‘O UR
GENERATION
IS TURNING
THE CLIMATE
CRISIS INTO
HUMANITY’S
MOST UNIFYING
MOMENT.’Martinez was born in
Colorado and raised
in the traditions of his
indigenous Mexican
heritage. At 19, he’s
a hip-hop artist and
youth director for Earth
Guardians, a group that
trains young environ-
mental activists. He is
one of 21 young people
suing the U.S. govern-
ment in a court case to
secure their constitu-
tional right to life and
liberty by demand-
ing action on climate
change and a reduction
in fossil fuel use.
VICTORIA WILLXIUHTEZCATL
MARTINEZ
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