People are deliberately starting fires in the #AmazonRainforest to illegally deforest indigenous land for cattle ranching
Pataxó woman:
“These assholes came in and burned down [our reservation]... I want all of the media here to see this”
Pataxó woman:
“These assholes came in and burned down [our reservation]... I want all of the media here to see this”
TRANSLATION:
For 2 years we’ve fought to preserve [our reservation] & these assholes came in & burned it down.
They are killing our rivers, our sources of life, & now they have set our reserve on fire. Tomorrow we are closing the roads & I want all the media here to see this.
For 2 years we’ve fought to preserve [our reservation] & these assholes came in & burned it down.
They are killing our rivers, our sources of life, & now they have set our reserve on fire. Tomorrow we are closing the roads & I want all the media here to see this.
🌎The #AmazonFires show there can be no #GreenNewDeal w/out indigenous rights
🌳By safeguarding sovereignty over ancestral lands-- which make up 1/4 of the earth's surface-- we can reverse deforestation
⚖️#GND is our best shot at stabilizing the climate & repairing injustice
🌳By safeguarding sovereignty over ancestral lands-- which make up 1/4 of the earth's surface-- we can reverse deforestation
⚖️#GND is our best shot at stabilizing the climate & repairing injustice
The time for talk is over. We must #ActForTheAmazon.
On Sept 20 - hundreds of thousands of us will be taking to the streets, demanding our politicians take bold action on the climate crisis.
Join the global #ClimateStrike ⤵️
actionnetwork.org/events/join-th…
On Sept 20 - hundreds of thousands of us will be taking to the streets, demanding our politicians take bold action on the climate crisis.
Join the global #ClimateStrike ⤵️
actionnetwork.org/events/join-th…
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