Lecture: WeRise: Building a Movement that Restores the Planet

8:15 PM - 9:15 PM
Great Hall, Memorial Union

Xiuhtezcatl (‘Shu-Tez-Caht) Martinez is an 18-year-old indigenous climate activist, hip-hop artist, and a voice on the front lines of a global youth-led environmental movement. He has addressed the UN General Assembly, taken on local issues such as eliminating pesticides from parks, and is a lead plaintiff in a youth-led lawsuit against the U.S. government for their inaction on climate change. Martinez is Youth Director of the Earth Guardians, a tribe of young activists, artists, and musicians inspiring global change. He published his first book, We Rise, in 2017 and recently performed at MTV Music Week in association with the EMAs.

There will be a Globe Learning Community event (Cookies and Conversations) before the event at 7:00PM in Horticulture 160.