Current Actions
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Take action on August 22
Call a Brazilian Embassy or Consulate now to protect the Amazon
Over the last two months, Brazilians have witnessed an alarming assault on the Amazon and the people who live there.
- The government approved construction of the disastrous Belo Monte Dam, allowing heavy machinery to break ground on the banks of the Xingu River.
- The Brazilian Congress is on the verge of approving a major rollback of the Brazilian Forestry Code, already causing a huge spike in deforestation.
- Leading forest guardians have been victims of murder and intimidation.
You can help protect the Amazon!
Brazilians took to the streets on Saturday August 20, and they've asked for people around the world to come out in solidarity with the Amazon on Monday August 22.
Find more about the August 22 international protests here.
If you can't attend a protest on August 22, please show your support by calling your nearest Brazilian Embassy or Consulate now!
Here are some talking points:
- The construction consortium Norte Energia has not met the environmental conditions for the Installation License; therefore, the Installation License was granted illegally.
- Belo Monte Dam is illegal and should be cancelled immediately.
- The Forest Code should not be weakened.
- The murder and intimidation of people who are trying to protect the Amazon must stop immediately.
Here is the contact information:
- Brazilian Embassies around the world
- Brazilian Embassy, Washington, D.C. (202) 238-2805
- US Consulates (Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the corresponding jurisdiction for each Consulate.)
- Atlanta, GA (404) 949-2400
- Boston, MA (617) 542-4000
- Chicago, IL (312) 464-0244
- Hartford, CT (860) 760-3100
- Houston, TX (713) 961-3063
- Los Angeles, CA (323) 651-2664
- Miami, FL (305) 285-6200
- New York, NY (917) 777-7777
- San Francisco, CA (415) 981-8170
- Washington, D.C. (202) 461-3000
After you make your call, please send us an email using the form below so we can let our Brazilian colleagues know of the strong international outpouring of support.
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International Day of Action
to Defend the Brazilian Amazon
August 22, 2011Scroll down to see a list of planned international actions.
Over the last two months, Brazilians have witnessed an alarming assault on the Amazon and the people who live there.
- The government approved construction of the disastrous Belo Monte Dam, allowing heavy machinery to break ground on the banks of the Xingu River.
- The Brazilian Congress is on the verge of approving a major rollback of the Brazilian Forestry Code, already causing a huge spike in deforestation.
- Leading forest guardians have been victims of murder and intimidation.
This is one of the defining environmental struggles of our times; the assault on the Amazon must stop! We, the international community, need to stand in solidarity with the growing numbers of Brazilians calling for environmental sanity and respect for human rights in the Amazon. Together, we can make a difference.
You can help protect the Amazon!
Brazilians are increasingly organizing protests throughout the country. Saturday August 20 was a massive day of action in at least 22 Brazilian cities. Antonia Melo, a key leader of the movement to stop the Belo Monte Dam, has asked people to organize protests around the world on Monday August 22 in front of their local Brazilian Embassy or Consulate. Watch a report of the actions in Brazil on August 20.
Take action!
- Below find a list of the international actions already planned.
- If there is not already an action happening near you and you want to organize your own, find your nearest Brazilian Embassy or Consulate.
- Organize an event in front of an Embassy or Consulate during business hours on Monday, August 22, 2011. It can be anything from a small gathering of a few individuals handing out leaflets and holding up signs to a high-profile public action, including theatrical or musical presentations. The more creative and visual, the better.
- Register your action by filling out the form below.
- Create a Facebook event and add it to our Facebook page and so people can find and join your event.
- Download materials for your action
- If you can't attend a protest, call a Brazilian Embassy or Consulate in solidarity.
- Please consider making a donation to support the resistance movement in Brazil.
- For more information: Movimento Xingu Vivo Para Sempre, Brasil Pelas Florestas, Amazon Watch, International Rivers
Planned Actions
Click here to see actions planned across Brazil!
Country
City Location Date Time Link to More Information
Australia Canberra, ACT Brazilian Embassy - Canberra. 19 Forster Crescent, Yarraluma Monday, 22 1:00pm - 4:00pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=138340882919274 Canada Toronto, Ontario Embassy of Brazil in Toronto - 77. Bloor Street West, Suite 1109 Monday 22 3:00pm - 4:30pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=233308610041249 Denmark Copenhagen Gammeltorv Monday, 22 4:30pm - 8:00pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=221042797943611 England London Embassy of Brazil London Monday, 22 1:00pm http://www.facebook.com/pages/Indigenous-at-Heart-UK/212722948777545 France Paris Meet at La Defense Saturday, 20 3:00pm - 6:00pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156068517805727 Germany Berlin Brazilian Embassy in Berlin Monday, 22 2:30pm http://www.facebook.com/pages/Belo-Monte-Action-Day-Berlin/215211968529540?sk=info Iran Tehran Brazilian Embassy in Tehran Monday, 22 10:00am -11:00am http://www.facebook.com/pages/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%AA-%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B8%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%84-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/143819772369242 Indonesia Jakarta Brazilian Embassy, Jakarta Monday, 22 12:00pm Mexico Guadalajara Brazilian Consulate in Guadalajara Monday, 22 12:30pm - 3:30pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198506943544053 Netherlands Hague Brazilian Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands Monday, 22 8:30am - 5:00pm https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=231142370260183 Norway Oslo Brazilian Embassy in Oslo Monday, 22 10am Portugal Lisbon Brazilian Consulate, Lisbon Saturday 20 3:00pm - 6:00pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=165773423492207 Scotland Edinburgh From Carlton Hill to the Meadows Monday, 22 12:00pm http://www.facebook.com/pages/Holding-hands-across-roads-and-dams/134221176669035 Taiwan Taipei Nearest embassy or consulate Monday, 22 2:00pm - 5:00pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173991946007182 Turkey Ankara Brazilian Embassy, Ankara Monday, 22 11:00am-12:00pm https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=209448452437706 United States Washington, DC Brazilian embassy in Washington D.C - Georgetown Monday, 22 12:30pm https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139792566108832 United States Salt Lake City, Utah Utah Brazilian Consulate, 180 South 300 West, Suite 130 Monday, 22 TBD http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128683320558048 United States New York City, NY Brazilian Consulate, Ave. of the Americas and 47th St. NYC Monday, 22 12:00PM http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104757829626103 United States San Francisco San Francisco Brazilian Consulate - 300 Montgomery street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94104 Monday, 22 8:30am - 11:30am http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=244982158858162 United States Miami Lincon Rd and Washington Ave Saturday, 20 6:00pm - 9:00pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=230753350295520&ref=ts United States Los Angeles Brazilian Consulate, 8484 Wilshire Blvd Monday, 22 11:30am - 1:30pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152183751530710#!/event.php?eid=152183751530710 Wales Wrexham Monday, 22 1:00pm - 5:00pm https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=206452196075221 -
Demand Democracy for Chile - NO to HidroAysén!
Send a letter to the Chilean Embassy to support the Chilean demand for democracy and truly sustainable development.
On May 9th, 2011 the Environmental Impact Assessment for the destructive HidroAysén project in Patagonia was approved, despite flaws and irregularities in the entire process. A team of lawyers, activists and affected people in Chile filed a lawsuit soon after, citing the irregularities in the EIA process. The Supreme Court is set to rule on the case in December of 2011 or January 2012.
Chileans have held massive demonstrations throughout Chile and around the world calling for a Patagonia Sin Represas (Patagonia Without Dams), and another one is scheduled for December 10.
The government of Chile should respect the 74% of Chileans who are opposed to damming the rivers of Patagonia, and who are instead calling for a truly sustainable energy future.
Please join this amazing movement for sustainable development by sending a letter to the Chilean Embassy now.
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