Dear
friends,
Brave indigenous tribes are fighting
a
Canadian mining giant that plans to open a
toxic gold mine in the heart of their
sacred Amazon lands! One tribe is
facing
extinction if this disaster goes ahead
-- now grassroots groups are asking for our help!
The
mining company is close to getting all its permits -- but
the tribes have managed to delay the project through the
courts. Now,
mounting losses are putting pressure
on investors to pull out.
This is our moment
to strike.
Experts say the mine's top investor,
Agnico Eagle Mines, cares about its international
reputation as a sustainability leader. If one million of
us call them out for this project, and
deliver the petition
to shareholders at their annual meeting in weeks, we could
be the game-changer to end this insane venture.
Add your name to stand with the guardians of the AmazonIf
the mine goes ahead, they'll need to build a dam too -- to
hold
a mountain of chemical waste twice the size of
Rio's iconic Sugarloaf. In 2015, a similar, smaller
structure broke, leaking the equivalent of 20,000 Olympics
pools of toxic sludge into the rivers and ocean, killing 19
people. And now
the same engineer who said that dam
was "100% safe" is in charge of this mine's safety report!
This region is home to 9 indigenous tribes, and
hundreds of traditional communities.
One of the tribes
only recently made contact with "modern
civilisation” -- now they're stepping out to fight
for their survival!
Agnico has huge leverage.
If they pull out, the project is dead. But they're operating
under the radar and without public attention they'll keep
funneling money into the project. A million pairs of eyes
drilling into them now can convince them to give up.
Let’s welcome shareholders to their annual meeting in
Toronto with a hard-hitting campaign,
show them the
disastrous nature of the project they're backing, and push
them to drop it for good. Sign and share:
Add your name to stand with the guardians of the AmazonFrom Europe, to South
America, Africa to Asia, our movement has stood with
indigenous peoples and local communities to protect our
planet’s treasures against powerful corporations and
mega-projects. Let's do it again for the Amazon!
With
hope and determination,
Luis, Diego, Flora, Danny,
Joseph, Alice and the whole Avaaz team
MORE
INFORMATION:
Judge halts excavation plans for
largest-ever Brazilian gold mine (Mongabay)
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/02/judge-halts-excavation-plans-for-largest-ever-brazilian-goldmine/
Destruction advances along the Xingu River
(Social Environmental Stories)
https://medium.com/social-environmental-stories/destruction-advances-along-the-xingu-river-146aa86d9ae4Despite
the damage caused by the Belo Monte Dam, the government of
Pará approved a license for the biggest gold mining project in
the same region. (Environmental Justice Atlas)
https://ejatlas.org/conflict/belo-sun-mining-project-brasilLicense
Revoked for Belo Sun Gold Mine in Victory for Indigenous
Rights in Brazil (Amazon Watch)
http://amazonwatch.org/news/2017/1207-license-revoked-for-belo-sun-gold-mine-in-victory-for-indigenous-rights-in-brazilBrazil
suspends Belo Sun's gold mine licence, stock collapses
(Mining.com)
http://www.mining.com/brazil-suspends-belo-suns-gold-mine-licence-stock-collapses/
