New York City Is One of the Biggest Destroyers of the Amazon Rainforest
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Robert Jereski is an activist and writer based in New York City, who was the National Environment Coordinator for Kucinich's 2004 Presidential Campaign. As a Democrat, he challenged Congresswoman Maloney for her seat in Congress in response to her support of Bush's invasion of Iraq and other undemocratic practices. He directed the International Forum for Aceh, a human rights organization focused on Aceh, Indonesia.
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