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Posted by Ian M on August 29, 2019, 9:34 pm, in reply to "yes, thx for posting"
https://rebellion.earth/2019/08/23/newsletter-28-murder-in-the-amazon/ 'Newsletter 28 – Murder in the Amazon August 23, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion Rebels all over the world watch heartbroken as fires devastate the Amazon. Known to many as ‘the lungs of the Earth’, the rainforest is a vital organ of our living planet whose health hangs in the balance. The record-breaking fires are casting a shadow on over half the area of Brazil and are visible from space. On Monday, Sao Paolo was plunged into an unnatural ash-filled darkness in the middle of the day, and the ash cloud has now reached Peru. But the most traumatic effects are undoubtedly felt by those who call this forest home, and for whom this is only the latest offensive in a long war promoted by agribusiness and the Brazilian government, waged against indigenous peoples and the environment alike. Solidarity protests are popping up all over the world, with rebels out on the streets in over 30 cities today – look out for your local action or organise your own. These fires, while terrifying, are not an isolated incident, and the responsibility goes further than any single person, government or nation. One French rebel considers the deep, global causes that underpin the tragic Amazon situation. Indeed, as we look around the world, the whole house is on fire. Fires continue to tear through Siberia, Greenland, California, Canary Islands and Tenerife, Arctic sea-ice has halved in two decades, hundreds are dying in the floods in India – amidst all this, Western governments are doing next to nothing to reverse or even slow this chaos. It’s a responsibility shared by all, no matter where in the world, to act now and confront the ecocide that threatens to engulf the world – join us in International Rebellion on October 7th.' chock full of graun and other corporate media links, I'll have to have a word... The 'french rebel' article at least talks about the issue in terms of global capitalism and not just That Bad Guy Over There in Brazil: https://rebellion.earth/2019/08/22/the-last-cries-of-an-imperilled-amazon/ '[T]he issue is less to do with a tyrannical and irresponsible government, though it is in part, than a hypocritical international economic community that fails to admit the responsibility of agricultural globalization, the incentive of growth and the cult of meat eating in the Amazonian predicament – or indeed, the ecological crisis in general. ' I
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Message Thread:
- Catte at OffG, all her splendid guns blazing, shoots down the 'Amazon burning!!!' orchestrated panic - Rhisiart Gwilym August 28, 2019, 5:21 pm
- And as she and all her colleagues at Off-G assert, they're all dead against forest burning; they - Rhisiart Gwilym August 28, 2019, 5:37 pm
- Fine writing!... - AlanG August 28, 2019, 5:58 pm
- We are being played ... - Tomski August 28, 2019, 6:12 pm
- Re: Catte at OffG, all her splendid guns blazing, shoots down the 'Amazon burning!!!' orchestrated panic - John Monro August 28, 2019, 9:26 pm
- Thanks, good article. Nm - Shyaku August 29, 2019, 2:44 pm
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