I am inviting any and all who wish to join me in solidarity to go on a hunger strike in support of the ripped-apart families at the border who have already suffered so much in their native lands. Starting tomorrow, I will embark on a water fast, with a small amount of black coffee in the am to avoid headaches. I realize this is a compromise, but it is the best I can do.
Many of us have donated money, signed petitions, tweeted, called our Congress-critters and Senators and even gotten out into the street to demonstrate our opposition. Ultimately, for the average person, all we have left is our bodies. I invite you to use your body as an instrument of protest. Let the restaurants, cafes, supermarkets and groceries in your neighborhood feel the absence, wonder what is going on, make a dent. Speak about your strike to all who will listen. (Those of you with medical issues, such as diabetes, pregnancy, kidney stones, or other conditions that make fasting hazardous to yourself, by all means don’t. ) But I am calling on all the able bodied to send a strong message, via our bodies and our habits. Let’s be heard! Families shall be treated humanely, re-unified, and given an opportunity to plead their case in the American judicial system---not summarily deported as Trump wants!