Name: “Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza”
             Organized by Veterans For Peace

Duration: Core fasters will fast for 40 days. 250 calories/day to approximate what people in Gaza have.
 
Who: Anyone who agrees with the two demands of the fast: 1) Full humanitarian aid to Gaza under UN authority 2) Stop all U.S. weapons to Israel.  Join for as many days as possible — all 40 days, one day, or anything between. We recommend a Ramadan-type fast (sunup to sundown) and will include suggestions for other fasting modes.
 
Organizations can become formal participants (similar to “sponsors”) by 
  • Agreeing to the two demands 1) Full humanitarian aid to Gaza under UN authority and 2) Stop all U.S. weapons to Israel
  • Sending a written endorsement to Rev. Addie Domske addiedomske@fosna.org  cc: Mary Clare Reitz mikemaryclare@cinci.rr.com  
  • Promoting the fast among their membership
  • Having members join the fast for as many days as possible and reporting that information to Addie and Mary Clare so we can keep a total of people who are fasting 
Location: Central location will be NYC across from the UN, with many people fasting throughout the country and hopefully beyond, tied together via social media featuring frequent updates from NY and elsewhere.  Participating organizations are encouraged to send a representative to the central location in NYC for the whole time or any portion.
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Thank you SO much for helping make this a reality.  No matter the outcome we can say we’ve done the best we can.
 
Peace and Love,
 
Mike
 

 
Mike Ferner, Navy Corpsman 1969-73