face of
the UN Climate Talks in Warsaw (Poland) in 2013 when he broke down in tears
while speaking at UN Talks in COP19. According to him, a moral crisis is
actually the problem. To try to solve this, one of the most inspiring things
now is how faith based communities turns into solidarity.
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