Black Lives Matter: Las Vidas Negras Importan

Friends of the Earth International issues a statement condemning state-authorized violence and systemic racism in the United States, specifically citing police brutality and environmental racism, while calling for the dismantling of systemic racism globally.

• Friends of the Earth International condemns the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery, describing systemic police violence in the United States as a series of grave human rights violations and a massive abuse of state power.
• The organization identifies environmental racism and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black communities as further examples of violent denial perpetrated against people of color in the US.
• The statement expresses concern over the increasing militarization of national life in the US and the authoritarianism of the Trump administration, asserting that implicit support for white nationalism and calls for lethal force to silence dissent signal a retreat toward fascism and encourage repressive regimes globally.
• The document argues that because the United States was founded on the genocide of Indigenous Peoples and the enslavement of African peoples, the nation is responsible for addressing historical injustices and providing reparations for intergenerational suffering.

APA

admin (2020). Black Lives Matter: Las Vidas Negras Importan. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/black-lives-matter-las-vidas-negras-importan/

Chicago

admin. Black Lives Matter: Las Vidas Negras Importan. Friends of the Earth International, 2020. https://www.foei.org/es/black-lives-matter-las-vidas-negras-importan/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Black Lives Matter: Las Vidas Negras Importan |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=12 June 2020 |url=https://www.foei.org/es/black-lives-matter-las-vidas-negras-importan/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2020black, author = {admin}, title = {{Black Lives Matter: Las Vidas Negras Importan}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/black-lives-matter-las-vidas-negras-importan/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }