"We gather together beginning at 3 a.m., grounded in our traditions, to share guayusa, chucula, and chumanga and acknowledge each other in this shared space as diverse Amazonian women. We are more than 500 women united to march today for our rights and our lives."
– Mujeres Amazónicas

Last week, Women Earth Defenders from across the Amazon organized marches, press conferences, and other events to denounce violence against themselves and their territories and to call on the world to amplify their voices and solutions.

In celebration of Indigenous women as life-givers, wisdom keepers, and leaders, we place Women Defenders front and center in our programmatic work. Will you amplify their rights and voices with a donation today?

100% of your donation goes directly to our program work!

Indigenous women are and have always been on the front lines in the Amazon resisting extraction and destruction and advancing solutions for a climate-just future. Your support sends a clear message that Women Defenders have a global community behind them, dedicated to resisting violence against Defenders and centering women's healing, well-being, leadership, and solutions. Thank you!

Last week we saw the power of this community in action: in Ecuador, Indigenous delegations from the Coast, Sierra, and Amazonia gathered in Quito for the 8 million women's march; Amazonian women resisting extraction in Ecuador also marched in Puyo; and The National Association of Ancestral Indigenous Women Warriors of Brazil (ANMIGA) celebrated the second anniversary of their founding and recognized their roles as holders and protectors of Mother Earth.

Every day, as part of this community, you uplift Indigenous women's leadership, wellbeing, and visions for their territories. Your support is an act of solidarity and gratitude for all that Women Defenders of the Amazon do for the rainforest, for our climate, and for collective liberation.

Thank you for being united with us in this vision and movement! Onward for the Amazon and its defenders!

With gratitude,

Leila Salazar-López
Executive Director

P.S. Here's what Indigenous women leaders shared about their organizing and actions last week.