Our friends at Greenpeace have just been ordered to pay an oil
company over $660 million in damages because they
dared to peacefully oppose a destructive pipeline.
Ekō could be next.
Fossil fuel giants are now emboldened to sue climate defenders
out of existence. And Trump is making these attacks
easier than ever. He has gutted the Environmental
Protection Agency by slashing over 1,000 jobs, supported ramping up
fossil fuel extraction, and vowed to “stop the wave of frivolous
litigation from environmental extremists”.
We’ve gone after Trump’s biggest allies. We’ve embarrassed fossil
fuel giants and helped win real victories against some very powerful
and very rich corporations. So let’s face it – we’re on
their radar.
That’s why we need to be ready to protect
ourselves when the time comes. If
everyone chips in what they can, we could build a legal fund to dip
into whenever necessary, no matter where we (or even partners) face
attacks in the world. Together, we can make sure our movement stays
strong in the fight against corporate exploitation.
Big business has bottomless pockets but we
have you.
Can you chip in to help protect Ekō?
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We’re at a chilling turning
point for free speech. Not only is the fossil fuel industry
attempting to kill environmental movements for peacefully
protesting, it's seeking immunity from lawsuits that would hold them
accountable for their reckless pollution!
Worse, oil and gas lobbyists have been pushing destructive
anti-protest laws that could result in non-violent climate activists
ending up behind bars for up to ten years.
And this nightmare isn’t just a US problem. New laws in the UK
and Australia have slowly given police more powers to crack down on
peaceful protestors. Environmental activists in the Global
South have long been some of the most at-risk climate defenders, for
putting their lives on the line to speak out against reckless
corporations forcing us into climate chaos.
These climate criminals are after one thing: carte blanche to
destroy the planet. And they plan to sue, intimidate, and bankrupt
anyone who gets in their way. All of this is designed to
scare communities like ours into silence, but we won’t back
down.
Our playbook is different. It’s built on people power. It's built
on you.
We don’t take money from governments or corporations. Every campaign, every
victory, every act of resistance is possible because people like you
take action when it matters.
Now is one of those moments. If all of us chip
in just a little, we could create one of the biggest legal funds in
history to protect Ekō and campaigners everywhere, and make sure
we’re never caught off guard by corporate giants trying to take us
down.
With the Trump administration putting polluters over the planet
– and trying to silence all of us who speak out against the
rich and powerful – we need your help more than ever before.
Can you help us keep our movement strong?
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Your donation will help power Ekō
and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the
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