The solution to political polarization isn’t to fight harder, but to create the conditions for a peaceful resolution. The monthly fast for peace serves as a temporary truce, an agreement to stop fighting for a day and cooperate around advancing shared policy goals. Days of fasting are rooted in American tradition as a way to demonstrate solidarity across the country..
The fast itself is simple: For 24 hours (mostly on the 15th of the month), give up food and recreational intoxicants, drinking only water. Dinner-to-dinner fasts are common. Since the American Union has no official status on the ballot, observance of the fast also serves as recognition of it as a political bargaining unit for the American people.
A shared sacrifice toward a common goal brings people together, like rationing during World War Two. It has power, giving us the moral authority to demand Martin Luther King’s triple evils of poverty, racism and militarism be addressed by enacting the Trump–Biden Peace Plan before the election.
The 2024 campaign culminates on October 15, where the fast for peace demonstrates a commitment to voting for the American Union endorsed candidates on November 5. Candidates for federal office compete for the endorsement on this day, joining the fast for peace if they are willing to take up this demand
You’re invited to join the next fast for peace (shared on social media as #fastforpeace). If you’re willing, please fill out this form. You will receive a reminder email on the 13th of the month, with a Zoom link to our monthly meetup at 7pm ET on the 15th.
The monthly fast for peace serves as a hub for the American Union model of collaborative democracy. Your confirmation email will include links to download a free copy of the sci-fi novel Looking Backward from the Tricentennial, which shows how this new political structure could work in 2076. The conversations within the novel also offer details on the 2024 legislative package and the principles of nonviolence which serve as its foundation.
