YL AMAZONIA
Learn, support, make friends with fascinating Amazonians, team up and visit. Make friends with its kind, gentle, funny and wise inhabitants and go visit to experience magical StoneAge life – feel Lothlorien, Avatar FOR REAL. Dare feel your LOVE for this majestic Queendom of Nature and step into your FORCE to keep it alive, protect the innocent it from orkish invasion and cruel violence and save its magnificent species clad in myriads of the most beautiful colors into the next era of the emerging GOOD Civilization.
What this teaching tool bundle offers you
General introduction.
Can use all, in teams or series of activities
LEARN
- Facts are included, but not necessarily required for your experience. We suggest to browse facts for a general idea and move to what really matters : doing good for people and planet through activities
- 3 core struggles of Tribes, represented by outstanding Hero*ines: two in Ecuador, one affecting all of Brazil, with authentic memorable videos, insights, websites, and immediate short- and long-term action opportunities
Suggestion :
- create a kaleidoscope of facts by assigning teams of students a resource to study at home and report to the group; option: visualize as wall display
- do the same with hero*ines’ videos, articles, websites; have an open conversation, share feelings, thoughts, questions, ideas
- step into actions
ACTIVITIES
Simple, swift, then options for more
voice your support
- petitions, photos, social media buzz to do in minutes
- letters, photo, social media buzz, more minutes
evoke tangible impact
- raise funds
- reach milestones
do related activities in your home region
- lifestyle challenge
- local actions, ARK etc
EARTH. The facts
IUCN WORLD CONGRESS 2021
The Marseille Manifesto :
“The climate and biodiversity emergencies are not distinct, but two aspects of one crisis. Unsustainable human activity continues to compound the situation, and threatens not only our own survival but the foundation of life on Earth.”
Millenium Ecosystem Assessment 2005
2/3 of ecosystems on edge of collapse
2/3 of global agrarian surface on edge of desertification
IPBES Global Assessment 2019
Insecticide threatens collapse of nature; UNEP, Guardian, UN
UNCTAD Report : Before it’s too late
Industrial farming is the main driver of extinction, soil loss and threat to indigenous people; in Brazil’s case: soy and cattle; globally: palm oil farms; 3 products that no one really needs. UNCTAD
YL Teaching Tool - upcoming
THE AMAZON. Facts
IUCN WORLD CONGRESS 2021
World Summit of Indigenous People Webpage
Motion 043 Declaration of global priority for conservation in the Amazon Biome
THE AMAZON – Stopping extinction of plants and animals; ecocide
Why protecting 80% NOW is key to stopping the tipping point for total destruction. Amazonia80x2025
AMAZONIANS : Stopping violent extinction of humans; genocide
500 years of genocide, murder and land theft – until today – that all honorable people must stop now; Survival International
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YL Focus #1
Kichwa of Sarayacu, Ecuador – victories and new threats
The KICHWA have achieved the first major success against criminal acts by oil companies and state. Nina and Patricia Gualinga are well known from UN Climate summits, front rows in marches alongside Leonardo di Caprio etc. as the struggle to protect the Land and People they love continues. Patricia now forges Amazonian women alliances and fires up the culture of storytelling.
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YL Focus #2
Nemonte Nenquimo, Waorani, Ecuador
The WAORANI struggle has risen to international attention due to renewed attacks on their territory. Nemonte, whose name means “constellation” was born into a tribe where both women and men serve as warriors. Her grandfather was a leader who defended what is now known as Yasuní National Park, one of the most biodiverse rainforests on Earth. She has been recognized by her people and the CEIBO Alliance, by the world’s most renowned Goldman Environmental Prize and as one of the 100 Most Influential People on the Planet.
Nemonte, GreenGoTravel
“You destroy what you don’t understand’ letter to the presidents of 9 Amazon countries
“Your civilization is killing life on Earth” article, The Guardian
“I’m not afraid of dying. If I die, it’s for the sake of the future” interview, HP
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YL Focus #3
Brazil now
with general action call video + greta and Samaybe story told, Sina, Nina Gualinga
MORE MULTI-MEDIA STORIES …
by Amazon Frontlines
We support AF’s work for Amazonian communities with crowdfunding, in-kind support, school partnerships, visits + your ideas.
YL approach to taking action
… not merely petitions and protests – losing more time, and 200 species every single day! – but doing projects with immediate tangible impact felt by animals, plants, Amazonians and you! #bemoreawesome
I CAN PUT ALL THESE IN TOGGLES
in sections below by
- petitions
- letters incl sue at ICC, divestment, boycott tourism (instead going to Costa Rica)
- tangible support
petitions in general + send calls via school and social networks
group photo with class, group, school with animal totem we are the amazon the amazon is us + send via YL, social and local news media + activate others to do the same (count how many groups activated) #bemoreawesome
The Amazon belongs to all of us, like all global commons, oceans, space…
who should decide campaign to Ecuadorian government https://www.amazonfrontlines.org/who-should-decide/ use their social media campaign tools and show us your results
sue Bolsonaro, ministers, banks, corporations, farmer lobbies etc for ecocide + genocide at ICC and national courts
divest 100% from Brazil and banks and companies in any form involved, including soy and animal farming that use food from south america (=call to become properly sustainable and feed themselves from their own countries)
divest from banks, change accounts to local banks
Lucie, green banks to divest from
Lifestyle Challenge 1 month of plants-only food; vegan challenge
transfer :
– save Europe’s Amazon petitions + more + west east european collaboration redreaming Europe
– robbie save national parks
– create ARKs
– UN Decade Ecosystem Restoration in urban and rural regions = do in your town
– edible landscapes
– blue communities
– wildlife migration trails
– go discover nature abbie style
– raabia walk with rangers
– reduce human wildlife conflict Skhumbuzo, rural economies model with youth-led tourism etc
IF NOT US THEN WHO art multimedia films etc community with many films to explore indigenous issues in full spectrum – make teaching tool https://ifnotusthenwho.me Dayak Youth Magazine https://ifnotusthenwho.me/introducing-danum-magazine-created-dayak-youth/
Children’s Eternal Forest
Olivia Bouler
another one
billionaire buying land?
raise funds for indigenous to buy land
our inspiration Namaste Nepal
run to the Amazon (check kilometers)
activate other schools / cities to follow your example
pay a family visit
pay a group visit
organize an exchange visit,w ith events and activation in home region and country
The future of all species and generations to come depends entirely on the people alive right now.
TEST
Genocide was ‘legal’ in Nazi Germany. Still, it was a crime and perpetrators were put on trial. Our time calls us to make the destruction of Nature a crime. Dare to be Great.