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Earth
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Dear
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Earth
just had the hottest day, week, and month in
120,000
years.
Four
continents are under extreme heat warnings and
Canada has been on fire for months. Skies in the
US turned a toxic orange, Beijing residents are
hiding underground, and millions are starving
from a mega-drought in East Africa.
And
this is just the start.
The
pandemic killed millions and put the world on
lockdown. But the intensifying climate crisis
will be of a totally different magnitude,
lasting for centuries. This is
the fight of our lives -- for our
lives.
Our movement
has a pivotal role to play, right now.
From putting European governments on trial for
fuelling the climate crisis, to going all-out
for the Amazon at the emergency summit happening
now -- the weeks and months ahead could be
decisive.
You've generously funded Avaaz
campaigns before, thank you -- now we're
counting on your support to launch the emergency
action plan.
Read more below --
but if you're already feeling the
extreme urgency of this moment, please fund our
fight by making a weekly donation.
Avaaz is 100% funded by people like you, and the
more we raise, the harder we can fight!
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Humans
are fragile. Beyond a certain temperature, we
simply overheat and die. Some
parts of the planet are now approaching that red
line, when just a few hours outside will be
deadly. Yet world leaders are still
aggressively fuelling the crisis. We're the
snake eating its own tail. As the
world bakes, this is the moment to harness
public attention and force radical
action. But we're up against the
world's most powerful corporations and
governments. While our voices are powerful,
regular donations allow us to power months-long
court cases, pivotal research, and direct
advocacy in the halls of
power. Our small donations,
pooled from across the planet, will have a
direct impact at this critical time. If
we raise enough, our movement could:
- Supercharge a ground-breaking court
case that could legally force
32 European governments to take radical climate
action. We're going all out, but funding is
tighter than ever.
- Unleash a
campaigning firestorm at a crucial summit to
save the Amazon -- happening now! We're
funding a powerful delegation of Indigenous
leaders to attend the emergency talks, and Avaaz
campaigners are on the ground right now,
channeling our voices into negotiations!
- Support 21
young people who are putting the entire US
government on trial for intensifying
the climate crisis. This historic case could
accelerate our fight for the future like nothing
else -- and we can fund its very foundations.
- Launch bold,
new mass-mobilisation campaigns to put
maximum pressure on decision makers at this
crucial moment in history; and
- Support vulnerable communities in
the wake of climate disasters --
reacting at lightning speed with huge campaigns
to draw global attention.
The climate
crisis is not just urgent or serious. It is
existential. When the world is in peril,
you don't stop fighting -- you go harder than
ever. We'll do it together. Donate what you can
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Avaaz
isn't just about petitions. We are a thriving
movement of people, from every country on Earth.
We are lawyers, activists, journalists, and
grandparents -- and we are holding our leaders'
feet to the fire. We are funding giant nature
reserves, fighting alongside Indigenous
communities, and defending the Earth's most
precious ecosystems. When millions of us come
together, across the planet, we are capable of
the most extraordinary things. This moment
demands nothing less. With fierce hope
and endless determination, always, Mike,
Adela, Kaitlin, Camille, Bert, Diego, Nick, Ana
Sofia, Alis, and the whole team at
Avaaz ------We
send emails like this because they virtually
guarantee our movement can have a direct impact
in the world. We can't all be lawyers
or frontline defenders fighting for the planet
-- but we can fund direct impact at this crucial
time. Here are 5
reasons to support Avaaz:
- Your donations
create real change in the world. Avaaz
only raises funds through emails like this. It
keeps our fundraising costs low, ensuring your
donations are directly used in active campaigns
that have proven impact in the world.
- Avaaz is
fiercely independent of any government
or corporate funding. It means we can campaign
on the most critical issues, without fear or
favour. Everything we do is thanks to Avaaz
members around the world. You.
- Accountability
is built into every single one of our
campaigns. Annual member polls help to
set our agenda, and we normally only run
campaigns that receive a critical mass of
support. You help to decide what we fight for,
and how. We are fiercely democratic and
people-power is in our DNA.
- It
works! We have an exceptional team, and
operate in 21 languages to mobilise millions of
people on the biggest challenges of our times.
We strive for systemic change, not piecemeal
solutions. For a dose of people-powered
victories, follow us on Twitter, Facebook,
and Instagram.
- We punch way
above our weight. With a global
movement of almost 70 million people, from every
country on Earth, we ensure our voices are in
the room, impacting the decisions that will
shape our collective
future.
Image Credit: Josh
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