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Youth Climate Activist – Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Social Justice Art Teacher

“We must act from places of compassion, unity and love.”

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez (b. 2000, @xiuhtezcatl) an indigenous-Latinx climate activist that has given numerous talks in front of the UN in English, Spanish, and Nahuatl. He is a hip hop artist and the youth director of Earth Guardians, a worldwide conservation organization.

 

A soft watercolor of a young person in a window in pink, blue, and green. He has long black hair and looks towards a butterfly nearby. Green leaves peep out of the window. Text in bold dark blue above states: “We must act from places of compassion, unity, and love.”



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