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  • all of us in the pics are girls who speak colonial languages and keep losing heritage ones

    by Mitko October 6, 2021
    October 6, 2021

    my Buryat girlfriends here explained to me that in the past, speaking Buryat was linked to the connotation of being countryside people from small villages, while speaking Russian was linked …

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  • Covid-19 is threatening the Amazon and the Indigenous peoples who rely on it!

    by Mitko February 5, 2021
    February 5, 2021

    Take action with our @culturesofresistance ally @amazonwatch! “The COVID-19 emergency in the Amazon is escalating dramatically. A new strain of the virus has overwhelmed and debilitated the public health system …

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  • 20 years ago last week, almost 80% of East Timorese voted for independence from Indonesia

    by Mitko September 11, 2019
    September 11, 2019

    Today, the struggle against Indonesian occupation of West Papua continues!! Check out our film Wantoks: Dance of Resilience in Melanesia​ to learn more about the fight for self-determination in West …

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  • our friend Nzaou Rob is a photographer from the Congo!

    by Mitko August 19, 2019
    August 19, 2019

    He is committed to documenting the treasures and beauty of his country. This photo series, called “Madia ya bwala”, showcasing the indigenous plants and food from the Congo. The work …

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  • Indigenous rights are under attack in Norway!

    by Mitko August 9, 2019
    August 9, 2019

    Indigenous rights are under attack in Norway, where the “most environmentally damaging project in country’s history” is being built in the Arctic! What can we do to stop it and …

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  • Another day, another threat to indigenous peoples by Bolsonaro…

    by Mitko July 31, 2019
    July 31, 2019

    “For all Jair Bolsonaro’s well-documented hostility to indigenous rights, an aerial assault on the Amazon seems far-fetched. But campaigners believe that under Brazil’s new administration indigenous communities face their most …

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  • filming is going well for our film on the Sami people!!

    by Mitko July 19, 2019
    July 19, 2019

    enjoying the Riddu Riddu fest and speaking with the Sami artists and activists in attendance!! [Photo credit: Iara Lee.]

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  • Keep defending indigenous rights in the Amazon with Associação Indígena Pariri – Munduruku, Médio Tapajós!

    by Mitko July 18, 2019
    July 18, 2019

    The Pariri Indigenous Association fights for the physical and cultural survival of seven Munduruku villages of the Middle Tapajós. Its main mission is to defend indigenous rights and to improve …

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  • Bolsonaro’s attacks on the Amazon continue but our ally Amazon Watch is fighting back!

    by Mitko July 9, 2019
    July 9, 2019

    “As deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest reaches the highest level in a decade, the rainforest’s indigenous peoples and their supporters have called for action against the political and business interests …

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  • NEEDED: a production assistant in Norway

    by Mitko June 20, 2019
    June 20, 2019

    We’re looking for a production assistant with international driver’s license in northern NORWAY/TROMSO area to work with us during the SAMI Riddu Riđđu Festival in Samuelsberg and then drive us …

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Iara Lee, a Brazilian of Korean descent, is an activist, filmmaker, and founder/director of the Cultures of Resistance Network, an organization that promotes global solidarity and connects and supports agitators, educators, farmers, and artists to build a more just and peaceful world through creative resistance and nonviolent action!

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Iara LeeIara Lee, a Brazilian of Korean descent, is an activist, filmmaker, and founder/director of the Cultures of Resistance Network, an organization that promotes global solidarity and connects and supports agitators, educators, farmers, and artists to build a more just and peaceful world through creative resistance and nonviolent action! Read more here.

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