by Joaqlin Estus / Indian Country Today Two Alaska Native corporations are working to develop what would be one of the world’s largest gold mines while some of their shareholders oppose it and more than a dozen area tribes have joined in […]
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Emergency Appeal: Stand with Indigenous & Zapatista Communities against the Paramilitary Violence
Dear friends: We are inviting you to take urgent action NOW to stand in solidarity with Indigenous and Zapatista communities in Chiapas. The Indigenous communities are being attacked by paramilitary forces in collusion with and support from the Mexican government. Please […]
Continue readingA Letter To The Water Protectors
from anonymous submission Late September, 2021 The time is finally here. Enbridge has finished the construction of Line 3. Despite years of activists fighting and obstructing the project, by the time you read these words tar sands oil will flow through it. […]
Continue readingCall to Action: Protect Thacker Pass/Peehee mu’huh from Lithium Mining
posted on June 15, 2021 for more information, visit www.protectthackerpass.org Fort McDermitt, Nevada – As soon as July 29, 2021, Lithium Nevada Corporation (LNC) plans to begin removing cultural sites, artifacts, and possibly human remains belonging to the ancestors of the Paiute and […]
Continue readingCall to Mobilization: World Environment Day, June 05, La Via Campesina
from La Via Campasina This World Environment Day, La Via Campesina calls for actions to protect Mother Earth and demand the urgent implementation of the UN Declaration for the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas. Life Over Profits […]
Continue readingJune 20-26: Call for Letters and Artwork in Solidarity with Yaqui Political Prisoner Fidencio Aldama
from FidencioAldama.org Indigenous Yaqui political prisoner Fidencio Aldama has been locked up since October 27, 2016, serving a 15+ year sentence for a crime he did not commit. Framed for murder, he is being held hostage by the Mexican state for his […]
Continue readingAnnouncing: the 2021 Earth First! Summer Gathering
You are invited! Lake Effect Earth First! is hosting the Summer Gathering in the Great Lakes region June 26th-July 1st, 2021. We are excited to see you in the woods, reconnect and grow the movement together! Find out more on the website. […]
Continue readingThousands Take to the Streets in Solidarity with Colombia & Palestine
from It’s Going Down The fires of revolt has spread to Myanmar, Colombia, and across the occupied territories of Palestine, in the face of escalating state repression, murder and terror. In Myanmar, a military backed coup was launched on February 1st, pitting […]
Continue readingCoordinated Attack on 26 Logging Machines in Temuco, Chile
From AMWEnglish In the Mapuche territory, in the south of Chile, a beautiful coordinated attack conducted in full day made great noise on Thursday, May 6, 2021 in the region of Araucanía. It is nothing less than eight incendiary attacks in less […]
Continue readingBrazil Amazon: Illegal miners fire on Indigenous group
From: BBC Illegal miners inside a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon opened fire on an Indigenous community using automatic weapons, local leaders say. The Yanomami group said they responded with bows and arrows, and shotguns. One Indigenous person and four miners […]
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