Toxic wound in the heart of the Amazon

A Canadian mining giant is pushing to cut a huge open pit gold mine right in the middle of the Amazon! A mining giant wants to cut a huge open pit gold mine in the Amazon! Experts say our best chance to stop this environmental catastrophe is global public pressure on the largest investor, Agnico Eagles Mine to pull out. Their Annual General meeting is in weeks. Let's make this mine toxic and stop this wound to the heart of the Amazon. SIGN HERE Dear friends, A Canadian mining giant is pushing to cut a huge open pit gold mine right in the middle of the Amazon! But after the indigenous Juruna people stood up to them, a Federal court just revoked their license. Now experts say our best chance to stop this environmental catastrophe is massive global public pressure on the largest investor, Agnico Eagles Mine to pull out.  They have an Annual General meeting in weeks and care about their sustainability brand. If we make this a huge campaign, Avaazers can welcome shareholders to Toronto with a demand to withdraw they can't ignore. Let's stand with the Juruna people and stop this massive toxic wound to the heart of the Amazon.  Click to save the Amazon from this toxic wound The mine would generate a mountain of chemical waste, spark an irreversible ecological disaster, and force indigenous communities in four protected territories to abandon their ancestral lands! As the key investor in the project, Agnico's leverage is huge. If we make this mine toxic to their reputation, they'll pull out, and that'll halt the project in its tracks.  The upcoming shareholders meeting is a unique opportunity to take this battle from the forest to where the company cares. If enough of us join now -- we can open their eyes to the threats of this noxious project, and push them to pull out. Join now and share everywhere.   Click to save the Amazon from this toxic wound From Europe to South America and Asia, our movement has stood with local communities against massive multinationals and their huge polluting projects, and won. The Amazon is the lung of our planet -- we all need it protected to survive. Let's not leave the indigenous communities to fight this alone. With hope and determination, Luis, Flora, Laura, Danny, Antonia and the whole Avaaz team MORE INFORMATION License Revoked for Belo Sun Gold Mine in Victory for Indigenous Rights in Brazil (Amazon Watch) http://amazonwatch.org/news/2017/1207-license-revoked-for-belo-sun-gold-mine-in-victory-for-indigenous-rights-in-brazil Despite the damage caused by the Belo Monte Dam, the government of Pará approved a license for the biggest gold mining project in the same region. (Environmental Justice Atlas) https://ejatlas.org/conflict/belo-sun-mining-project-brasil Brazil prosecutors seek to block Canadian gold mine in Amazon (Bloomberg) https://www.reuters.com/article/brazil-gold-belosun/brazil-prosecutors-seek-to-block-canadian-gold-mine-in-amazon-idUSL2N0H61UN20130911 Belo Monte, Brazil: The tribes living in the shadow of a megadam (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/16/belo-monte-brazil-tribes-living-in-shadow-megadam

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