What everyone can do
Message from "Teia das 5 Curas" Indigenous network
We are calling everyone to stage mini-protests to be shared on social media from now until August 20th. Then, from August 20th to the 25th, when the Supreme Court ruling will take place in Brazil, we are calling everyone to stage larger protests around the world. Below you will find more ideas for what we encourage you to do, and also a list of things that we encourage you not to do.
Remember that this campaign is about the fight for our collective survival, and the possibility of another way of being together on a shared, finite planet that we are all part of. We need a compass to walk together. We invite you to use a compass of maturity, discernment, and responsibility as you choose what is best for you to do on your own or in collaboration with others.
Cardboard hashtag mini-protests
From now until August 20th, host and/or participate in a “mini-protest”. We ask that you:
- Use cardboard or other recycled paper to create hand-written protest signs with messages about the importance of Indigenous rights, addressing climate change, or protecting the Amazon. You can also create a message that connects all three together.
- Hold the protest in a politically, culturally, or environmentally significant location, e.g. outside of a Brazilian embassy or consulate; in front of a local government building a contentious statue, a forest, a pipeline, or a shopping mall.
- Throughout the protest, try to decenter yourself - this is about protecting the rights of Indigenous peoples, protecting the Amazon, and the collective survival of all of us. Make sure that your face reflects the seriousness of the problem.
- Invite friends and family to join you, and try to protest for at least two hours, avoiding technology apart from the need to document the protest.
- Take a few photos/videos of your protest.
- Upload your photos/videos to social media (e.g. Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, etc). With your post, include our campaign hashtag #allfortheAmazon.
Larger protests
Connect with organizations and social movements that will be organizing larger protests. We will share further information as it becomes available.
Sign the Pledge of Generations
You can find and sign the campaign's intergenerational pledge here.
Commit to at least three additional actions
Choose at least one action from each of the following three clusters to defend the Amazon and Indigenous rights in Brazil:
1) Redistribution:
- Donate one day, or 1%, of your annual salary
- If you don’t have a salary or funds to redistribute, then donate 8 hours of your time to this campaign
2) Mobilization:
- Directly invite at least 10 other people to participate in this campaign
- Share this campaign on your social media sites
3) Long-haul:
- Contact your political representatives to ask them to take action to defend Indigenous rights and the Amazon. This can include local representatives, foreign affairs ministers/secretaries, etc.
Take additional actions based on your community affiliations
Click here to see what else you can do