Bert Wander - Avaaz · [email protected]

November 17, 2024 at 5:57 AM

This could cost us everything

John, you may have already seen our email below raising funds to power Avaaz’s urgent Palestine, climate, and Indigenous rights work through the Trump era. We understand and respect that a regular donation might not be possible right now. Instead, can you donate a small one-time amount? If…

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  Bert Wander - Avaaz · [email protected]

November 13, 2024 at 5:46 AM

Trump 2.0

It's a gut punch. Trump. Again.And this time, with no limits. Only his deepest loyalists working for him. The Senate, and possibly the whole of Congress, under his control. Handpicked judges on the Supreme Court.We're about to face an onslaught against everything we stand for. From climate…

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  Bert Wander - Avaaz · [email protected]

November 8, 2024 at 5:07 AM

The moment we were made for

It's a gut punch. Trump. Again.And this time, with no limits. Only his deepest loyalists working for him. The Senate, and likely the whole of Congress, under his control. Handpicked judges on the Supreme Court.We're about to face an onslaught against everything we stand for -- like nothing…

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  Camille Mijola - Avaaz · [email protected]

November 3, 2024 at 6:52 AM

We have to ask again

The guardians of the Amazon rainforest are getting murdered. Avaaz just released emergency funds to keep five Indigenous leaders safe -- but  - SPECIAL APPEAL -  Dear friends, The guardians of t…

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  Camille Mijola - Avaaz · [email protected]

October 20, 2024 at 5:04 AM

SOS Amazon

Gangs being paid $100 to kill Amazon defenders The guardians of the Amazon rainforest are getting murdered.Avaaz just released emergency funds to keep five Indigenous leaders safe -- but it's not enough.Oil giants and loggers want to tear the Amazon apart. When laws and governments don't s…

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  Genocide Alert Campaign Team - Avaaz · [email protected]

October 16, 2024 at 5:57 AM

One man's courage

Two decades after the Darfur genocide, the killers are back to finish the job, and they’ll keep slaughtering and raping unless the world stops them. People all around Sudan urgently need a protection mission, and the UN chief needs global support to stare down big powers standing in the wa…

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  "Mary" from Uganda, with Avaaz · [email protected]

October 6, 2024 at 5:58 AM

Because you helped before

I'm too scared to show my face. We're getting beaten and arrested for speaking out. Last chance to stop this Total madness My friends at Avaaz, I write from Uganda, where I'm scared to even show my fac…

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  "Mary" from Uganda, with Avaaz · [email protected]

September 30, 2024 at 2:01 PM

URGENT: We're about to lose our homes

I'm too scared to show my face. We're getting beaten and arrested for speaking out. My friends at Avaaz, I write from Uganda, where I'm scared to even show my face.The oil giant Total is building one of the biggest pipeline…

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  Adela Trofin - Avaaz · [email protected]

September 8, 2024 at 6:41 AM

Somalia water emergency 💧

For most families in Somalia, life has been an unbroken experience of civil war, extremist attacks, and increasingly severe climate shocks.. Wow! Over 20,000 Avaazers have already pitched in to cover 13M litres of water for Somalis -- thank you for the g…

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  Adela Trofin - Avaaz · [email protected]

September 1, 2024 at 6:23 AM

Water death

For most families in Somalia, life has been an unbroken experience of civil war, extremist attacks, and increasingly severe climate shocks.. Dear friends, Without water, we die.In Somalia, millions face this reality every s…

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  Liliana Harrington - Avaaz · [email protected]

August 27, 2024 at 6:17 AM

Erased

More than 100,000 Maasai citizens were just erased from the voter rolls in Tanzania, just for living on their ancestral lands. Thousands of Indigenous Maasai have been forced from their land to make way for wealthy tourists - and now they're b…

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  Jon Wiltshire - Avaaz · [email protected]

August 7, 2024 at 5:17 AM

Bulldozers in paradise

Bulldozers are about to destroy a sacred wildlife corridor, high in the peaks of Nepal.It's home to red pandas, Himalayan black bears, and some of the last snow leopards on Earth.But in just a few weeks, hydropower companies want to start building three massive dams -- creating an endless …

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  Jon Witshire - Avaaz · [email protected]

July 28, 2024 at 5:06 AM

Snow leopards

Snow leopards are running out of places to live.Now one of their last refuges is about to be destroyed.The Chhujung River valley is a precious mountain wilderness, up in the Himalayas. A world of frozen waterfalls and bright green meadows. The home of musk deer, red pandas, and some of the…

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  Antonia Staats - Avaaz · [email protected]

July 18, 2024 at 5:27 AM

Hunted for sport

In days, Tanzania’s President could condemn Africa’s most magnificent elephants to death – by issuing new licences allowing rich trophy hunters to kill them for sport. Scientists, conservationists and Indigenous people are raising the alarm, and time is ticking. Let’s stand with them and m…

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  Genocide Alert Campaign Team - Avaaz · [email protected]

July 14, 2024 at 6:08 AM

⚠️ Mass murder in Sudan

Darfur: Nearly 1 million refugees on the ‘precipice’ of massacre Right now, Sudan is hell on Earth.A genocidal army has raped and massacred thousands of people. There's evidence of child soldiers fighting and dying, and mass graves dot the desert.Now Darfur’s capital is under attack, with …

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  Christoph Schott - Avaaz · [email protected]

July 10, 2024 at 9:25 AM

Hope dies last

If you think all hope is lost, think again. Everyone expected the extreme right to win in France. Millions of people had other ideas. Dear friends, If you think all hope is lost, think again.This weekend, everyone expected the extreme right to win …

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  Genocide Alert Campaign Team - Avaaz · [email protected]

July 2, 2024 at 5:11 AM

Horror in Sudan

Right now, Sudan is hell on Earth.A genocidal army has raped and massacred thousands of people. There's evidence of child soldiers fighting and dying, and mass graves dot the desert.Now Darfur’s capital is under attack, with almost a million refugees trapped inside. Experts are calling it …

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  Genocide Alert Campaign Team - Avaaz · [email protected]

June 26, 2024 at 7:22 AM

Killbox

Warning: this email contains descriptions of sexual violence and potential genocide. Right now, Sudan is hell on Earth. There's evidence of Dear friends, A genocidal army has raped and killed thousands of people in Sudan.Th…

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  Antonia S - Avaaz · [email protected]

June 25, 2024 at 5:24 AM

Iceland’s last licence

A multi-millionaire has been slaughtering endangered fin whales – many of them pregnant. Now Iceland’s government granted him a new licence to slowly and painfully slaughter 128 of these majestic giants. Public pressure – including from 1.7 million of us! – forced the government to rethink…

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  Antonia S - Avaaz · [email protected]

June 23, 2024 at 5:42 AM

Licence to kill 🐋

A multi-millionaire has been slaughtering endangered fin whales – many of them pregnant. Now Iceland’s government granted him a new licence to slowly and painfully slaughter 128 of these majestic giants. Public pressure – including from 1.7 million of us! – forced the government to rethink…

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  Liliana Harrington - Avaaz · [email protected]

June 8, 2024 at 5:57 AM

Ban Israel from the Olympics

Children who once dreamed of competing at the Olympics are buried under the rubble of their homes in Gaza - and people everywhere... Children who once dreamed of competing at the Olympics are buried under the rubble of their homes in Gaza - an…

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  Thomas Muronga with Avaaz · [email protected]

May 22, 2024 at 5:32 AM

Africa's last elephants

I'm devastated. A Canadian oil giant is ripping through my homeland - Africa's hidden Eden, the Okavango Delta. This home to Africa's largest remaining herd of elephants is directly at risk from corporate greed, but Namibia’s Minister of Environment and Tourism has the power to halt the de…

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  Jon Wiltshire - Avaaz · [email protected]

May 15, 2024 at 5:06 PM

Survival 🌍

John, you may have already seen our fundraiser email below and decided not to contribute a regular amount. We understand that times are tough and becoming a regular donor right now is not possible. If you’d rather make a one-off donation instead, please chip in below: ---------- Climate sc…

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  Jon Wiltshire - Avaaz · [email protected]

May 12, 2024 at 5:21 AM

Emergency plan for a liveable Earth

Climate scientists are freaking out.  Ocean temperatures are off the charts – they’ve broken records EVERY DAY for the past year!We shouldn't be seeing heat like this for another 20 years. Now Atlantic currents that regulate our entire climate are going haywire, and coral reefs from Mexico…

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  Jon Wiltshire - Avaaz · [email protected]

May 1, 2024 at 12:15 PM

The thermostat just broke

Climate scientists are freaking out. Earth’s thermostat just broke, and they don’t know why. We shouldn’t see ocean temperatures this hot for another 20 years. Atlantic currents that regulate our entire climate are going haywire, and coral reefs from Mexico to Australia are blistering to d…

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  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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