[IPSM] Please sign these petitions...

[willowtree at mts.net]

Friends, please take a moment to sign these petitions/letters and 
forward them to your contacts. Thanks, Ahni


1. Join the Campaign in Defense of the Xingu River
http://intercontinentalcry.org/join-the-campaign-in-defense-of-the-xingu-river/
Demand President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva and other Brazilian 
authorities put an end to the controversial Belo Monte hydro-electric 
dam in Para state. One of a 100 dams currently planned for the Amazon, 
the Belo Monte would devastate a massive portion of the Amazon 
rainforest, divert the flow of the Xingu River and destroy the 
livelihoods of more than 12,000 Indigenous people.

2. Urge Chevron to finally do the right thing in Ecuador
http://chevrontoxico.com/take-action/send-chevron-a-message.html
For over three decades in Ecuador, Chevron chose profit over people and 
the environment. While drilling in the Ecuadorian Amazon, Chevron 
deliberately dumped more than 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater and 
spilled roughly 17 million gallons of crude oil. Surpassing the Exxon 
Valdez spill by millions of gallons, it is one of the worst 
environmental disasters on the planet. Thousands of indigenous people 
have been paying the price, suffering from mouth and uterine cancer, 
birth defects, and spontaneous miscarriages. Alternatively, you can 
sign: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/chevron_toxic_legacy/

3. Indonesia: Halt Mining that Threatens Indigenous Peoples
http://www.culturalsurvival.org/take-action/indonesia-campaign/indonesia-campaign-sample-letter
The Manggarai, Leragere and Kedang Indigenous peoples are calling on the 
government of Indonesia to halt all mining in East Nusa Province and 
conduct a genuine consultation process with communities affected by any 
ongoing and proposed mining projects. One of these projects, a gold mine 
in Lembata, threatens to displace and severely undermine the livelihoods 
of up to 60,000 people.

4. Don't mine us out of existence!
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=11775
UK-based mining company Vedanta Resources is threatening the human 
rights of indigenous communities in the Indian state of Orissa. The 
company is planning to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills and expand 
its alumina refinery at the foot of the Hills, in Lanjigarh. Please take 
a moment to send a message to the Indian Minister of Environment and 
Forests, calling on him to refuse permission for the expansion of 
Vedanta’s mining and refinery operations.

5. Help Protect Eagle Rock, a sacred site to the Keweenaw Bay Indian 
Community
http://intercontinentalcry.org/dept-rules-against-native-rights-says-eagle-rock-isnt-sacred/
In January 2010, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) 
shamelessly and underhandedly gave its final approval for Kennecott’s 
proposed Eagle Mine project, a nickel and copper sulfide mine on the 
Yellow Dog Plains. In issuing the approval, the MDEQ overstepped the 
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community’s treaty rights, and dismissed a 2009 
ruling that found Eagle Rock, a site threatened by the mining project, 
is a place of spiritual importance to Keweenaw Bay Community and should 
be protected. PLease take a moment to contact Michigan Governor Jennifer 
M. Granholm and lodge a complaint against the MDEQ’s shameful move.