Indigenous Youth Stand Against Fracking

Yesterday Xiuhtezcatl of Earth Guardians brought ‪#‎IndigenousRising‬ delegates to the official ‪#‎COP21‬ concert stage to make a statement denouncing false solutions such as Fracking and REDD. The action resorted to a mic-check as the event producers shut it down. Read more at http://ow.ly/VChL6

“I am standing in solidarity with the frontlines communities affected by fossil fuel extraction,, says Xiuhtezcatl. “As an indigenous youth representing the generation most affected by climate change. I strongly stand against false solutions such as fracking, carbon trading and REDD’s.” – Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Video produced by Joey Montoya of Urban Native Era for IndigenousRising.org – with footage from Allan Lissner and Ayşe Gürsöz.