Hello John,

Today, over 300 Californians across the state will begin a 12-hour solidarity fast, alongside 8 multi-day fasters, including organizing legend Dolores Huerta, to send a message to congress: Don’t Starve CA!

We’re doing this to call out the sellout reps in CA who are working with Congress to pass devastating cuts to our vital lifelines, all to line the pockets of their billionaire buddies while betraying the communities they swore to serve.

A solidarity fast is a voluntary commitment to go without food for a set time to draw attention to an important issue. To those of you fasting today: may your fast go well and bring you the clarity and resolve that we need to continue, and win, this fight. Thank you for taking part in this powerful action.

Here are other ways you can take action today to say #DontStarveCA and support the solidarity fasters:

1. Call these California representatives to demand that they Don’t Starve CA! You don’t have to live in their district.

David Valadao (Kern County): (202) 225-4695

Young Kim (Orange County): (714) 984-2440

Ken Calvert (Inland Empire): (951) 277-0042

Script: “Hundreds of Californians are fasting today to call out the cruel cuts that [Representative Name] is helping to pass right now. Their decisions will hurt millions. I'm calling to tell [representative name] - Don't Starve CA! These heartless cuts will impact Medicaid, food assistance programs, and other essential lifelines that [I/my grandma/my kids/veterans] depend on to survive! [Representative Name] is betraying [me/my grandma/my kids/veterans] and millions of others, just so they can give their billionaire friends handouts. They are starving our state.”

2. Follow @wercalifornia and all the We Are California partner organizations on our story who are leading these powerful actions. Help us share the video testimonies of the solidarity fasters and make sure to tag your representative in Congress so they get the message.

3. Send a letter to your representatives - use this form to email your representatives in Congress and let them know - Hands off our healthcare

4. Share your story - Help us tell the story of these cuts. We need to show the real impacts these reckless decisions will have. There is nothing more powerful than the story of us.

In Solidarity,

We Are California

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