Today is Amazon Day in Brazil. Here's how you can help fight the devastating fires there. 

It's Amazon Day in Brazil, and your support is vital.
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Dear friend,

The Amazon is going up in flames ([link removed]) . Without their forests, the uncontacted tribes that live there simply won't survive.

These fires are not just an environmental catastrophe, they're potentially genocidal. The time to act is NOW.

This Amazon Day, the Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) is calling for your action. You've already helped us step up our work with indigenous partners and allies in Brazil. Will you join us again at this critical moment?

EMAIL MINISTERS IN BRAZIL
(mailto:[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected]?&[email protected]&subject=Please%20stop%20the%20Amazon%20fires%20and%20protect%20indigenous%20land&body=Dear%C2%A0President%20Jair%20Bolsonaro%2C%20Minister%20S%C3%A9rgio%20Moro%20and%20Minister%20Ricardo%20Salles%2C%0A%0AThe%20fires%20destroying%20the%20Amazon%20rainforest%20threaten%20to%20wipe%20out%20uncontacted%20tribes.%20They%20are%20the%20most%20vulnerable%20peoples%20on%20the%20planet%20and%20without%20their%20forest%2C%20they%20won't%20survive.%C2%A0%0A%0AAlongside%20indigenous%20peoples%20across%20Brazil%2C%20I%20urge%20you%20to%20direct%20attention%20and%20resources%20to%20extinguish%20the%20fires%20immediately%2C%20to%20bring%20to%20justice%20those%20responsible%20for%20the%20illegal%20burning%20of%20indigenous%20territories%2C%20to%20uphold%20Brazil%E2%80%99s%20constitution%20and%20the%20international%20laws%20Brazil%20has%20ratified%2C%20and
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We need you to tell President Bolsonaro and his ministers that the fires MUST be stopped and indigenous territories protected.
We've also put together a folder of key resources you can use to TAKE ACTION. Click below to download the folder ([link removed]) on DropBox and scroll down for some examples of how to use them.

Thanks to your generous donations, we've already diverted funds to the crisis in Brazil. If you haven't already, please consider supporting our crucial work with a donation ([link removed]) today.
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The attacks on the Amazon are not only a threat to our indigenous allies, they're a threat to all humanity. But tribal peoples are on the frontline of this disaster.

As Sonia Guajajara says: "We're putting our bodies and our lives on the line to try and save our territories."

Thank you for standing with us as we fight alongside Brazil's indigenous peoples. We couldn't do this without you.

Yours in solidarity,
Alice Raymond
Survival International
Some examples of how you can TAKE ACTION!

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• Tweet at Brazil's Environment Minister, Ricardo Salles and add your voice to the chorus of those demanding action!

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• Make use of our "Indigenous voices missing!" stamp. Copy and paste it into replies and comments to remind everyone that indigenous voices MUST be included in the conversation about the Amazon fires.

• Share this powerful video ([link removed]) of activist Celia Xakriabá demanding justice! She's denouncing the "legislated genocide" taking place in Brazil right now and you can help make her voice heard.
• And don't forget to email President Bolsonaro and key ministers in Brazil to demand action NOW! Indigenous peoples' lives depend on it.

Send a pre-written email now!
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Subject: Please stop the Amazon fires and protect indigenous land

Dear President Jair Bolsonaro, Minister Sérgio Moro and Minister Ricardo Salles,

The fires destroying the Amazon rainforest threaten to wipe out uncontacted tribes. They are the most vulnerable peoples on the planet and without their forest, they won't survive.

Alongside indigenous peoples across Brazil, I urge you to direct attention and resources to extinguish the fires immediately, to bring to justice those responsible for the illegal burning of indigenous territories, to uphold Brazil’s constitution and the international laws Brazil has ratified, and to ensure that the land of uncontacted tribes – and all indigenous peoples – is protected.

Assaults on your country’s first peoples attack the heart and soul of your nation and are a threat to all humanity.

Sincerely,
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