An Amazon Free from Extraction: Indigenous-Led Pathways to a Thriving Planet
**We recommend bringing cash for those of you who are interested in purchasing the beautiful crafts that will be available from Amazonian artisans!**
Please join Amazon Watch during New York Climate Week on Tuesday, September 23, for a powerful conversation featuring Indigenous activists and leaders Helena Gualinga and Luene Karipuna, followed by a community reception!
In the face of a growing climate crisis, hope and solutions are emerging from the heart of the Amazon. This special event will bring together Indigenous leaders who are protecting the rainforest from extraction, including oil drilling, mining, and industrial agriculture. Their work offers a vision of hope — one rooted in cultural resilience, ecological balance, and a thriving planet for all of us.
This event will explore how each of us — whether as individuals, investors, or changemakers — can be part of a global movement that works to safeguard the Amazon, stabilize our climate, and strengthen our shared future.
Your RSVP is required to attend and we encourage you to make a tax-deductible donation when you register. Light refreshments and beverages will be served. We recommend bringing cash for those of you who are interested in purchasing the beautiful crafts that will be available from Amazonian artisans!
All event proceeds support Amazon Watch’s work to hold corporations accountable for rainforest destruction and accompany Indigenous peoples who are the last line of defense in the face of unprecedented corporate power and climate denial. We hope you can join us!
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About the speakers:
Helena Gualinga is an environmental and Indigenous rights activist from the Kichwa community of Sarayaku in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Her activism exposes the activities of oil companies and their financiers, and the role of the Ecuadorian government in allowing extractive projects on Indigenous territories without their consent.
Luene Karipuna is an Indigenous activist and leader from the Karipuna people in Amapá, a graduate student of Intercultural Indigenous Education, a member of PET-INDÍGENA, and a young communicator in the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples and Organizations of Amapá and northern Pará (APOIANP), and the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB).
Leila Salazar-López is a mother, proud Chicana-Latina woman, and passionate defender of Mother Earth, the Amazon, Indigenous rights, and climate justice. For nearly 30 years, Leila has worked to defend the world’s rainforests, human rights, and climate. Since 2015 she has served as the Executive Director of Amazon Watch, leading the organization in its work to protect and defend the Amazon rainforest and climate in solidarity with Indigenous peoples.