Climate activists start indefinite fasting to push leaders to sign strong deal at Copenhagen which can last for more than 6 weeks! 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/06/copenhagen-activists-hunger-strike

Anna Keenan and Sara Svensson expected to be joined by at least 150 others as 'moral response to an immoral situation'

John Vidal guardian.co.uk Friday 6 November 2009 Time 17.09 GMT

Paul Connor Anna Keenan Sara Svensson Diane Wilson Scores of environmental activists from five continents have begun a fast to put pressure on countries to agree a strong deal at climate negotiations in Copenhagen next month.

Two of the activists, Anna Keenan 24, an Australian, and Sara Svensson 22, a Swede, launched their water-only Climate Justice Fast today at climate talks in Barcelona, and expect to go without food for more than a month until environment officials meet in Copenhagen.

They called their action "a moral response to an immoral situation" and expect to be joined by hundreds of other young people in Australia, Europe and the US who will fast for shorter periods. "The whole world needs to wake up to the tragedy of climate change. Politics as usual is a massive injustice to the poorest people, the planet and to future generations," said Anna Keenan, an Australian who has degrees in physics, maths and environmental studies and has worked as a government adviser.

Svensson admitted to being inspired by Gandhi: "Fasting is the one weapon that God has given us in times of utter helplessness. This is such a time. I do not intend to go into this as a kamikaze suicide mission," she said. "I do this out of love of life. I hope it will inspire others. Your goal in life cannot be to just be comfortable and ignore the consequences. This is a positive act."

The two women, who have long histories of campaigning, said that other forms of activism have not worked. They will now travel by boat to Copenhagen next week, and will be under medical supervision throughout. "We are not asking people to join us. But a large number of people have said they want to join in. At least 150 people are fasting today and others will join us on a rotational basis," said Keenan.

They were backed in Barcelona by Agnes Kushanl, a Kenyan aid agency worker with Cafod: "I applaud them. Many people in my country are dying from hunger because of the failed rains. We need more such courage. The people who have contributed least to climate change are suffering the most. It is really, really bad back home."

See video for the Climate Justice Fast  http://tr.im/cjf611 Updates on the  Climate Justice Fast   http://cuddlendance.com/CJF.aspx Non participation by vast majority of human being as BIG consumers while handful of eco-activists risk their lives to save us is INJUSTICE! Lifestyle changes are band-aids while the mitigation of Climate Change is bad enough to need surgery to FORCE people to cut down urges needs and

wants. Humans are not going to do this voluntarily. They have to be forced by laws and inflicting of inordinate level taxes on luxury items!