{"id":5238,"date":"2020-01-30T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T19:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/?p=5238"},"modified":"2020-01-23T21:04:57","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T02:04:57","slug":"solidarity-letter-for-the-defenders-of-the-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/2020\/01\/30\/solidarity-letter-for-the-defenders-of-the-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Solidarity Letter for the defenders of the Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/development-and-peace.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-5239\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/development-and-peace.png?resize=161%2C223&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"223\"><\/a>Dear Parishioner: This is the petition from Development and Peace that you will be asked to consider signing next weekend:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDear seringueiros of Machadinho d\u2019Oeste and Mura people of Manaus,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for protecting the Amazon rainforest, your traditional home and humanity\u2019s common heritage. We, the people of Canada, are pained to learn of your persecution, dispossession and criminalization by those who would rob your lands, livelihoods, waters and way of life to exploit the gifts of the Amazon for profit. We join you in urging your government to stop privileging corporate interests over your rights and the integrity of the forest. We will impel our government to hold Canadian companies to account for what they do on your lands. 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