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    Peru's Amazonian Tribes at Risk

    In late October of 2010, Amazon Watch had the pleasure of helping to facilitate the visit of our long-time colleague Henderson Rengifo, currently a leader with AIDESEP and previous treasurer of FECONACO in northern Peru.

    October 29, 2010
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    U'wa Return to California

    Colombian indigenous leaders from the U'wa people visited friends old and new in San Francisco and Los Angeles in late September of 2010.

    September 30, 2010
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    Photos from Our 2010 Annual Luncheon

    Roberto "Berito" Cobaria and Gilberto Cobaria from the U'wa people of Colombia were our guest speakers. James Cameron joined the luncheon by video to present A Message from Pandora, a special feature about the battle to stop the Belo Monte Dam.

    September 23, 2010
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    Achuar Photo Essay

    For centuries the Achuar people have lived in harmony with the Amazon rainforest. But now, the unrelenting drive for oil has reached the deepest regions of their territory.

    July 2010
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    Peru Protest at the White House

    A spirited protest at the White House during the visit of Peruvian president Alan Garcia with U.S. president Barack Obama.

    June 1, 2010
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    Chevron AGM 2010 Action

    A powerful coalition of leaders from communities around the world negatively impacted by Chevron's operations gathered in Houston to confront the oil giant during its annual shareholders meeting.

    May 2010
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    Real Life Pandoras on Earth

    Renowned director James Cameron and indigenous leaders from around the world engage in a panel discussion about the parallels between Avatar and real-life indigenous struggles.

    April 2010
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    U'wa Visit to NYC and Washington, DC

    Photos from a week-long visit of U'wa Association leaders Gilberto Cobaría (President) and Berito Cobaría (International Coordinator) to the East Coast, co-facilitated by the National Museum of the American Indian and Amazon Watch.

    April 2010
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    Daysi Zapata and Lily Visit Washington, DC

    Daysi Zapata (Aidesep VP) testified before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. House of Representatives, during hearing on Indigenous Peoples Rights in Latin America.

    April 2010
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    The Xingu and its People

    For hundreds of years, the Xingu River basin has been home to a cross-section of Brazilian life, made up of rural and urban communities. The region reveals a diverse conglomeration of people, with varying levels of multilingualism and acculturation to the Brazilian mainstream.

    March - April 2010
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    Cameron Travels to the Xingu River

    James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver and Joel David Moore travel with members of Amazon Watch to the Xingu River basin.

    March - April 2010
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    Ecuador Petition Delivery to Chevron Headquarters

    Emergildo Criollo traveled to California recently from his indigenous village in Ecuador to the home of Chevron's new CEO John Watson and then to a meeting with state lawmakers, demanding that the oil giant Chevron "... take responsibility for their actions and clean up our rivers and forests – our homes."

    March 2010
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    A Glimpse of Achuar Life

    The Achuar are an indigenous people who live in the Pastaza, Corrientes and Morona river basins in the Amazon Rainforest on both sides of the Peru-Ecuador border. These photos give a glimpse of life in an Achuar community on the river Huasaga, in the Pastaza river basin.

    March 2010
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    2009 Copenhagen UN Climate Summit

    Amazon Watch accompanies Ecuadorian indigenous colleagues Tito Puanchir and Marlon Santi to the summit.

    December 2009
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    Affected Communities March Against Chevron Corruption in Ecuador

    Over 400 people from indigenous and farming communities around Lago Agrio, Ecuador, marched to a toxic dump site today to protest Chevron's on-going attempts to derail the $27 billion lawsuit that will soon come to a close after more than 16 years of courtroom struggle.

    October 2009
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    Amo Amazonia

    Hundreds of people form a human banner in Peru to draw attention to plight of the Amazon.

    October 2009
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    CRUDE Premiere Events

    Photos from opening night of CRUDE in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City.

    September - October 2009
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    The Madeira River Complex, Brazil and Bolivia

    Photos from an Amazon Watch trip through the Madeira River basin to bring back stories of anguish and hope in the fight to stop the construction of two mega-hydroelectric dams on the Amazon's principal tributary.

    July 2009
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    Chevron AGM 2009 Action

    Representatives of indigenous and farming communities from Ecuador's Amazon have brought their 15-year battle for justice to Chevron's doorstep.

    May 2009
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    Protests in Peru

    Awajun indigenous protesters in Bagua, northern Peru, where armed police put many of them into hospital in a May 10th attack on their peaceful blockade of the Corral Quemado Bridge.

    April - May 2009
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    Ecuador Oil Spill Pollutes River in the Amazon

    A rupture in Ecuador's second largest oil pipeline polluted the Santa Rosa river in the lush Amazon jungle and shut off the flow of crude to a Pacific port in the city of Esmeraldas.

    February 2009
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    S.O.S. Amazon

    View photos of indigenous people from across Latin America leading over 1000 participants of the World Social Forum to form human banners, using their bodies to draw attention to the increasingly precarious situation of the Amazon rainforest.

    January 2009
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