Nate M - Avaaz · [email protected]

April 15, 2024 at 5:39 AM

FGM ban...reversed?!?

Girls in The Gambia as young as four months old are blindfolded, pinned down, and forced to have their genitals cut off — and soon this horror could be completely legal. Gambian politicians want to reverse the country’s ban on female genital mutilation. FGM survivors are trying to save the…

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  Get Out The Vote Team - Avaaz · [email protected]

April 7, 2024 at 5:22 AM

Neo-Nazis

Hitler wasn't stopped until it was too late. Now extreme far-right forces are rising again. Far-right leaders are beating the drums of hate, marching to victory across much of the world -- and threatening everything we stand for. First they demonised refugees, gay people, and women's right…

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  Gordon Maloney - Avaaz · [email protected]

March 26, 2024 at 7:51 PM

EMERGENCY: Rafah

The global call to stop the war... After boxing 1.4 million Palestinians into Rafah, Netanyahu has approved plans to invade the city. This invasion could be the worst thing Israel does since the start of their brutal attack on Gaza. We cannot …

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  Bert Wander – Avaaz · [email protected]

March 14, 2024 at 6:37 AM

Fighting fascism

This is the biggest election year in history and far-right extremists who don’t believe in climate change, women's rights, or democratic freedoms are scrambling for more power. Wherever you are, you have a role to play and it starts with filling out this poll!Avaaz has a plan to double dow…

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  Maasai elders of Tanzania - with Avaaz · [email protected]

March 12, 2024 at 4:57 AM

Safaris of shame

Urgent - more than 27,000 Maasai are on the verge of losing their ancestral lands! Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan wants to evict them from their homeland to make way for luxury safaris and trophy hunting, eyeing immense profits. Years ago, when our community stood up for the Maasa…

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  Maasai elder from Ngorongoro -- with Avaaz · [email protected]

March 10, 2024 at 6:51 AM

They're coming for us

I write at a time of great danger for my people -- I'm even scared to show my face.The Tanzanian government is on the attack. First they poisoned the water and killed our animals. Now they're coming for us.I was there when they shot our Maasai mothers to the ground. We ran for our lives.Th…

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  Maasai elder from Ngorongoro -- with Avaaz · [email protected]

February 25, 2024 at 6:02 AM

Because you helped us before

I write at a time of great danger for my people -- I'm even scared to show my face.The Tanzanian government is on the attack. First they poisoned the water and killed our animals. Now they're coming for us.I was there when they shot our Maasai mothers to the ground. We ran for our lives. T…

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  Olexander with Avaaz · [email protected]

February 22, 2024 at 10:26 AM

Make Putin Pay

What if Putin paid the bill for rebuilding Ukraine? We Ukrainians are dying to defend democracy. I expect to be called to fight soon so I wanted to use this sad anniversary to tell you that our hope for the future is fading. We’re tired and we…

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  Stand up against tyranny - Avaaz · [email protected]

February 17, 2024 at 2:04 AM

Navalny

Alexei Navalny has just died in a Russian prison colony in the Arctic Circle. The fiercest opponent of Putin's regime has been poisoned, imprisoned and has now died. We can’t remain silent: let's turn this atrocity into a worldwide cry of hope against tyranny. Sign this letter now in tribu…

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  Liliana Harrington - Avaaz · [email protected]

February 12, 2024 at 8:54 AM

Betrayal?

Ecuador’s president wants to drill for oil in the Amazon rainforest, against the will of the people! Drilling was banned last year in a historic national referendum championed by Indigenous groups -- but the new president wants to keep the oil flowing. Allies in Ecuador have launched a fie…

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  Gaza Action Team - Avaaz · [email protected]

January 31, 2024 at 7:02 AM

We have to ask again

Israel has been ordered to prevent all acts of genocide in Gaza -- but over 200 people were reported killed in the last 24 hours and there's not a single fully functioning hospital left!Until Israel obeys the court order, the threat of genocide grows every day. So here's what we're plannin…

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  Gaza Action Team - Avaaz · [email protected]

January 27, 2024 at 6:34 AM

⚠️ Urgent: Preventing genocide in Gaza

The world's highest court just ordered Israel to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza! Judges were clear: 25,700 Palestinians are dead. 1.7 million people are displaced, 93% are facing crisis levels of hunger. The devastation is undeniable.Until Israel obeys, the risk of genocide is growing ev…

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  Fadi Quran - Avaaz · [email protected]

January 16, 2024 at 4:52 AM

South Africa vs. Israel

URGENT! South Africa is suing Israel before the International Court of Justice for alleged genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Within days, the judges could order an immediate ceasefire – but Israel is trying to prevent this. Let's increase pressure to stop the war by urging world leade…

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  Patricia Martín - Avaaz · [email protected]

January 13, 2024 at 7:11 AM

Extorting sex for water

It's beyond horrifying: Experts say that every day, tens of thousands of women and girls are forced into sex for a few litres of water. Women's lives are being shattered -- and yet, in most places, this vile exploitation is completely legal. Now, brave women's rights groups in Kenya are pu…

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  Nell Greenberg - Avaaz · [email protected]

December 30, 2023 at 6:57 AM

Thinking of you

We’ve spent the last few weeks thinking of you -- the people that make this movement.We’ve been reflecting on all the work we’ve done together this year: the millions of signatures to pressure leaders, the heartfelt messages to decision makers, the public actions and deliveries, the donati…

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  Bert Wander - Avaaz · [email protected]

December 14, 2023 at 6:10 AM

Hope is something you do

The world seems very dark right now, and I’m sometimes asked how the Avaaz team keeps hope amid the heartbreak.And the truth is -- it’s hard. From the horror of Gaza to uncontrollable wildfires, the rise of the far-right to species snuffed out, the pain of the world is with us every single…

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  Nate Miller - Avaaz · [email protected]

December 7, 2023 at 7:12 AM

Norway wants to do what?!

Save our oceans -- stop deep-sea mining before it starts The twisted next generation of mining companies wants to send machines the size of buildings to rip up the seabed in search of minerals to sell – decimating all life wherever they go. An…

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  Domingos Peas, Achuar Indigenous leader with Avaaz · [email protected]

December 3, 2023 at 6:16 AM

I need you in Dubai RIGHT NOW

I'm at the UN climate talks, fighting with indigenous brothers and sisters to protect the forest from destruction Dear friends, I'm at the UN climate talks fighting to protect the Amazon and its peoples from destruction -…

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  Txai Suruí with Avaaz · [email protected]

November 18, 2023 at 6:08 AM

⚠️ Amazon

People say the Amazon is dying. But really, it's being murdered. Today it's not just loggers and miners feasting on the forest: now the oil giants are coming to suck it dry. This rainforest is the greatest manifestation of life, anywhere on the planet -- and oil companies drill precisely w…

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  Nell Greenberg - Avaaz · [email protected]

October 30, 2023 at 12:37 PM

STOP. This is insane.

The global call to stop the war... Dear friends, Over 9,000 people are dead in Palestine and Israel. A child in Gaza is being killed every 15 minutes. This is absolute madness and it is getting worse. As Israel's closest …

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  Kaitlin Hansen - Avaaz · [email protected]

October 21, 2023 at 5:51 AM

Gaza: We have to ask again

Gaza is essentially a walled kindergarten -- and it's being bombed to dust.Half of Gaza's population are children.Israel's military has already dropped over 6,000 bombs, hitting schools, homes, and evacuation routes. It's kids running from the missiles and being crushed under the rubble. I…

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  Kaitlin Hansen - Avaaz · [email protected]

October 17, 2023 at 5:21 AM

Gaza: emergency appeal

Gaza is essentially a walled kindergarten -- and it's being bombed to dust.Half of Gaza's population are children.When Israel drops phosphorus bombs, it's kids running from the deadly white plumes that would burn them to the bone. There are no bomb shelters in Gaza, Israel has cut off food…

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  Fadi Quran - Avaaz · [email protected]

October 14, 2023 at 3:14 PM

Israel/Palestine: From Horror to Hope

The streets of Palestine and Israel are drenched in blood, tears, and heartbreak. Now hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza were given 24 hours to flee their homes... or face death. It’s an all out war on children. ENOUGH! Let’s demand an immediate international shield to protect innoc…

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  Ruth Delbaere - Avaaz · [email protected]

September 9, 2023 at 6:46 AM

The climate lawsuit of the century

In days, 6 young climate heroes will face off against 32 governments in a historic battle to protect their rights from climate chaos. They are ready to put up a brave fight against an army of government lawyers resisting urgent emission cuts – a tidal wave of support would really fire them…

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  John Senior - Avaaz · [email protected]

September 7, 2023 at 5:43 AM

Putin's famine

World leaders are about to meet at the UN to discuss the Ukraine crisis - tell them to stop Putin’s hunger games Putin’s missiles have already burned 220,000 tons of grain in Ukraine – and Russia is treating grain ships as potential military t…

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  Mike Baillie - Avaaz · [email protected]

August 23, 2023 at 12:51 PM

Final call: Help launch emergency action plan for Earth

How citizens everywhere can fight the climate crisis. Our home is on fire Dear friends, We just experienced the hottest month ever recorded on planet Earth.Global heating is entering a terrifying new …

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  John Senior - Avaaz · [email protected]

August 13, 2023 at 4:49 AM

Death by hanging

Mohammad could be executed any day… Mohammad is only 27, and a judge decided he should be hanged for protesting against the regime in Iran. But there might still be hope: global pressure stopped executions in Iran before – now people around th…

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  Txai Suruí with Avaaz · [email protected]

August 5, 2023 at 5:40 AM

Amazon collapse

I was just held hostage for speaking out to save the Amazon...but I won't stop! We are on the brink of a tipping point where the Amazon, my ancestral home, could become a dry wasteland. The Amazon's demise will ignite a carbon bomb and threate…

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  Abdelrahman Mansour - Avaaz · [email protected]

July 25, 2023 at 4:42 AM

Tortured to death

Torturing sharks to death for profit... Avaaz usually sends about one email per week, offering a chance to take quick action on an urgent global issue. If you received this message in error, or would prefer not to receive email from Avaaz, click here to unsubscribe or email u…

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  Mike Baillie - Avaaz · [email protected]

July 23, 2023 at 5:15 AM

Heat death

We're approaching an extreme red line, when a few hours outside is deadly. Avaaz usually sends about one email per week, offering a chance to take quick action on an urgent global issue. If you received this message in error, or would prefer not to receive email from Avaaz, c…

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  Bert Wander - Avaaz · [email protected]

June 27, 2023 at 9:36 AM

🚨 Amazon Alert! 🚨

At the heart of the great riot of life that is the Ecuadorian Amazon, a black plague spreads, choking the rivers and poisoning the children. Avaaz usually sends about one email per week, offering a chance to take quick action on an urgent global issue. If you received this me…

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  Diego Casaes - Avaaz · [email protected]

June 14, 2023 at 4:29 AM

Wiped out

"This could cause a genocide," Indigenous leaders told Avaaz. Avaaz usually sends about one email per week, offering a chance to take quick action on an urgent global issue. If you received this message in error, or would prefer not to receive email from Avaaz, click here to …

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  Adela Trofin - Avaaz · [email protected]

June 8, 2023 at 5:41 AM

Bees

Millions of bees are dying – but in weeks, the EU could vote for a bill that could protect their habitat and restore life to our devastated lands and waters. Conservative politicians are siding with the pesticide industry to try and kill the bill – so we need to be louder! Let’s show lawma…

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  Célia Xakriabá - Congresswoman, with Avaaz · [email protected]

May 26, 2023 at 7:41 PM

Urgent - a personal request

This is one of the most important emails we've ever sent you - it's as urgent as it gets! Avaaz usually sends about one email per week, offering a chance to take quick action on an urgent global issue. If you received this message in error, or would prefer not to receive emai…

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  Ruth Delbaere - Avaaz · [email protected]

May 8, 2023 at 11:47 AM

Putin in jail

Putin is wanted for war crimes in Ukraine -- and now South Africa could put him behind bars when he travels there for a high-level summit. Avaaz usually sends about one email per week, offering a chance to take quick action on an urgent global issue. If you received this mess…

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  Nelson Ole Reiyia with Avaaz · [email protected]

May 6, 2023 at 5:35 AM

Our miracle is in danger, John

I'm a Maasai elder in Kenya. The miracle you helped create is in danger. Avaaz usually sends about one email per week, offering a chance to take quick action on an urgent global issue. If you received this message in error, or would prefer not to receive email from Avaaz, cli…

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  Nelson Ole Reiyia with Avaaz · [email protected]

April 26, 2023 at 5:04 AM

Guardians of the grassland

My name is Nelson, and I'm a Maasai elder in Kenya. Our land is under threat. Avaaz usually sends about one email per week, offering a chance to take quick action on an urgent global issue. If you received this message in error, or would prefer not to receive email from Avaaz…

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  Laura Rico - Avaaz · [email protected]

April 13, 2023 at 4:37 AM

Billionaires

It’s outrageous: Elon Musk paid a tax rate of about 3% while a rice trader in Uganda paid 40%. Inequality is literally killing us -- and it's time for leaders to take action. President Biden has just announced a plan to tax billionaires -- and G20 leaders could take it global! Add your nam…

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  Martyna Dominiak - Avaaz · [email protected]

March 29, 2023 at 4:28 AM

Octopus massacre

Scientists are outraged by plans for the world’s first octopus farm, which would see a million of these highly intelligent creatures crammed into tiny tanks every year, and then killed painfully by being frozen alive. Plans for this giant octopus torture chamber have been submitted to loca…

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  Ana Paula Rodrigues - Avaaz · [email protected]

March 21, 2023 at 2:59 PM

Putin's silent victim

Russian troops are destroying Ukraine's environment -- leaving behind more than 50 billion dollars in environmental damages. If you believe that the severe destruction of our precious Mother Earth should be a crime, join our petition demanding laws against ecocide, starting in Europe and c…

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  Mike Baillie - Avaaz · [email protected]

March 19, 2023 at 5:07 AM

Three degrees

Dear friends, At just over 1 degree of warming, the climate crisis is already slamming the planet -- fast.In the last 12 months, a third of Pakistan has been submerged by floods, drought is starving millions in Somalia, and a massive heatwave has killed tens of thousands in Europe.But here…

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  Bert Wander – Avaaz · [email protected]

March 8, 2023 at 7:10 AM

Avaaz's next chapter

Dear friends, It's now or never. The months and years ahead will decide whether humanity rises to meet the climate crisis, prevent the destruction of nature and advance peace and justice for everyone, everywhere.As a democratic campaigning community, your voice matters -- we need you to he…

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  Patricia Martín Díaz - Avaaz · [email protected]

March 1, 2023 at 7:34 AM

The death of water

The Nile, the Ganges, the Amazon, the Rhine… Are choked with chemicals and trash. Avaaz usually sends about one email per week, offering a chance to take quick action on an urgent global issue. If you received this message in error, or would prefer not to receive email from A…

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  Nobel Peace Prize Winner Oleksandra Matviichuk with Avaaz · [email protected]

February 22, 2023 at 11:06 AM

Putin is stealing children

I'm writing to you with an urgent message from Ukraine. Investigators just confirmed that Russia has taken thousands of children from Ukraine and put them into Russian re-education camps. And many families have almost no way to get their children back. Sign now to demand the urgent return …

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  Wissam Tarif - Avaaz · [email protected]

February 12, 2023 at 5:29 AM

Earthquake: time running out

Dear friends, It's doomsday in Turkey and Syria.Over 24,000 people are dead -- and thousands are trapped under mountains of rubble after two thumping earthquakes. Every hour is critical for rescue efforts -- but while a massive rescue operation is underway in Turkey… in war-torn Syria it's…

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  Wissam Tarif - Avaaz · [email protected]

February 7, 2023 at 12:28 PM

Earthquake

Dear friends, "I've never experienced anything as bad as this."Those are the words of an Avaaz staffer caught in the chaos of the devastating earthquakes that have hit Syria and Turkey.At least 5,000 people are dead. Thousands more are still feared trapped under mountains of rubble.And mil…

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  Diego Casaes - Avaaz · [email protected]

February 5, 2023 at 6:27 AM

Survival 🌳

Dear friends, The battle for the Amazon’s survival has begun, and this young woman may hold the fate of the forest in her hands.Puyr Tembé is leading Indigenous peoples from across the country to demand the new Congress protect the forest from the storm of logging, mining and cattle-ranchi…

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  Diego Casaes - Avaaz · [email protected]

January 27, 2023 at 6:08 AM

She's not giving up

Dear friends, The battle for the Amazon’s survival has begun, and this young woman may hold the fate of the forest in her hands.Puyr Tembé is leading Indigenous peoples from across the country in a march on Brazil’s capital to demand the new Congress protect the forest from the storm of lo…

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  Greta Thunberg · [email protected]

January 15, 2023 at 7:48 AM

A personal message

Dear friends, Enough is enough!For decades, big oil and gas CEOs have misled the public about the deadly impact of burning fossil fuels that are cooking our planet. Now we're seeing murderous floods, deadly droughts and rainforests on fire.Next week, top CEOs are meeting at a key business …

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  Bert Wander - Avaaz · [email protected]

December 22, 2022 at 3:00 PM

A turning point for life on Earth?

Avaaz usually sends about one email per week, offering a chance to take quick action on an urgent global issue. If you received this message in error, or would prefer not to receive email from Avaaz, click here to unsubscribe or email [email protected]. …

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