Thousands of people have taken to the streets in dozens of cities worldwide, to protest against the Belo Monte mega-dam being built in the Brazilian Amazon.
Groups across Brazil called on Brazil’s President Rousseff to halt the construction of the destructive dam on the Xingu river. Their message is being echoed by demonstrators in Australia, Canada, Iran, Mexico, Turkey, the United States, and at least nine other countries. [Read more…] about Worldwide protests against Amazon mega-dam