PublishedJuly 30, 2022, 7:55 PM
Clos-du-Doubs (Ju)He wants to go a month without eating in the name of the climate
An artist from Saint-Ursanne announces that he will stop eating from August 1 to denounce the excesses of a world which, despite the climate emergency, refuses to forge other habits.
“August will be a long and hot month.” David Orange is realistic about the long diet that awaits him. This painter residing in Saint-Ursanne, in the town of Clos-du-Doubs (JU), decided to observe a hunger strike from August 1 to 31, “in the name of the climate and nature”. If he does not expect an “act that will revolutionize the world”, the 50-year-old sees through his hunger strike a way of “denouncing in a demanding way a world of pollution and waste”.
David Orange confirmed his decision at Jura daily. Contacted by 20 minutes, the one who says he has turned his back on planes for twenty years, admits using the car and that it could appear “incoherent” in relation to his fight in the name of the climate and nature. But, in terms of demanding fasting, this would not be his first experience. “I have already given up eating for forty days in silence and discretion. This time, I decided to publicize my action to remind decision-makers that life is more important than money and that we must look for ways out by forging other habits in favor of a more united world, “claims the ‘artist.
Anyone who goes without food for thirty-one days expects to be physically weakened by the end of August. But, for the artist-painter, it does not matter. “My spirit will be strengthened. A long fast is necessarily a spiritual journey”, philosopher David Orange.
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