Earth Guardians #ClimateChange #LawSuits with Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez

1/ #Legal #Case
2/ #TEDTalk / #TEDTalks
3/ Award for "Speak for the Trees"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiuhtezcatl_Martinez#cite_ref-11

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⬇️ About the case ⬇️
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The plaintiffs ranged in age from 9 to 20 and 10 of the children have either Black or Indigenous backgrounds.

⭐ In 2013, he and six other youths filed a lawsuit against the state government of Colorado. He was the lead plaintiff in Martinez v. Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission case.

⭐ In 2015, Martinez and 21 other youths filed a lawsuit against the US Federal government, Juliana et al. v United States et al. They argued that the federal government was denying their constitutional right to life, liberty and property by ignoring climate change.

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📚 #Books 📚 by #XiuhtezcatlRoskeMartinez
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiuhtezcatl_Martinez#cite_ref-33
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📖 Imaginary Borders
(Penguin Workshop Pocket Change Collective 2020)

📖 We Rise: The Earth Guardians Guide to Building a Movement That Restores the Planet
(Rodale Books 2017)