Stop Starving Gaza

Organized by Jewish Voice for Peace - Detroit

For more than 3 months, the Israeli government has blocked nearly all food aid from entering Gaza. We refuse to accept business as usual while the people of Gaza are being intentionally starved to death.

JVP Detroit invites you or your organization/congregation to join our rolling solidarity fast. We aim to pressure Senators Elissa Slotkin and Gary Peters to use their power to STOP STARVING GAZA and STOP ARMING ISRAEL.
The fast will begin on June 14th, 2025 and continue until Gaza is fed. By participating, you are committing to a public-facing fast lasting between 12 and 48 hours. There are a number of ways to fast that are sensitive to each person’s capacity, so all of us can participate (See below).

As a fast participant, we expect you to:
- Share about your fast via a testimonial for social media, and directly to your networks via other formats (email, text, in person). We $, using key messaging that will we will provide. We want you to:
  - Ask as many people as possible to participate in our Call to Action (bit.ly/JVP-GAZA): tell Senators Slotkin and Peters to Stop Starving Gaza and Stop Arming Israel.
  - Help raise funds for the Grassroots International Palestine Solidarity Fund.
- Recruit at least 3 others to join the rolling solidarity fast (bit.ly/JVPD-FAST).
We encourage Jewish fasters to talk to and help organize your Jewish networks especially. Could you engage your congregation? Organize a break-fast shabbat? Get creative!

Fasters will receive our Soldarity Fast Action Toolkit to support your participation. Whether or not fasting is the right fit for you, you can still sign on and share our CALL TO ACTION.
Use the form below to sign up.

We will send you emails and occasional text messages, including reminders and check-ins about your upcoming fast. We will not publicize your name or information without your consent. We will not share your information with anyone. JVP-D will delete ALL content you share with us (other than content posted directly to social media) by 12/29/25.
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By signing up here, you are committing to participate in the solidarity fast for a period of 12-48 hours.
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choose the dates that I would like to fast (You will be redirected to SignUp.com upon form submission.)be assigned a date for my fast - JVP-D will contact you to provide a date.
*There are many ways to participate in the solidarity fast and we encourage each person to choose the most meaningful option for them. Some non-exhaustive suggestions are below.

CLICK TO LEARN MORE about the methods of fasting we recommend.
Solidarity Fast Participation
Food-Based Fasts:
1. Traditional fast, i.e, Yom Kippur or Ramadan-style. Abstain from eating and drinking from sundown to sundown or sunrise to sunset, i.e. 12 to 24 hours. (Fasting can include drinking water and/or liquids if this is necessary for your health or capacity to fast).
2. Gaza solidarity fast. Eat 250-1,400 calories per 24 hour period that you fast. The average Gazan is subsisting on 1,400 calories a day – 67% of what the human body needs to survive. Many Gazans consume far less, going days with nothing at all. In April Oxfam estimated that people in Northern Gaza had an average of 245 calories per day).
Safety-Based Fasts:
1. Abstain from the indoors. With so many buildings destroyed in Gaza, many people are living in tents or makeshift shelters. Set up a temporary encampment outside your congregation’s building and spend 12-48 hours eating, sleeping, etc., there.
2. Abstain from your normal hygiene routines. Soap and running water are scarce in Gaza. Reduce or eliminate showers for a few days to a week. Handwash your clothes instead of using your washing machine.
Consumer Boycott Fast
1. Abstain from BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions - https://www.bdsmovement.net/) targets, such as Amazon, Google, Disney, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Burger King, Domino’s, Papa John’s, or Pizza Hut for a week, month, or indefinitely!
2. Boycott Chevron: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/boycottchevron
3. Ask your pharmacist to avoid Teva Pharmaceuticals when possible: https://boycottteva.org/
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Fasters will receive our Soldarity Fast Action Toolkit to support your participation. Whether or not fasting is the right fit for you, you can still sign on and share our CALL TO ACTION.

Use the form below to sign up.

By signing up here, you are committing to participate in the solidarity fast for a period of 12-48 hours.

Solidarity Fast Participation

Food-Based Fasts:

Safety-Based Fasts:

Consumer Boycott Fast