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A
new proposed law in Peru could unleash hell
in the Amazon, in a massive onslaught
against isolated Indigenous
communities. Local leaders are trying
to block it -- and have asked for help
to make their call massive, hoping that
a groundswell of support from global voices
could tip the scales in their favor.
Let's answer their urgent call
-- and deliver our strong numbers in the
corridors of power to block this bill! Sign the
petition and share with everyone:
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Dear
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Peru's
lawmakers are about to vote on a new law that
could cause a genocide in the
Amazon.
This hellish proposal
has a target: the sacred lands of isolated
Indigenous communities, who are unaware
of the danger surrounding
them.
Backed by miners, loggers
and oil lobbyists, if this law passes, it could
strip these isolated communities of their land
rights, and create a new wave of
invasions, destruction, violence and deadly
viruses.
We need to act.
Fast!
Indigenous leaders from
across the country have taken their plea to the
press, organising protests and lobbying
lawmakers. But they fear this won't be enough to
stop the law. Now, they have asked our
help to make this global -- hoping that a
groundswell of support from global voices could
tip the scales in their
favor.
Let's answer
their call -- add your voice now, and
let's shield these communities from this hellish
onslaught:
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Indigenous
Peoples have protected over a third of the
Amazon rainforest, keeping it intact for
generations. But now, private interests are
exploiting political instability to dismantle
the very law that shields uncontacted
communities in Peru, and to satisfy their
relentless greed for oil drilling, logging, and
industrial agriculture.
This is a
fight for survival - and it's unfair:
25 communities living in isolation, unaware of
the danger they face, up against formidable
lobbyists determined to undermine the legal
protections that help ensure their
survival.
We cannot let this
happen.
Local leaders are
sparing no effort to halt what many call the
“genocide bill”, and a million voices from
around the world backing their call would show
the Peruvian Congress that the world is
watching.
Add your voice now and
spread the word far and wide. Let's
make this massive and work with local Indigenous
leaders to deliver our voices directly to
Congress before the vote happens:
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Peruvian
Indigenous leaders have been crucial in the
fight to protect the Amazon and our planet. Now
they’re calling on our global community to help
them push back against the corporate interests
seeking to dismantle the laws that protect the
lands and lives of Perú’s uncontacted peoples.
Let’s answer their call.
With hope and
determination,
Diego, Mo, Luis, Raul, Ana
Paula, Laura, Oscar, Miguel and the whole Avaaz
team |
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