- This event has passed.
PLEASE NOTE: We have decided to POSTPONE this gathering to give our community time to reflect about a counter-protest against our last event on 8/4 and continuing online harassment. Please stay tuned for future peace activities and gatherings. In the meantime, we ask you not to forgot those who are suffering most in our world.
Collective Solidarity Fast for Gaza
August 11 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
At a time when thousands of people in Gaza are facing malnutrition and starvation, we are inviting people to set aside a day to fast in solidarity. Fasting raises our awareness of what the Palestinian people are experiencing, and increases our compassion.
On Monday, August 11th, please consider fasting during the day and praying for the speedy delivery of food, medicine, and other necessities for the people in Gaza.
At 6pm, we’ll gather in the sanctuary of the Spiritual Center to reflect on our experiences of fasting and pray together for all who are suffering from hunger in Gaza and around the world.*
Through our fasting and our time together, we will build our collective hope and resolve to build a world in which the sacredness and humanity of each person is recognized and respected, and in which violent warfare is no longer accepted as a way to resolve international disputes.
As a way to support those experiencing hunger, given that delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza is currently blocked, you are invited to donate to a local food bank such as the Natick Service Council or to bring nonperishable food and hygiene products for our Common Good Mini Pantry at the Spiritual Center.
*We are also mindful, for example, that millions of people in Sudan, South Sudan, and Haiti are also facing emergency levels of food insecurity due to destabilizing conflicts and displacement.
