Dear Jack,
Thank you to everyone who’s already signed up to our virtual race and move-a-thon, Run for Survival. It’s happening in just under a month’s time, between May 27 - 29, so there’s still time to sign up and get training! You can run a 5k, 10k, or half-marathon, or move in any way that feels right for you. Supporters have told us they’re organizing community football games, running yoga workshops and hosting ping pong tournaments.
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Participants will receive a bundle of Survival goodies, and on Sunday 8 May, we're hosting an exclusive event for our runners and movers - a conversation with Juan Carlos Rulfo, the director of Lorena, Light-Footed Woman. This half-hour documentary, available on Netflix, follows the footsteps of Lorena Ramírez, a young Indigenous woman from the Raramuri people (Tarahumara in Spanish), who lives in northern Mexico.
Lorena rose to fame in 2017, at the age of 22, when she won a 60km race wearing her traditional garb – a dress and sandals. The film shines a stunning spotlight on Lorena’s journey and the ways of life of the Raramuri, for whom running plays an essential role.
If you’re interested in the event, sign up to Run for Survival here! Once your registration has been confirmed, we’ll email you with the Zoom link. The event will be in Spanish with simultaneous translation in English, and will take place at 10am PDT, 1pm EST and 6pm BST.
If you’re worried about running alone - don’t panic! We’ve created this handy social media toolkit so you can spread the word to your family, friends and wider community. With your help, we can amplify the voices of tribal communities and raise funds for vital campaigns to fight for their survival.
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We're looking forward to hearing from you and helping you spread the word to your family, friends and community!
Very best,
Shai and Eleana
PS We just learned that a network of Facebook accounts that attacked Survival's campaigns were actually set up by Brazilian military agents. We really can’t think of a better tribute to the fantastic work you, our supporters, have been doing to make noise on social media and #StopBrazilsGenocide!
Here’s a cartoon spread by one of these fake accounts next to the reality, which is rather different. It's Survival staffer Sarah Shenker in Brazil recently, trying to reach an Indigenous community!
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Unlike many NGOs, we reject government funding so our integrity is never compromised. We rely entirely on your donations to keep fighting for tribal peoples worldwide. Please donate today. Without you, there can be no Survival.
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