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{{short description|Mexican-Chilean youth climate activist}}
{{Short description|Mexican youth climate activist (born 2002)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Xiye Bastida
| name = Xiye Bastida
| image = Xiye Bastida.jpg
| image = Xiye Bastida, 2020 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Bastida in 2020
| caption = Bastida in 2020
| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|04|18|df=yes}}<ref name=age>{{cite tweet |user=DiscipleGreta |number=1251710341496680450 |date= April 18, 2020 |title= Happy Birthday, Xiye Bastida! @xiyebastida <br> Xiye is a amazing climate activist and all-around wonderful person. [URL] @AlexandriaV2005 @GretaThunberg @polyglotale @olivepit_ @maud14 @bridgekid @goldsgracie|retweet=UN-Habitat Youth [@unhabitatyouth]}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|04|18|df=yes}}<ref name=age>{{cite tweet |user=DiscipleGreta |number=1251710341496680450 |date= April 18, 2020 |title= Happy Birthday, Xiye Bastida! @xiyebastida <br /> Xiye is a amazing climate activist and all-around wonderful person. [URL] @AlexandriaV2005 @GretaThunberg @polyglotale @olivepit_ @maud14 @bridgekid @goldsgracie|retweet=UN-Habitat Youth [@unhabitatyouth]}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Atlacomulco]], [[Toluca]], Mexico
| birth_place = [[Atlacomulco]], [[Toluca]], Mexico
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* Chilean
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| occupation = Climate Justice Activist
| occupation = Climate justice activist
| years_active = 2017-present
| years_active = 2017-present
| known_for = [[School strike for climate]],
| known_for = [[School strike for climate]],
[https://reearthin.org Re-Earth Initiative]
Re-Earth Initiative<ref>[https://reearthin.org Re-Earth Initiative]</ref>
| notable_works = All We Can Save
| notable_works = All We Can Save
| website = [http://xiyebeara.com xiyebeara.com]
| website = [http://xiyebeara.com xiyebeara.com]
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'''Xiye Bastida''' (born 18 April 2002) is a Mexican-Chilean climate activist and member of the indigenous Mexican [[Otomi]]-[[Toltec]] nation. She is one of the major organizers of [[Fridays for Future]] New York City and has been a leading voice for indigenous and immigrant visibility in climate activism.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/10/11/20904791/young-climate-activists-of-color |title=Meet the young activists of color who are leading the charge against climate disaster|journal=Vox|first=Nylah|last=Burton|date=11 October 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> She is on the administration committee of the [[People's Climate Movement]] and a former member of [[Sunrise Movement]] and [[Extinction Rebellion]]. She is co-founder of [https://reearthin.org Re-Earth Initiative], an international not-for-profit organization that is inclusive and [[intersectional]] “just as the climate movement should be.”
'''Xiye Bastida Patrick'''<ref>{{cite web|last=Bagley|first=Katherine|title= Meet Xiye Bastida Patrick, the New York version of Greta Thunberg|url=https://thebulletin.org/2019/11/meet-xiye-bastida-patrick-the-bronx-version-of-greta-thunberg/|date=26 November 2019|access-date=30 January 2023|website=Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists}}</ref> (born 18 April 2002) is a Mexican climate activist and member of the [[Indigenous peoples of Mexico|Indigenous]] [[Otomi]] community.<ref>{{cite web |title=Xiye Bastida |url=https://www.audubon.org/content/xiye-bastida |website=Audubon |date=27 July 2020 |access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref> She is one of the major organizers of [[Fridays for Future]] New York City and has been a leading voice for indigenous and immigrant visibility in climate activism.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/10/11/20904791/young-climate-activists-of-color |title=Meet the young activists of color who are leading the charge against climate disaster|journal=Vox|first=Nylah|last=Burton|date=11 October 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> She is on the administration committee of the [[People's Climate Movement]] and a former member of [[Sunrise Movement]] and [[Extinction Rebellion]]. She cofounded Re-Earth Initiative, an international [[nonprofit organization]] that is inclusive and [[intersectional]] “just as the climate movement should be.”
Xiye is pronounced "she-yeh", [ʃi-jɛ].


==Early life and education==
==Early life==
[[File:Xiye Bastida dock 2019.png|thumb|Bastida awaiting Thunberg's arrival, 2019]]
[[File:Xiye Bastida dock 2019.png|thumb|Bastida awaiting [[Greta Thunberg]]'s arrival, 2019]]
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Bastida was born in [[Atlacomulco]], Mexico, to parents Mindahi<ref>{{cite web |title=Mindahi Crescencio Bastida Muñoz - Bio |url=https://bell-harmonica-g83z.squarespace.com/mindahi-bio |website=Stop Ecocide International}}</ref> and Geraldine, who are also environmentalists,<ref name="aspen">{{cite journal|url= https://www.aspentimes.com/news/youth-activists-stress-collaboration-urgency-to-respond-to-climate-change/ |title=Youth activists stress collaboration, urgency to respond to climate change|journal=Aspen Times|first=Maddie|last=Vincent|date=17 August 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> and raised in the town of [[:es: San Pedro Tultepec|San Pedro Tultepec]] in [[Lerma, State of Mexico|Lerma]].<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.teenvogue.com/video/watch/how-an-indigenous-teen-climate-activist-plans-to-change-the-world |title=How an Indigenous Teen Climate Activist Plans to Change the World|journal=Teen Vogue|date=19 December 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url= https://e360.yale.edu/features/from-a-young-climate-movement-leader-a-determined-call-for-action |title=From a Young Climate Movement Leader, a Determined Call for Action|journal=Yale Environment 360|first=Katherine|last=Bagley|date=7 November 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> Her father is of [[Otomi]] descent while her Chilean mother has Celtic ancestry.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://yonearth.org/podcast-archive/episode-46-xiye-bastida-global-youth-leader-strike-with-us/ |title=Episode 46 – Xiye Bastida, Global Youth Leader: "Strike with Us!"|journal=Yale Environment 360|first=Aaron William|last=Perry|date=27 August 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.cnnchile.com/cop25/xiye-bastida-activista-madre-chilena-greta-thunberg_20190828/ |title=Xiye Bastida, la adolescente de madre chilena que recibió a Greta Thunberg en su llegada a Nueva York|journal=CNN Chile|first=Desafío|last=Tierra|date=28 August 2019|access-date=3 February 2020|language=es}}</ref> Bastida currently holds dual Mexican and Chilean citizenship.<ref name="interview mag"/>

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Bastida was born in [[Atlacomulco]], Mexico to parents Mindahi and Geraldine, who are also environmentalists,<ref name="aspen">{{cite journal|url= https://www.aspentimes.com/news/youth-activists-stress-collaboration-urgency-to-respond-to-climate-change/ |title=Youth activists stress collaboration, urgency to respond to climate change|journal=Aspen Times|first=Maddie|last=Vincent|date=17 August 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> and raised in the town of [[:es: San Pedro Tultepec|San Pedro Tultepec]] in [[Lerma, State of Mexico|Lerma]].<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.teenvogue.com/video/watch/how-an-indigenous-teen-climate-activist-plans-to-change-the-world |title=How an Indigenous Teen Climate Activist Plans to Change the World|journal=Teen Vogue|date=19 December 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url= https://e360.yale.edu/features/from-a-young-climate-movement-leader-a-determined-call-for-action |title=From a Young Climate Movement Leader, a Determined Call for Action|journal=Yale Environment 365|first=Katherine|last=Bagley|date=7 November 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> She is of [[Otomi]]-[[Toltec]] (indigenous Mexican) and [[Aztec]] on her father's side and [[White Latin Americans|European Chilean]] of [[Celtic Nations|Celtic]] descent on her mother's.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://yonearth.org/podcast-archive/episode-46-xiye-bastida-global-youth-leader-strike-with-us/ |title=Episode 46 – Xiye Bastida, Global Youth Leader: "Strike with Us!"|journal=Yale Environment 360|first=Aaron William|last=Perry|date=27 August 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.cnnchile.com/cop25/xiye-bastida-activista-madre-chilena-greta-thunberg_20190828/ |title=Xiye Bastida, la adolescente de madre chilena que recibió a Greta Thunberg en su llegada a Nueva York|journal=CNN Chile|first=Desafío|last=Tierra|date=28 August 2019|access-date=3 February 2020|language=es}}</ref> Bastida currently holds dual Mexican and Chilean citizenship.<ref name="interview mag"/>


Bastida and her family moved to [[New York City]] after extreme flooding hit their hometown of San Pedro Tultepec in 2015 following three years of drought.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/xiye-bastida-climate-activism_n_5d8a7ec9e4b0c6d0cef3023e |title=This Teen Climate Activist Is Fighting To Ensure Indigenous And Marginalized Voices Are Being Heard|journal=HuffPost|first=Anna|last=Lucente Sterling|date=25 September 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
Bastida and her family moved to [[New York City]] after extreme flooding hit their hometown of San Pedro Tultepec in 2015 following three years of drought.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/xiye-bastida-climate-activism_n_5d8a7ec9e4b0c6d0cef3023e |title=This Teen Climate Activist Is Fighting To Ensure Indigenous And Marginalized Voices Are Being Heard|journal=HuffPost|first=Anna|last=Lucente Sterling|date=25 September 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>


Bastida attended [[The Beacon School]].<ref name=":0" /> She began her studies at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Meisenzahl|first=Elizabeth|date=28 March 2020|title=Hailing from Tennessee to Indonesia, meet five members of the newly admitted class of 2024|url=https://www.thedp.com/article/2020/03/penn-admitted-students-class-of-2024|access-date=22 September 2020|journal=Daily Pennsylvanian}}</ref>
Bastida attended [[The Beacon School]].<ref name=":0" /> She enrolled at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Meisenzahl|first=Elizabeth|date=28 March 2020|title=Hailing from Tennessee to Indonesia, meet five members of the newly admitted class of 2024|url=https://www.thedp.com/article/2020/03/penn-admitted-students-class-of-2024|access-date=22 September 2020|journal=Daily Pennsylvanian}}</ref>


== Activism ==
== Activism ==
Bastida began her activism with an environmental club. The club protested at [[Albany, New York|Albany]] and [[New York City Hall]] and lobbied for the [[Climate and Community Leaders Protection Act]] (CLCPA) and the [[Dirty Buildings Bill]].<ref name="interview mag">{{cite journal|url= https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/environmental-activist-xiye-bastida-says-ok-doomers |title=Environmental activist Xiye Bastida says "OK, Doomers"|journal=Interview Magazine|first=Evalena|last=Labayen|date=10 December 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> It was then she heard about [[Greta Thunberg]] and her climate strikes.
Bastida began her activism with an environmental club. The club protested at [[Albany, New York|Albany]] and [[New York City Hall]] and lobbied for the [[Climate and Community Leaders Protection Act]] (CLCPA) and the [[Dirty Buildings Bill]].<ref name="interview mag">{{cite journal|url= https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/environmental-activist-xiye-bastida-says-ok-doomers |title=Environmental activist Xiye Bastida says "OK, Doomers"|journal=Interview Magazine|first=Evalena|last=Labayen|date=10 December 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> It was then she heard about [[Greta Thunberg]] and her climate strikes.


Bastida gave a speech on Indigenous Cosmology at the 9th [[United Nations]] World Urban Forum, and was awarded the “Spirit of the UN” award in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.eomega.org/workshops/teachers/xiye-bastida |title=Xiye Bastida|website=Omega|date=17 July 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
Bastida gave a speech on Indigenous Cosmology at the 9th [[United Nations]] World Urban Forum, and was awarded the “Spirit of the UN” award in 2018.<ref name="Omega">{{cite web |url= https://www.eomega.org/workshops/teachers/xiye-bastida |title=Xiye Bastida|website=Omega|date=17 July 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>


Bastida lead her high school, [[The Beacon School]],<ref name=":0">{{cite journal|url= https://www.democracynow.org/2019/9/20/global_climate_strike_new_york_minnesota |title="Young People Have Had Enough": Global Climate Strike Youth Activists on Why They Are Marching Today|journal=Democracy Now|date=20 September 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> in the first major climate strike in [[New York City]] on 15 March 2019.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.npr.org/2020/01/19/797298179/you-need-to-act-now-meet-4-girls-working-to-save-the-warming-world |title='You Need To Act Now': Meet 4 Girls Working To Save The Warming World|journal=NPR|first=Anya|last=Kamenetz|date=19 January 2020|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> She and [[Alexandria Villaseñor]] officially greeted Thunberg upon her [[Voyage of Greta Thunberg|arrival from Europe by boat]] in September 2019 to attend the UN Climate Summit.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/2019/09/meet-xiye-bastida-americas-greta-thunberg/ |title=Meet Xiye Bastida, America's Greta Thunberg|journal=PBS|first=Marlene|last=Cimons|date=19 September 2020|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> Xiye has been coined "America's [[Greta Thunberg]]" however has said that "calling youth activists the ‘Greta Thunberg’ of their country diminishes Greta’s personal experience and individual struggles".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet Xiye Bastida, America's Greta Thunberg|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/2019/09/meet-xiye-bastida-americas-greta-thunberg/|date=2019-09-19|website=Peril & Promise|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=My name is not Greta Thunberg: Why diverse voices matter in the climate movement|url=https://theelders.org/news/my-name-not-greta-thunberg-why-diverse-voices-matter-climate-movement|access-date=2021-04-16|website=theelders.org|language=en}}</ref>
Bastida led her high school, [[The Beacon School]],<ref name=":0">{{cite journal|url= https://www.democracynow.org/2019/9/20/global_climate_strike_new_york_minnesota |title="Young People Have Had Enough": Global Climate Strike Youth Activists on Why They Are Marching Today|journal=Democracy Now|date=20 September 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> in the first major climate strike in [[New York City]], on 15 March 2019.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.npr.org/2020/01/19/797298179/you-need-to-act-now-meet-4-girls-working-to-save-the-warming-world |title='You Need To Act Now': Meet 4 Girls Working To Save The Warming World|journal=NPR|first=Anya|last=Kamenetz|date=19 January 2020|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> She and [[Alexandria Villaseñor]] officially greeted Thunberg upon her [[Voyage of Greta Thunberg|arrival from Europe by boat]] in September 2019 to attend the UN Climate Summit.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/2019/09/meet-xiye-bastida-americas-greta-thunberg/ |title=Meet Xiye Bastida, America's Greta Thunberg|journal=PBS|first=Marlene|last=Cimons|date=19 September 2020|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> Xiye has been coined "America's [[Greta Thunberg]]" however has said that "calling youth activists the ‘Greta Thunberg’ of their country diminishes Greta's personal experience and individual struggles".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet Xiye Bastida, America's Greta Thunberg|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/2019/09/meet-xiye-bastida-americas-greta-thunberg/|date=2019-09-19|website=Peril & Promise|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=My name is not Greta Thunberg: Why diverse voices matter in the climate movement|url=https://theelders.org/news/my-name-not-greta-thunberg-why-diverse-voices-matter-climate-movement|access-date=2021-04-16|website=theelders.org|date=19 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


''[[Teen Vogue]]'' released a documentary short ''We Rise'' on Bastida in December 2019.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.teenvogue.com/story/xiye-bastida-climate-activist-documentary |title=Xiye Bastida Opens Up About the Personal Costs of Activism In Documentary 'We Rise'|journal=Teen Vogue|first=Allegra|last=Kirkland|date=19 December 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> Bastida has also collaborated with 2040 film to create a short video titled ''[https://ed.ted.com/best_of_web/kpN3w89R Imagine the Future]'' exploring what future landscapes and cityscapes could look like in the future.
''[[Teen Vogue]]'' released a documentary short ''We Rise'' on Bastida in December 2019.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.teenvogue.com/story/xiye-bastida-climate-activist-documentary |title=Xiye Bastida Opens Up About the Personal Costs of Activism In Documentary 'We Rise'|journal=Teen Vogue|first=Allegra|last=Kirkland|date=19 December 2019|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> Bastida has also collaborated with 2040 film to create a short video called ''Imagine the Future'' exploring what landscapes and cityscapes could look like in the future.


Bastida contributed to ''[[All We Can Save]],'' an anthology of women writing about climate change.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contributors|url=https://www.allwecansave.earth/contributors|access-date=2020-12-11|website=All We Can Save|language=en-US}}</ref> She recently spoke at the Leadership Summit on Climate hosted by the [[Joe Biden|Biden]] Administration, delivering a speech urging world leaders to participate more in climate activism.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-23|title=Mexican environmentalist, 19, reprimands world leaders for climate inaction|url=https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexican-environmentalist-reprimands-world-leaders-on-climate/|access-date=2021-04-24|website=Mexico News Daily|language=en-US}}</ref>
Bastida contributed to ''[[All We Can Save]],'' an anthology of women writing about climate change.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contributors|url=https://www.allwecansave.earth/contributors|access-date=2020-12-11|website=All We Can Save|language=en-US}}</ref> She recently spoke at the Leadership Summit on Climate hosted by the [[Joe Biden|Biden]] Administration, delivering a speech urging world leaders to participate more in climate activism.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-23|title=Mexican environmentalist, 19, reprimands world leaders for climate inaction|url=https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexican-environmentalist-reprimands-world-leaders-on-climate/|access-date=2021-04-24|website=Mexico News Daily|language=en-US}}</ref>


While unable to vote in the United States as she is not an American citizen, Bastida indicated support for Massachusetts Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], although stressing the bipartisanship of the climate movement.<ref name="interview mag"/>
While unable to vote in the United States as she is not an American citizen, Bastida indicated support for Massachusetts Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], although stressing the bipartisanship of the climate movement.<ref name="interview mag"/>

==Awards and honors==
*In 2023, Bastida was recognized on [[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine's]] TIME100 Next list which recognizes rising leaders across multiple fields<ref name="Cobo2023">{{Cite news |title=Xiye Bastida |url=https://time.com/collection/time100-next-2023/6308478/xiye-bastida/ |publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |last=Cobo |first=Nalleli |date=13 September 2023 |access-date=16 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*In 2018, Bastida was awarded the “Spirit of the UN” award<ref name="Omega" />


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
*''We Rise'' (2019)
*''We Rise'' (2019)
*''Imagine the future'' (2020)
*''Imagine the future'' (2020)
*''The Way of the Whale'' (2024)


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{School strike for climate}}
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Latest revision as of 17:56, 24 November 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bastida and the second or maternal family name is Patrick.
Xiye Bastida
Bastida in 2020
Born (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 22)[1]
Atlacomulco, Toluca, Mexico
Nationality
  • Mexican
  • Chilean
OccupationClimate justice activist
Years active2017-present
Known forSchool strike for climate, Re-Earth Initiative[2]
Notable workAll We Can Save
Websitexiyebeara.com

Xiye Bastida Patrick[3] (born 18 April 2002) is a Mexican climate activist and member of the Indigenous Otomi community.[4] She is one of the major organizers of Fridays for Future New York City and has been a leading voice for indigenous and immigrant visibility in climate activism.[5] She is on the administration committee of the People's Climate Movement and a former member of Sunrise Movement and Extinction Rebellion. She cofounded Re-Earth Initiative, an international nonprofit organization that is inclusive and intersectional “just as the climate movement should be.” Xiye is pronounced "she-yeh", [ʃi-jɛ].

Early life

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Bastida awaiting Greta Thunberg's arrival, 2019

Bastida was born in Atlacomulco, Mexico, to parents Mindahi[6] and Geraldine, who are also environmentalists,[7] and raised in the town of San Pedro Tultepec in Lerma.[8][9] Her father is of Otomi descent while her Chilean mother has Celtic ancestry.[10][11] Bastida currently holds dual Mexican and Chilean citizenship.[12]

Bastida and her family moved to New York City after extreme flooding hit their hometown of San Pedro Tultepec in 2015 following three years of drought.[13]

Bastida attended The Beacon School.[14] She enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania in 2020.[15]

Activism

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Bastida began her activism with an environmental club. The club protested at Albany and New York City Hall and lobbied for the Climate and Community Leaders Protection Act (CLCPA) and the Dirty Buildings Bill.[12] It was then she heard about Greta Thunberg and her climate strikes.

Bastida gave a speech on Indigenous Cosmology at the 9th United Nations World Urban Forum, and was awarded the “Spirit of the UN” award in 2018.[16]

Bastida led her high school, The Beacon School,[14] in the first major climate strike in New York City, on 15 March 2019.[17] She and Alexandria Villaseñor officially greeted Thunberg upon her arrival from Europe by boat in September 2019 to attend the UN Climate Summit.[18] Xiye has been coined "America's Greta Thunberg" however has said that "calling youth activists the ‘Greta Thunberg’ of their country diminishes Greta's personal experience and individual struggles".[19][20]

Teen Vogue released a documentary short We Rise on Bastida in December 2019.[21] Bastida has also collaborated with 2040 film to create a short video called Imagine the Future exploring what landscapes and cityscapes could look like in the future.

Bastida contributed to All We Can Save, an anthology of women writing about climate change.[22] She recently spoke at the Leadership Summit on Climate hosted by the Biden Administration, delivering a speech urging world leaders to participate more in climate activism.[23]

While unable to vote in the United States as she is not an American citizen, Bastida indicated support for Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 presidential election, although stressing the bipartisanship of the climate movement.[12]

Awards and honors

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  • In 2023, Bastida was recognized on Time Magazine's TIME100 Next list which recognizes rising leaders across multiple fields[24]
  • In 2018, Bastida was awarded the “Spirit of the UN” award[16]

Filmography

[edit]
  • We Rise (2019)
  • Imagine the future (2020)
  • The Way of the Whale (2024)

References

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  1. ^ @DiscipleGreta (18 April 2020). "Happy Birthday, Xiye Bastida! @xiyebastida
    Xiye is a amazing climate activist and all-around wonderful person. [URL] @AlexandriaV2005 @GretaThunberg @polyglotale @olivepit_ @maud14 @bridgekid @goldsgracie"     (Tweet). Retweeted by UN-Habitat Youth [@unhabitatyouth] – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Re-Earth Initiative
  3. ^ Bagley, Katherine (26 November 2019). "Meet Xiye Bastida Patrick, the New York version of Greta Thunberg". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Xiye Bastida". Audubon. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. ^ Burton, Nylah (11 October 2019). "Meet the young activists of color who are leading the charge against climate disaster". Vox. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Mindahi Crescencio Bastida Muñoz - Bio". Stop Ecocide International.
  7. ^ Vincent, Maddie (17 August 2019). "Youth activists stress collaboration, urgency to respond to climate change". Aspen Times. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  8. ^ "How an Indigenous Teen Climate Activist Plans to Change the World". Teen Vogue. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  9. ^ Bagley, Katherine (7 November 2019). "From a Young Climate Movement Leader, a Determined Call for Action". Yale Environment 360. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  10. ^ Perry, Aaron William (27 August 2019). "Episode 46 – Xiye Bastida, Global Youth Leader: "Strike with Us!"". Yale Environment 360. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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