Tag: avaaz team

Please Save the Great Barrier Reef Ecosystem: Stop Great Barrier Coal!

This video presents “Reef Under Threat!”: In the following letter, the Avaaz team is asking for our help to: Increase the pressure on Fred Hochberg, Chairman of the United States Export-Import Bank, and demand he halt funding for Great Barrier Coal which could be obtained by mining magnates building one of the world’s largest coal ports…

August 19, 2012
Canadians: Hours to Petition B.C. Premier Christy Clark to Reject Northern Gateway Pipeline

This video presents “spOILed: Enbridge & Tankers in the Great Bear Rainforest?”: British Columbia’s (BC’s) “Great Bear Rainforest is threatened by oil supertanker traffic from the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. See the incredible natural values at risk:” On July 25-27, 2012, the Council of the Federation (the council of the premiers of Canada’s thirteen…

July 27, 2012
Please Petition EU Parliament in 3 Days for Reform & Laws Against Bank Rate-Rigging

This video (25:55 duration) presents “Inside Story – Rigged bank rates: Is there more to come? – Hot Latest News”: “In the wake of the bank rate-rigging scandal, Bob Diamond, Barclays chief executive, announced his resignation from the post Barclays Bank was fined a record $450m last week, for attempting to manipulate the London Interbank…

July 12, 2012
Please Help Us Reach 1 Million Petition Signers to Ban the Lion Trade

The following video is Nu Edutainment Films Presents ~ The Truth About Lions: American hunters are emerging as a strong and growing threat to the survival of African lions, with demand for trophy rugs and necklaces driving the animals towards extinction The number of wild African lions has fallen sharply in the last 100 years…

July 6, 2012
Only Hours Left: Please Save Rio and Our Planet!

This video presents “End Fossil Fuel Subsidies”: People from all around the world have converged at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20 to call on governments to end fossil fuel subsidies. Speak Your Mind explores the reasons why, the impact that has been had and how you can participate: In the following letter,…

June 22, 2012
Please Petition Conservative MPs to Reject Bill C-38: Canadians’ Well-Being & Environmental Ethics are at Stake!

This video presents “Canadian citizens against the Conservative Omnibus Budget Bill (C-38)” “Since the Harper Conservatives announced their Omnibus Budget Bill, more and more Canadians are rallying against a Bill that would put a black mark on our democracy. Even some traditional Conservative allies are now saying that the Harper Conservatives have gone too far.…

June 12, 2012
Please Help Stop the Amazon Rainforest Destruction: Only Days Left to Sign Petition!

This video shows the horrific consequences of the Amazon Rainforest Deforestation: The Avaaz team is urging us to help save the Amazon in the following letter: Urgent! Brazil’s President Dilma decides this week — more than 1,8 million have signed!! Let’s reach 2 million –please send the email below to everyone and click here to…

May 21, 2012