John -

In a few weeks, climate activists across Latin America are launching a
major solar energy campaign to empower remote communities in the Brazilian
Amazon to take renewable energy generation into their own hands.

But we're coming up on a major fundraising deadline — September 30 — which
will determine whether activists will have the resources they need to make
this groundbreaking campaign a massive success.

We cannot afford to miss this moment. The fossil fuel industry is
investing heavily in Latin America, and have been trying to expand their
dirty fossil fuel projects in the Brazilian Amazon for years.^1 So we are
racing against the clock to build momentum, gather funds, and kick off the
transition to community-owned renewable energy in Latin America before Big
Oil creates an overreliance on dirty fuels in the region. That is why we
need your support, John.

I put together a quick list that I'm sharing with supporters like you to
see what you will help achieve when you [ [link removed] ]make a donation:

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| [ [link removed] ]Symbol: Communication materials |
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| Communication materials |
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| $35 helps develop a suite of digital and physical communication |
| materials, video trainings, and short films. This is crucial for |
| spreading the word about the campaign and sharing the communities' |
| experiences before and after getting access to renewable energy. |
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| [ [link removed] ]CONTRIBUTE $35 |
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| [ [link removed] ]Symbol: Trainings |
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| Trainings |
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| $50 provides trainings for community members, and meeting spaces for |
| these trainings to take place. Some trainings will be technical — on |
| how to build and maintain solar panels. Others will be people-focused |
| — on how to make a strong case for community-owned renewable energy. |
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| [ [link removed] ]CONTRIBUTE $50 |
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| [ [link removed] ]Symbol: Refrigerator |
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| Solar refrigerators |
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| $100 powers solar refrigerators for communities so they can |
| refrigerate food such as fish and açaí from the Amazon, as well as |
| vaccines and medicines. This will help communities achieve food and |
| vaccination safety, and boost the local economy. |
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| [ [link removed] ]CONTRIBUTE $100 |
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| [ [link removed] ]Symbol: Water pump |
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| Solar water pumps |
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| $150 supports the installation of solar-powered water pumps that can |
| pump water from the river to homes, farmlands, and the community at |
| large. Climate change has made water more scarce, and these pumps will |
| make a massive impact for Amazonian communities. |
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| [ [link removed] ]CONTRIBUTE $150 |
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| [ [link removed] ]Symbol: Community |
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| Community energy infrastructure |
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| $350 strengthens the energy infrastructure for communities across the |
| region, and powers all aspects of everyday life: school boats, |
| community gardens, cooperative equipment, health posts, theaters and |
| community centers, just to mention a few. |
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| [ [link removed] ]CONTRIBUTE $350 |
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So if you've been wondering how you can make a real impact for our
communities and our climate — this is it.

It just takes one person to make a world of difference. And every donation
brings us one step closer to ending the era of fossil fuels and creating a
brighter future for all.

Thank you for chipping in what you can today, it means a lot to all of us.

In solidarity,

Luti Guedes
Brazil Senior Campaign Coordinator
350.org

1 - [ [link removed] ]The Guardian




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