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With Chance the Rapper By His Side, This 16-Year-Old Activist & Rapper Is Setting Out to Change the Climate Game: Exclusive

Type
Literature
Publication
O'rourke, Christian. 2017. With Chance the Rapper By His Side, This 16-Year-Old Activist & Rapper Is Setting Out to Change the Climate Game: Exclusive.
Year Published
2017
Organization
NGO
Description

At only 6 years old, indigenous environmentalist, activist and hip-hop artist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez began speaking out against climate change. To date, the Boulder-based activist has addressed the U.N. five times, made a guest appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, and is currently a plaintiff in a youth-led lawsuit against the federal government for their failure to protect future generations from the effects of climate change.