Last week, I went to a demonstration in downtown Rio where favela residents were protesting against the city’s decision to remove several of their homes and neighborhoods. About two hundred men, women, and children —representatives from several communities — gathered in front of City Hall with[...]
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I Called the President at 12:18 p.m.
On September 21, I participated in my first protest ever, locally called, Cariocas Ligando para o Clima (Cariocas Calling for the Climate). This protest was a global climate wake-up call organized by Avaaz and the TckTckTck campaign. The purpose of the protest, dubbed a “flash mob,” was to infor[...]
