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Xiuhtezcatl Martinez: Break Free
For the last 11 years, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez has been in the public eye
for his activism, movement building, work with Earth Guardians, and
youth empowerment. In 2013, President Obama awarded Xiuhtezcatl the
United States Community Service Award. Xiuhtezcatl was the youngest of
24 national change-makers chosen to serve on the presidents youth
council. He is the recipient of the 2015 Peace First Prize; the 2015
Nickelodeon Halo Award; the 2016 Captain Planet Award; the 2016
Childrens Climate Prize in Sweden; and the 2017 Univision Premios Agente
de Cambio Award. He has addressed the UN General Assembly, given TED
Talks, been interviewed by Bill Maher, and made an appearance on the
Daily Show with Trevor Noahall by the age of 17. Currently, he is one of
21 young plaintiffs suing the U.S. government for violating our
constitutional rights by perpetuating the climate crisis in the trial of
the century: Juliana vs. the United States. His has authored We Rise:
The Earth Guardians Guide to Building a Movement That Restores the
Planet, and just released his first album, Break Free.
http://www.dailygood.org/story/2212/xiuhtezcatl-martinez-break-free-kari-auerbach/
