Sonoma County Interfaith Public Fast

Our next public fast is Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025 in support of the migrant community of Sonoma County. It will be held from 7am to 7pm, with concluding activities and ceremony running from 5pm-7pm at Old Courthouse Square (3rd St/Santa Rosa Ave) in Santa Rosa.

Interfaith Public Fast stands in solidarity with all migrant communities, including LGBTQAI+ migrants and other additionally vulnerable people. Especially in this time of increasing harassment by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which threatens individuals’ rights and the destabilizing of our wider community, we invite people of faith and people of conscience to join us in this act of fasting and non-violence.

To view our full press release, click here.

Our first public fast was Thursday, March 2nd, 2023, from sunup to sundown, in witness and solidarity with the unsheltered of Sonoma County. Many people participated, fasting in some fashion, and many attended our gathering at the Life Center at the end of the day (see photo gallery below). We remain committed to supporting the unhoused and unsheltered community in this county, and encourage you to click on the resources button below, and offer your funds or your time to one or more of the organizations listed there.