Defending Mother Earth on International Women's Day 🌎
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Hello Earth Defenders,
Every 8th of March, on International Women’s Day, people across the world mobilize to demand gender justice and a world free of the violences against women and girls.
Today, like every day, we celebrate the countless women across the Amazon who lead the struggle against the extractive industries that threaten their lands and livelihood. In their roles as community activists, forest guardians, and educators, they put their bodies on the line to defend the planet’s largest rainforest and our global climate. The struggle to protect the Amazon has an important female voice.
This International Women’s Day, we’re excited to share with you a special multimedia feature sharing the voices of five inspiring Indigenous women defenders from the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Their message is clear: colonial extractivism is a brutal attack on both women and the forests they protect. It is no coincidence that in Ecuador, the areas of the country with the highest level of extractive activity are also those with the highest rates of femicide.
No matters the threats they face, Indigenous women leaders keep on fighting. And their call is one for unity, to women across the world, today and every day.
As Waorani leader Silvana Nihua reflects:
“If we stop fighting together with other women, the world will be exterminated. Thanks to our struggle, we can breathe, we can feed ourselves and we can keep on living.”
Proudly standing for gender equality and the protection of the Amazon rainforest,
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"We, as defenders of nature, of life, of the existence of humanity, we don’t count on legal support, since the Peruvian government and the companies are practically an enemy of the Indigenous movement, of Indigenous people, when we claim our right to life."
– Olivia Bisa
Today is International Women's Day! On the front lines of the Amazon and in governments, organizations, and global climate talks, Indigenous women are leaders in protecting the rainforest and our climate.
Olivia Bisa is the first female president of the Chapra Nation in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon. She is standing up to the oil industry and advancing women’s rights, but just like for many Indigenous women, defending her people and their land comes at a dangerous cost. Olivia is receiving death threats against her and her family in an effort to silence her. Amazon Watch just mobilized solidarity funds to Olivia to prevent these threats from being carried out – and now we need your help.
Will you donate today to support Olivia’s security and defend Earth Defenders at risk?
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Violence against the Earth and against women go hand in hand. We resist this violence by working in direct solidarity with women defenders of the Amazon, accompanying them not only in moments of risk but all along the way. Just as Olivia is not backing down to these efforts to silence her, we will not stop supporting the safety, well-being, and rights of Olivia and Indigenous women leaders throughout the Amazon. In the face of extractive violence and government inaction, it's our collective power that makes real change happen.
Join us in celebrating International Women’s Day by directly supporting Indigenous women defenders of the Amazon! Your solidarity defends Earth Defenders and safeguards the future of our planet. Thank you!
For the Amazon and Mother Earth,
Leila Salazar-López
Executive Director
New Release: Women of the World Available Now!
Women of the World, out on International Women's Day, is a celebration of women's voices from around the globe that showcases ten remarkable artists from Martinique, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Kenya, India and beyond. This digital-only album is available for download on iTunes and Bandcamp with streaming on Apple, Spotify, Pandora and other major platforms.
New Music Video: Kavita Shah, Bau - "Joia"
Watch the uplifting music video for "Joia" (Jewel) by featured artist, Kavita Shah, that celebrates Cape Verdean womanhood and beautiful natural scenery.
The video can be found on our new YouTube channel, Putumayo World Videos, which transports viewers around the world with our collection of music videos that span the 30 years of Putumayo World Music.
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I like to think of every month as Women’s History Month at Messy Nessy Chic, but we’ll gladly take another reason to unfurl our virtual red carpet for the ladies who’ve shaken up our planet for the better.
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