A powerful climate advocacy group – the Center for Climate Integrity – recently posted an interview with Steven about life after 993 days in detention and what’s next in the fight to save the planet from the fossil fuel industry. We want to share it with you today.
You can read the full interview here.
Journalist Emily Sanders, who conducted the interview, wrote: “Even without an ankle bracelet tethering him to his apartment, and even with a growing swath of supporters cheering him on, he still doesn’t have a law license or passport, his bank account has been depleted by the fight against Chevron, and he remains under the watchful eye of one of the most powerful fossil fuel corporations on Earth.”
As Steven said in the interview:
“I feel as strong as I have ever felt because of the overwhelming support our campaign has received. That said, we now face grave danger as a society. What happened to me is just a little piece of a much bigger picture, but it is a telltale sign of how bad things could become if we don’t counter mobilize. I think the stakes could not be higher for the survival of our planet and for the survival of what’s left of our democracy, two issues that in my view are intimately connected.”
In the coming days, Steven will be launching a new campaign to win back his full rights, including his right to practice law and his right to travel which still have not been restored even though he has been released from detention. In the meantime, we want you to read Steven’s take on where he and the campaign to hold Chevron accountable stands and how it fits into the larger picture of the climate movement.
Our hope is you will again join Steven and the Amazon communities of Ecuador as they reactivate the fight against Chevron. The survival of five Indigenous peoples, the planet, and our democracy are at stake. One productive way to help make an impact is to continue to support Steven and his clients.
Will you help us get a head start on our soon-to-be-announced campaign by contributing $10, $25, $50, $100 or more today?
Forward,
The #FreeDonziger Team |
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Steven Donziger is a U.S. human rights attorney who helped communities in Ecuador’s Amazon win a historic multibillion-dollar pollution judgment against Chevron for the dumping of billions of gallons of cancer-causing oil waste onto Indigenous ancestral lands. Since the judgment issued in 2013, Chevron has used dozens of law firms and 2000 lawyers to carry out a demonization campaign targeting Steven to send a message of intimidation to all environmental advocates. Steven served 993 days of detention at home and in prison after being prosecuted directly by a Chevron law firm in the nation's first corporate prosecution; he still faces the threat of additional jail time after he appealed an order to turn over confidential information held by his Indigenous clients.
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