My name is Ana Paula, and I’m one of the so-called Arctic 30 currently held in a Russian jail. Today is one month since they took us from our beloved ship the Arctic Sunrise. I first spent two days in one jail, then three days in another, and now I am sitting in this
prison where they brought us on September 29th. All of this after a peaceful protest, where we wanted to draw the world’s attention to the risks and environmental harm of drilling for oil in the Arctic.
One month ago our lives stopped - we’re now alone and I have had time to pause and
think. And I’d like to ask you, dear reader, how many products made from oil have you been using this month? Oil products are used to make lots of things, and those ‘things’ follow the law of supply and demand. People are eager to consume them. They buy them, use them, and dispose of them – it goes
really fast these days. Our planet, the one we call home, the only one that we know has life on it, is at a crisis point, and we need to take action, individually, every day. I believe that they would not be trying to drill in the Arctic if no one used that oil. If we worried more about “being” and
not about “owning”, we would use less oil, and the environment will be less at risk. The peaceful protests would not be necessary, and I would not be, unfairly, in jail.
I don’t have words to thank all the people who care about us and are calling for our freedom. I would like to thank
especially the Brazilian government, who have shown tireless support in trying to get me my freedom back. Clara Solon from the Brazilian embassy in Russia is almost a second mom for me. She’s been an incredible support in her visits and with her presence in court, providing psychological help and
doing everything she could.
I want to tell the world and those who care:
SAVE THE ARCTIC, use less to be more, use reusable bags, turn off the light when you’re not using it, use products with less packaging, use your legs more and your car less. Your mobile phone is not
you, it doesn’t say anything about your values, you don´t need the latest, more fashionable one. Recycle, fix what’s broken instead of buying it new, inform yourself. There are so thousands little actions that can be taken every day to save the Arctic, the Amazon, coral reefs, and all the rest.
It´s about choosing well what we buy. We are all responsible for make this change happen!!
Promise me you will try. And I will know that this month in jail wasn´t in vain.
With love, Ana.
Ana Paula Alminhana Maciel, 23 October to everyone
20/22 |
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