We are one - let's act together!

Dear Jack,

We usually write to you about diversity among peoples, but the coronavirus crisis shows what we all have in common.

Many of you have contacted us asking what you can do, despite the lockdown many are under, to carry on supporting tribal peoples. We’ve put together some suggestions here to help you:

• Online activism - campaign without leaving the house
• Get inspired – find out more about tribal peoples worldwide

Help change the world for the better

For 50 years, your participation is what’s made our campaigns effective. Your letters, emails, petitions, tweets, posts and shares amplify the voices of tribal people and change the world in their favor.

Here are some ways you can take action now to support them:

President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro has appointed an evangelical missionary to head the government unit for uncontacted tribes.

💪 Write to Brazil’s Justice Minister to get this dangerous move reversed

At least 15 girls were repeatedly drugged and raped in a Factory School in India. No senior figures at the school have been arrested.

🚨 Write to India’s Minister of Tribal Affairs demanding an inquiry into abuse in Factory Schools

A UN investigation confirmed that WWF’s Messok Dja Project in Congo has led to violent abuses and human rights violations. Survival has been telling WWF to stop its abuses for nearly 30 years, but so far they’ve ignored all warnings and seem determined to carry on.

✋ Write to the Director General of WWF urging him to respect human rights

You can learn more about our work on our website, or check out the Survival International Blog to read our latest articles, including special guest posts on:

the New Deal for Nature from our Director Stephen Corry
evangelical missionaries in Brazil from our Director of Research and Advocacy, Fiona Watson.

Don’t forget to check out our YouTube channel, and please share the Tribal Voice videos we receive from tribal peoples worldwide.

Get inspired

Tribal societies are extraordinarily diverse and there’s a lot to learn from them.

Did you know that there are around 70 languages in the world that can be whistled?

💬 Find out more →

When a baby is born to the Orang Rimba tribe of Indonesia, the umbilical cord is planted under a Sentubung tree. The child has a sacred bond with that tree for the rest of their life.

🌳 Read more here →

When tribal peoples have secure rights to their land and the ability to choose how they live, many of them count among the fairest, happiest and most equal societies on the planet.

🌏 5 simple lessons we could learn from them →

Lastly, we thought you might like the opportunity to hear from one of our staff directly on the impact coronavirus could have on indigenous peoples, especially uncontacted tribes. So the head of Survival Brazil, Sarah Shenker, will be live on Facebook this Thursday April 9, at 9am PDT | 12 midday EDT | 5pm BST. Send us your questions via Facebook , Instagram or Twitter, or email [email protected]

The solidarity between all of us has grown these past weeks. We hope this new common understanding of our shared humanity, and vulnerability, will make the world a better place for all of us, including tribal peoples, in the months and years ahead.

Here’s a video we made for our 50th anniversary to thank you, our supporters. You are Survival.

Wishing you all the best in troubled times,

Alice
Survival International

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