Xiye Bastida

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].

  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.