The Amazon isn't dying. It's being murdered.

My people have cherished this rainforest for 6,000 years -- it is the greatest manifestation of life, anywhere on the planet.

But oil companies don't see that. They drill precisely where the rainforest is most alive, spilling their black death, poisoning our rivers -- and fuelling the climate fever. They are killing the rainforest and all the life it holds.

Now those same oil giants are ready to grease negotiations at the UN climate talks, starting in days. A huge oil boss will lead the summit in Dubai, and hundreds of industry lobbyists are ready to feast.

We cannot let them speak for the Amazon.

Negotiations are about to start -- but we have a bold plan to flood the talks with the voices that matter most: ours. We don't just live in the rainforest; we are a part of it. The Suruí people, the Baniwa, Karipuna, Ashinka and so many others…let us ALL be heard.

If we raise enough, we can send a powerful delegation of Indigenous leaders to the summit. We'd be standing up to some of the most powerful corporations on Earth -- we can't do it alone.

With your support, Avaaz could:

• Bring powerful Indigenous voices straight from the Amazon to meet decision-makers at the critical UN climate talks;
• Run bold stunts to soak up media attention outside the summit, forcing Amazon protections onto the political agenda; 
• Support Indigenous leaders with Avaaz's brilliant media and advocacy campaigners -- helping us win legal protections for our Amazon lands; 
• Equip Amazon communities to show up at every key negotiation summit next year -- we'll fight for rainforest protections at every opportunity; and
• Fund Avaaz's campaign to save the Amazon, building a powerhouse of campaigners and legal experts to take on miners, loggers and Big Oil.

I'm calling on you to help power an Indigenous uprising to ban fossil fuels in the Amazon. I promise you no one will fight harder -- donate what you can now.

- Txai Suruí, of the Paiter Suruí Indigenous community in Brazil, and the whole team at Avaaz


Txai Suruí is a 26-year-old activist, land defender, environmentalist, and advocate for the rights of Indigenous people. Her community's lands are some of the most devastated by the impacts of climate change. She founded the Indigenous Youth Movement of Rondônia, which rallies young people in her state, and coordinates the Associação de Defesa Etnoambiental-Kanindé, a community organisation that has worked with Indigenous people for over 30 years.