STOP BELO MONTE INTERNATIONAL MOBILIZATION
Populations affected by Belo Monte occupy worksite
Populations affected by Belo Monte occupy worksite and close the transamazon Highway
Around 300 indigenous people and fishermen from the Xingu basin are camped peacefully, since the early hours of today, at the worksite of Belo Monte to ask to stop the construction of Belo Monte dam ina Altamira (Para, Brazil). The trans-Amazonian Highway, was also closed. The protest has no deadline. "Faced with the intransigence of the Government to dialogue and its insistence on disrespect, we occupied as of now the building site of Belo Monte and locked their access by the trans-Amazonian highway. We demand that the Government send forth a representative with warrant to sign a definitive withdrawal of the construction, says the declaration.
"Belo Monte will only happen if we keep our arms crossed. We cannot remain silent. ", said indigenous leader from the Xipaia people, one of the ethnic groups affected by Belo Monte. "We are warriors and we will not ask for anything to the Government but what the Constitution guarantees us. Our ancestors fought for us we were here. Several documents have already been made, several meetings and nothing has changed. The machines continue to enter the area".
"It's a shame the way our own Government treated us with continuous lies and refusing to dialogue with affected communities," said Sheyla Juruna indigenous leadership who went to Washington to attend a meeting promoted by the Inter-American Commission on human rights. "I am horrified to see how we are treated in our own land without even the right to be consulted about this horrific project," added during Conference at OAS headquarters. Convened by the IACHR to explain about Belo Monte, the Brazilian Government refused to participate.
International Network of Activists Against the Belo Monte Dam
Find complete resources at http://veddas.org.br/forests
Building an international network of collaborators to mobilize in cities worldwide to protest against the construction of the Belo Monte Dam (issue #1) and request that the New Forest Code is not approved by the Senate (issue #2) is essential to create pressure on the Brazilian government and appeal that it will consider the world’s opinion on these issues that will greatly affect the environment.
Protests can be held at embassies, consulates, business fairs, and other venues where the country is being represented. Always try and mobilize the local media and your own government to watch the Brazilian government’s policies as they destroy the environment, bring to extinction non-human animals, and exterminate entire indigenous populations.
More about these issues that are already affecting the lives of millions of sentient beings at http://brasilpelasflorestas.blogspot.com (using an automatic translator for now, sorry)
Kayapo Assemble to Defend the Xingu
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Citizens of the World Against Belo Monte
IF YOU WISH TO TAKE PART ON THIS INTERNATIONAL MOBILIZATION NETWORK, please find the resources below and let us know what you have been organized so we can publicize it and therefore build the intended pressure. Send videos, pictures and reports to Este endereço de e-mail está protegido contra spambots. Você deve habilitar o JavaScript para visualizá-lo. . We will publish them on this page.
Find complete resources at http://veddas.org.br/forests
Organize in your locality!
Get involved, get active, and make it loud!!!
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Show your support against the construction of the Belo Monte Dam - send your video
Send your video as a statement in opposition to the construction of the Belo Dam
SUGGESTED PROJECT:
If possible, find a landmark in your city or country, gather children that are sensible to the environmental cause, or simply turn your computer's camera in your home or office
Make a statement that may be somewhat like this:
"My name is ______ and I am at ______. I oppose the construction of the Belo Monte Dam because _______. My message to the Brazilian government is that ___________."
Here is a sample video of that suggestion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-Apd5Sl69M
Reports of international demonstrations
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New York, New York, USA
August 22nd 2010
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WAR-FAUN "Save Our Rainforests - STOP Belo Monte!" international solidarity with VEDDAS demo against the Belo Monte dam in Rio Xingu, Amazonas, manifest:
List of programmed events - send yours!
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Click on this title to view the events that have already been posted in several cities. We are currently 16 cities strong (outside of Brazil)!
