What NGOs, CSOs and communities can do
Message from "Teia das 5 Curas" network of Indigenous communities
Brazil is voting on harmful legislation that will eradicate the rights of Indigenous peoples and open the Amazon and other protected areas to unregulated deforestation and exploitation. As Greenpeace has put it, we are indeed in danger of being wiped out of the map of Brazil. This is a crucial moment for all members of civil society to join forces. No matter who you are, which organization or movement you are a part of, the future of the Amazon forest and the future of Indigenous peoples who are its guardians and custodians, depend on everyone’s involvement. This issue is too serious to be only a matter of concern of environmentalists or human rights advocates. If we want to keep this planet viable for future generations and prevent another genocide against Indigenous people in Brazil, we need to mobilize people from all over the world to show the Brazilian government that the international community is watching.
Join our efforts
If you work in an NGO, are part of a social movement, or are otherwise involved in any kind of civil society organizations, we need your help in spreading the word about this campaign and in putting pressure on the government of Brazil and of other countries to intervene against the passing of Marco Temporal, PL 490, and other harmful legal bills. Here is what you can do:
- Use your networks and lists of contacts to spread word about this campaign. Get your members, volunteers, supporters, donors and other partners to visit this website, and encourage them to pass information about this crucial moment along to as many other people as they can. Use mailing lists, social media and any other platforms that you may have access to, to contact as many people as possible.
- Join forces with other organizations, movements and associations that you may be working with and organize a public event (or a series of them) in support of the fight against deforestation and against the cancelation of the rights of Indigenous peoples. You can also prepare joint statements and record supporting videos and send them to us. Make alliances between and within sectors of the civil society.
- Use your contacts with the media, or in the political circles, and draw their attention to what is happening in Brazil. This very important topic is flying way below the radar of international media and politics, and it is crucial that we change that.
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