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Who is Xiye Bastida?

Who is Xiye Bastida?

Someone we have only discovered recently is Xiye Bastida Patrick. She is a Mexican climate activist and member of the Indigenous Otomi community. 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.  Bastida was born in Atlacomulco, Mexico, and raised in San Pedro Tultepec. She grew up learning Indigenous philosophies with a main tenet being  ‘we all take care of the…

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