For those who were following the story from yesterday (
http://www.dailykos.com/... ) about the arrests at the Indepenedence Day March in Washington,. DC, Geoff and Chloe were released in the late afternoon. Geoff and Raed Jabbar were on Democracy Now this morning talking about why we are here.
This morning we all gathered in a circle, which quickly grew. We shared our reasons for fasting as well as how long we plan to fast. I said I am doing this day-by-day. I am continuing to stick with water only, and I feel a little light-headed, but not hungry yet.
We met some new folks, including John Pope from West Palm Beach, Florida, who heard about the fast yesterday morning and flew up to be with us for a few days. "This is history", he told me. "I believe in fasting as an effective means of showing your determination. I mean, everyone gets hungry. People notice."
"The real reason is my belief that the longer we stay over there, the deeper the hole we dig. You can't fight terror by building hatred. You can only fight these things with love, one human to another."
Not bad for a guy who hasn't even had the messaging workshop starting in a few moments.
We also talked about health issues, taking care of ourselves (a physician has joined us). Father Louie Vitale from San Francisco, who is sitting with us in his Franciscan robes, delighted a group of visiting Italians by speaking with them in Italian. We all joined in with PACE, PACE. International understanding. It isn't so hard, really...
More to come.