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Voices from the Streets of Bélem: Thousands Rally for Urgent Climate Action at COP30

2025-11-17 News & Politics
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Indigenous Leaders Rally at COP30 Against Fossil Fuels, War, and Corporate Capture

Learn the core demands from global Indigenous and peasant movements protesting the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil. These activists prioritize true territorial sovereignty and accountability over corporate-driven "false solutions."

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  • Global movements united to denounce fossil fuels, active war, and corporate influence rigging climate policy.
  • Indigenous leaders asserted they possess the genuine life alternatives required to solve the climate crisis.
  • This report captures the voices from the Great People's March detailing territorial defense, anti-imperialist stances, and demands for direct climate justice action.

This segment focuses on the Saturday protest outside the UN climate summit. Speakers from Latin America, Africa, and Asia articulated a shared platform linking environmental breakdown directly to imperialism, capitalism, and the exclusion of frontline communities from decision-making.

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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt To kick off our week of coverage from the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, we play video of a major protest that took place Saturday, when tens of thousands of people took to the streets of the host city Belém to demand urgent climate action. The Indigenous-led action was the first major climate protest at a United Nations climate conference since 2021; protests were banned by Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan, the three previous host countries. Demonstrators denounced corporate greed, war and imperialism, while demanding urgent action to reduce use of fossil fuels and to respect Indigenous sovereignty. "The answer is us," said Lucía Ixchíu, a Maya K'iche' environmental defender. "We know that we have the solutions." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@TraceySittig 2025-11-17

Thank you for bringing this march to us! We have so much to fight for: our freedoms, our environment, our health, justice, economic equity.

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@MyLoganTreks 2025-11-17

Thank you Amy and Everyone around the world united against the Oliarchs of Corruption who profit from disaster capitalism. When people worship in a cult of the Tangerine Tyrant, they are triggered by the facts. 73% less wildlife in the last 50 years, and we are in the 6th mass extinction of our planet now due to humans. Wars and Militaries cause more CO2 emissions than all countries on earth, vote these politicians out!!!

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@DoctahToboggan 2025-11-17

Thank you to all the protestors!!!!!

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@Steve1-y8s 2025-11-17

Thanks, Amy, and DEMOCRACY NOW TEAM for your excellent coverage on CLIMATE CRISIS SUMMIT!❤

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@fire-MM 2025-11-17

Thank you to march for all of us

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@Antarctica2025 2025-11-18

God bless all you good people! The US is a big disgrace and must be held accountable for all the crimes committed against our planet!

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@kevinwilliams1768 2025-11-17

united we stand to save the planet.

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@Antarctica2025 2025-11-18

God help us all! Evil is ruling this planet! And now AI will be the new face of this evil!

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@PlasticBank 2025-11-19

People power moves everything! There’s so much to stand up for 💪🌍

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@naturezaesferica 2025-11-20

The real heroes of our world, bless all of you.

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