Eric and Jeremiah have completed their month-long refugee fast. For Eric, the physical changes he experienced is quite startling: Below are
Category: Seeking Empathy – A One Month Refugee Diet
In solidarity with all of the displaced from Darfur, SGN teammates Jeremiah Forest and Eric Angel will participate on a month-long fast, matching his diet to the ones of refugees we have recently visited in the desert. They will write daily journals and regularly upload pictures and video, sharing their experience.
Join him for a day or more of his fast. He’ll let you know what he’s eating, which will be the same thing during the entire month!
Willow’s Thanksgiving Journal
I joined Eric on the Refugee Diet on Thanksgiving Day not only to support him on a holiday surrounded with an
Eric’s Journal – Day 30
Below are some photos documenting the observable effects of living on a wheat diet of 1,000 Calories a day for just
Eric’s Journal – Day 29
Thanksgiving was what I had been looking forward to all month. My girlfriend Willow, who has given me rock-solid support and
Jeremiah’s Journal – Day 27
My First Thanksgiving I never would have imagined that my first true Thanksgiving would be my first Thanksgiving without any special,
Eric’s Journal – Day 22
A friend recently sent me a very appropriate e-mail that compared a week’s worth of food in various cultures. There were
Eric’s Journal – Day 20
Today marks the 2/3 point of the month, and 1 week until Thanksgiving in the US. Yesterday I saw, the first
Jeremiah’s Journal – Day 17
I was advised again that I should start some sort of multivitamin. This has been about the fifth serious request that
Eric’s Journal – Day 16
Sunday night and Jeremiah and I are now on the downhill half of the month. I’ve been having trouble finding the
Jeremiah’s Journal – Day 15
“Rise and shine campers…..it’s Groundhog Day!” Another day, another bowl of wheat. My meals are becoming so monotonous; at least I