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Magdalena Moursy

Reclaiming Amazônia

Thursday 4 August 2022

Second Home
London | Lisbon | Los Angeles

The devastation of the Amazon Rainforest is happening right in front of our eyes. Greed is depleting forests, contaminating rivers, killing biodiversity and erasing entire communities.

In partnership with community radio station dublab Brazil, Reclaiming Amazônia is a festival of art, music and discussion in support of the indigenous resistance of Brazil. It pays tribute to the work of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira and the indigenous peoples fighting to reclaim Amazônia.

Blood Sap: A Manifesto of Love and Fight from Amazon Communities

Immerse yourself in the beauty of the forest and the plight of its people in this powerful audio-visual commission created by three Braziliian artists Maihara Marjorie, Thiago Duar and Watatakalu Yawalapiti.

On 7 April 2022, thousands of indigenous peoples from 200 peoples across Brazil marched in the Acampamento Terra Livre to fight for their lives; the natural resources of their land and the sovereignty of the Brazilian peoples.

Presented at Second Home in London, Lisbon and Los Angeles, this audio-visual installation tells the story of the forest and the fight through Watatakalu Yawalapiti, the leader of the Yawalapiti people and the women's movement from the indigenous land of Xingu.

This is a manifesto on the importance of preservation through the traditions of the land's ancestors.

Blood Sap: A Manifesto of Love and Fight by Amazon Communities (12 Mins)
Videography: Maihara Marjorie; Sound: Thiago Duar; Narration: Watatakalu Yawalapiti

#indigenisethepolitics

In the Summer of 2022, British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were brutally murdered in the Amazon for investigating an undeclared war on nature.

Across London, Lisbon and Los Angeles there were conversations hosted by friends, colleagues and indigenous activists to discuss why - in their honour - we must indigenise the politics that govern Amazonia and prevent the world's most important ecosystem from being ransacked.

London

Guardian Journalist and Foreign Correspondent Andrew Downie
Campaigner at Survival International Sarah Shenker
Brazilian Journalist and Coordinator of Brazil Matters Ali Rocha

A live performance by violinist Kath Roberts and pianist Ben Comeau of Nora Sai Monote – Noke Koi Fire Song from Trees of Music

A live Brazilian Maracatu performance from Afon Sistema

DJ sets from Worm Disco Club and Gerah (dublab Brazil)

BEIJU (AKA Tapioca), Brazilian flat breads, by Beijummy and Caipirinha's sponsored by Pitú Cachaça

Lisbon

Indigenous rights and environmental activist Thezaya

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Los Angeles

Former LA Times Brazil Correspondent and journalist Vincent Bevins
Campaigner for Artists for Amazonia, Amazon Watch Julia Jaye Posin
Brazilian photojournalist Apu Gomes
Brazilian journalist and photographer Fernanda Ezabella

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