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Earth Guardians is growing a resilient movement with youth at the forefront by empowering them as leaders and amplifying their impact. We invite you to join us in our mission to protect the planet for future generations.  No matter how old you are, you can make a difference.  

Kids suing to protect our climate

21 youth plaintiffs are suing the government for failing to act on climate change and protect future generations

Earth Guardians Youth Director Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh is one of 21 youth plaintiffs suing the federal government for the right to clean air, clean water, and a healthy future. These young leaders have created a wave of action as their case advances through the courts.

"The future of our generation is at stake," says 16 year-old plaintiff and Earth Guardian Victoria Barrett. "People label our generation as dreamers, but hope is not the only tool we have. I am a teenager. I want to do what I love and live a life full of opportunities. I want the generation that follows to have the same chance. I absolutely refuse to let our government's harmful action, corporate greed, and the pure denial of climate science get in the way of that. If anything, I'm going to use my positive energy to show my government that I won't let my world stop for them. WE won't let our world stop for them. Our generation will continue to be a force for the world."

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Earth Guardians kids are suing to protect our climate

A few of our projects to protect the earth, air, water and climate

Earth Guardian Youth Director Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Featured Videos

RYSE member Kelsey Juliana speaks to Bill Moyers about fighting climate change in the courts and walking across the country to spread the word on global warming.

Remarks by Xiuhtezcatl, indigenous climate activist and Youth Director of Earth Guardians at the opening segment of the High-level event of the United Nations General Assembly on Climate Change. 

Watch RYSE member Jonathon Reed's spoken word video about his philosophy behind happiness: “Once it’s a verb it’s not a mystery. It’s an action. It’s not distant and it’s not tomorrow. It’s in every choice, in every muscle and in every single day.”

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Xiuhtezcatl's Book - "WE RISE" - CHALLENGES THE STATUS QUO, CHANGES THE FACE OF ACTIVISM, AND CONFRONTS CLIMATE CHANGE HEAD ON WITH THE ULTIMATE BLUEPRINT FOR TAKING ACTION! It will move you into action young or old on behalf of the world future generations will inherit! The Earth Guardians Guide to Building a Movement that Restores the Planet. Pre-order Xiuhtezcatl's book everywhere books are sold! ORDER NOW - https://www.xiuhtezcatl.com/my-story
Now, it is more important than ever that each of us work to #ProtectOurWater both locally and globally. Water gives life to all things on Earth. This is why we need to continue to take action that promotes healthy, clean, regenerative water systems for the world now and for future generations. We are calling all Earth Guardians Crews and individuals to dive into action and clean up the water ways in our communities on August 19th! This includes rivers, streams, wetlands, beaches and oceans, lakes, ponds or any other body of water near by. If you run an EG crew, its important to us that you get involved with this project but we welcome participants from all walks of life. Take action now so future generations can have water that gives them life too. Sign up to take action: http://tinyurl.com/POWdayofaction (link in bio) #ProtectOurFuture #EarthGuardians
Water is life and that is why we #ProtectOurWater through the #ProtectOurFuture campaign. We are calling Earth Guardians far and wide to take on projects through the end of September that promote and build healthy, clean water locally and globally. This is a chance to take action through creative expression, education, direct action, water ways clean ups, and anything else that helps your community create regenerative water ecosystems! Sign up for Protect Our Water at www.earthguardians.org/pof to get more information and ideas on how to take action around cleaning up our water. Later this month there will be an EG Global Water Ways Clean- Up so stay tuned to get involved and increase your impact by teaming up with change makers all over the world! #EarthGuardians
The 2017 RYSE training was an awesome success last week! Over 20 youth came together to develop leadership skills and team building to bring to their work both locally and globally. We still have a little more time to reach our fundraising goal and we have only $1,744 left to raise! If you donate $250 or more, you will get a choice of one of our EG hoodies AND and signed copy of "We Rise" by Xiuhtezcatl Martinez. Get yours today, and help make this movement move! https://www.gofundme.com/RYSEtraining2017 (link in bio) Donate to get some sweet perks and to support some of the most powerful youth in North America in their mission to build a regenerative world. If you aren't able to donate, please like and share this post and help us spread the word. Our team is sending the BIGGEST THANK YOU to our amazing global family who made this training happen! Stay tuned for whats coming out of the RYSE Youth Council next. #RYSEUP #GenerationRYSE #EarthGuardians
Our 2017 RYSE (Rising Youth for a Sustainable Earth) training has been incredible so far. There is so much power and inspiration that is coming from this year's council and we hope the world is ready for all the awesomeness heading their way. We only have one full day left of our training and still need to raise $2,405! Can you help us reach our goal? Any donation supports the council; whether it be $1, $5, $50, or $100, we are grateful for any support we receive! Thank you to everyone who has already been a part of making this training a success. https://www.gofundme.com/RYSEtraining2017 With the remainder of the funds we will be reimbursing all those who have stepped up to make this important event happen, even when we didn't have complete funding (they stepped up because they know the power and meaningful change that will come from these solutionaries). We also want to shout out and honor our amazing facilitators who made this training the success it is- we couldn't of done it without Joshua Kahn Russell, Barbara Jefferson and Luke Nephew Peace Poet! https://www.gofundme.com/RYSEtraining2017 Check out our group photo (missing a couple beautiful souls) and stay tuned for more pictures (and other media) from this week. #RYSEUP #GenerationRYSE #EarthGuardians P.S We are working to get a group shot with better lighting, but shout out to @a_ferri5 for taking pictures this week :)
Today is the day! Youth are arriving from all over the US for our 2017 RYSE training at the Hummingbird. Some of the incredible solutionaries are already here and by the end of the day the entire council will be together! Before we are able to #RYSEUP we need to connect with the land that hosts us, each other and ourselves. This is the first step in our training process and we will keep you all updated as we go along this powerful journey of effecting change. https://www.gofundme.com/RYSEtraining2017 We are so close to reaching our fundraising goal, with only $2,750 left to go! We need your support now more than ever to make this happen. With the full funds we will be able to give the best training possible. Can you help us make this movement move? https://www.gofundme.com/RYSEtraining2017 We are sending a HUGE THANK YOU to Sovereign Silver and everyone who has donated, we couldnt do this without your support! Much love and gratitude from the EG team. #GenerationRYSE #EarthGuardians
Today, our training support team and some of the youth are beginning to arrive at the Hummingbird community! Tomorrow all of the youth council will be on the land and the training will begin. We still have some time to reach our fundraising goal and only have $3,875 left to raise! In our final days of fundraising can you help us get there? Any donation is appreciated and we send much love to everyone who has supported us in making this happen. https://www.gofundme.com/RYSEtraining2017 Stay tuned for awesome updates, pictures and videos from our training! - Lola Skye Conaway is a nomad at heart, growing up in a traveling family. She never really grew up in one place. She traveled to many different places including Japan and Australia. As a child of three living in southern Italy Lola discovered her love of nature. Every day being among the trees, hunting for and eating the raw pinole (pinon) she felt most at home in the Chianti hills. As she grew older she always wanted find a way to make a difference, but didn’t know that youth could be activists, until she met Xiuhtezcatl and started volunteering with Earth Guardians in the fall of 2015. In the fall of 2016 with a few other volunteers Lola traveled up to North Dakota to stand with Standing Rock. Over the past year Lola has joined with other actions. First she attended the women's march in Boulder marching for gender equality. She also marched with Earth Guardians in Denver in support of the 21 youth plaintiffs. Recently Lola joined the RYSE council in Washington DC to march in the Climate march. Lola Skye is 15 years old and currently lives in Boulder Colorado. She just finished her freshman year of high school at Shining Mountain Waldorf school. In her free time she plays cello, basketball and runs track and cross country. #RYSEUP #GenerationRYSE #EarthGuardians
We are just two days away from the arrival of all the youth for our 2017 leadership development training! There is only $4,010 left until we reach our fundraising goal, can you help us raise the rest by donating, liking this post and sharing it with your networks? All funds go to great food, incredible trainers and a venue that will give hands on experience in sustainable living! https://www.gofundme.com/RYSEtraining2017 Love and gratitude to everyone who has support thus far, we couldn't do it without people like you! - Hannah has always had a deep love and appreciation for the Earth and for animals. Ever since she was small, she wanted to be an activist but really started getting involved in the last year. Her first actions were going to her first rallies and marches, focused on protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. She is excited to #RYSEUP with youth council this year! #GenerationRYSE #EarthGuardians
We couldn't be more thankful for our incredible global community for all of your support! We are just three days from the RYSE training and are so close to reaching our fundraising goal. During these last few days we are making a final push to raise the funds, can you help us make this happen? https://www.gofundme.com/RYSEtraining2017 Sending a huge thanks to Marjorie Luckey, Bette Myerson, Jennifer Nassiri and Will Walker for your donations- we couldn't make this movement move without people like you. - For her entire life, Aerielle has been deeply inspired by nature and people. Nature has always been a home for her because she grew up primarily in the beautiful mountains of Colorado where she found refuge in the peaceful surroundings. This love has translated into action through her current climate justice work. Between the ages of 11 and 15, she was a member of Boulder Earth Guardians. This is where she first got a taste of activism. While she was a part of this group, she experienced and participated in many aspects of the environmental movement. This past year Aerielle has been an executive member of student government at Portland Community College. Her position involves planning and executing campus and district events. The many new skills she has gathered in this and other endeavors support her to be an advocate for positive social and environmental change. #RYSEUP #GenerationRYSE #EarthGuardians
We are in the final stretch before the RYSE training and are more excited than ever to bring these incredible solutionaries together. With only 4 days to go and only $4,345 left to raise, we need your support now more than ever! https://www.gofundme.com/RYSEtraining2017 This is a chance to further empower the most innovative generation into action and we want you to be a part of it. Donate if you are able, like and share to help us spread the word. Sending love and gratitude to all who have made this possible! https://www.gofundme.com/RYSEtraining2017 - Karrie Quirin is currently the Sustainability Coordinator at Spring Hill College, where she inspires students to start the conversation, take matters into their own hands, and stand together to create change. She has helped to organize several local community clean-ups and helped organize and formulate the recycling program that now exists at her college. During her undergraduate, Karrie interned with the Alabama Coastal Foundation where she helped with their PR, organized clean-ups, and researched and helped write grants. At her college, she was PR for the GreenKeepers, which is the environmental organization on campus and is currently advising this group. #RYSEUP #GenerationRYSE #EarthGuardians