Let’s defend the defenders of our common home! “The native Amazonian peoples have probably never been so threatened on their own lands as they are now.” Pope Francis, Peru, January 2018. This is true for Indigenous peoples, but also for traditional communities of the Amazon. Here are two communities in Brazil under threat: -The way of life of Machadinho d’Oeste’s seringueiros (artisanal rubber tappers) is being destroyed by industrial logging. -The Mura Indigenous people of Manaus were not consulted before a phosphate mining company began operations on their lands. Sign the Development and Peace – Caritas Canada Solidarity letter today to support these two communities. Your signatures will allow us to call for their protection and respect of their rights. Together, let’s defend the defenders of the Amazon. To sign the Solidarity Letter online: devp.org/act
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Development and Peace (The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace) is the official international development organization of the Catholic Church in Canada and the Canadian member of Caritas Internationalis. Development and Peace is a membership led organization supported by parish collections, individual donations and government grants, principally from the Canadian International Development Agency.
Our mission is to support partners in the Global South who promote alternatives to unfair social, political and economic structures, and educate the Canadian population about the causes of poverty and mobilize Canadians towards actions for change. In the struggle for human dignity, the organization forms alliances with northern and southern groups working for social change. It also supports women in their search for social and economic justice.