Christian Poirier is Program Director at Amazon Watch. He has over 16 years experience in the fields of international development and advocacy focusing on environmental, agrarian and social justice issues. @cpeartree
Brazil’s National Indigenous Movement: Resolute in Times of Crisis
When Brazilian indigenous leader Sônia Guajajara gave a fiery speech on environmentalism and human rights at the Rock in Rio music festival in September 2017, alongside Alicia Keys, she captured the power and authority of Brazil’s National Indigenous Movement (Mobilização Nacional Indígena, MNI). “This is the mother of all struggles, the struggle for Mother Earth!” exclaimed Sônia to a massive, cheering audience.
October 9, 2017