Yesterday, over 310,000 people filled the streets of New York City to participate in the largest climate march in history. Amazon Watch accompanied indigenous leaders from the Ecuadorian rainforest and marched with thousands of others calling globally to Keep the Oil in the Ground in the Amazon.
Our indigenous and youth allies Patricia Gualinga, Nina Gualinga, Gloria Ushigua, Leo Cerda, Elena Gálvez, and Antonella Calle joined Amazon Watch’s Atossa Soltani, Leila Salazar-Lopez, Andrew Miller, Adam Zuckerman and Sarah Freeman for a number of events related to climate action and the preservation of the Amazon rainforest.
Thought-leaders and celebrity change-makers such as Naomi Klein and allies Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Edward Norton, Sting and Trudie Styler walked alongside indigenous leaders in support of climate action. Together, participants in the People’s Climate March aim to send a unified message to policy-makers that now is the time to act on climate change.
The key to solving the climate crisis starts with respecting indigenous rights and territory. Indigenous peoples whose lands, culture and way of life are already being destroyed are calling for a stop to the expansion of the oil frontier. Their voices deserve to be heard, especially since the regions they are trying to protect are vital for all of humanity’s survival.
To understand more about what’s at stake if we lose the Amazon rainforest, join the more than 120,000 people who have already watched our KEEP THE OIL IN THE GROUND video. Stand with these climate warriors – sign the petition and share the video today!