Peru Protests for Life and Land on Democracy Now! and Take Action on avaaz.org!
In case you didn’t listen or watch Democracy Now! this morning, check it out online at http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/10/peru
Here’s the summary of today’s show:
Peruvian indigenous leader Alberto Pizango has been granted asylum in Nicaragua after leading protests against oil and mining projects in the northern Peruvian Amazonian province of Bagua. Over the weekend, an estimated sixty people died after police tried to break up a blockade. We speak to actor Q’orianka Kilcher, of part Indigenous Quechua descent, who is heading to Peru to support the Amazonian protest.
To hear a report from the ground, check out Democracy Now’s show on Monday, where Gregor MacLennan, Program Coordinator for Amazon Watch was interviewed. He arrived in Bagua, the scene of this weekend’s clashes, on Saturday.
And, if you haven’t taken action to support the struggle for life and land by our Indigenous brothers and sisters in the Peruvian Amazon, please join the 25,000 who’ve taken action today on Avaaz.org
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June 10th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Interesting… But what sign on novelties of the news?
June 25th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Thank you for making me aware of this and keeping the public informed! it is truly among the most worthwhile efforts you can undertake in our current times. You do make a difference and I wish you all the very best. Kudos for you! All the best from Oslo, Norway