{"product_id":"imaginary-borders-paperback","title":"Imaginary Borders - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eXiuhtezcatl Martinez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAsh Kwak Lukashevsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It won't take you long to read this book, but it will linger in your heart and head for quite a while, and perhaps inspire you to join in the creative, blossoming movement to make this world work.\" -- Bill McKibben, environmentalist, New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature, \u003c\/i\u003e journalist, and founder of 350.org\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An inspiring story that will change the way all of us think about the climate crisis - and how we can solve it.\" -- Van Jones, New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Green Collar Economy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRebuild the Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-founder of Dream Corps \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A hopeful, well-argued book on climate change written in a refreshing new voice.\"-- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Martinez presents a meaningful, heartfelt call to action with content that reflects current issues. Additionally, the book's short length will appeal to reluctant readers. An essential purchase for any high school or public library.\"-- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this personal, moving essay, environmental activist and hip-hop artist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez uses his art and his activism to show that climate change is a human issue that can't be ignored. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. In this installment, Earth Guardians Youth Director and hip-hop artist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez shows us how his music feeds his environmental activism and vice versa. Martinez visualizes a future that allows us to direct our anger, fear, and passion toward creating change. Because, at the end of the day, we all have a part to play.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eXiuhtezcatl is a twenty-five-year-old Indigenous environmental activist, recording artist, and author. Since the age of six, he has used his voice and art to inspire a new wave of activism that centers youth and Indigenous perspectives in global climate action. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eXiuhtezcatl first emerged as an influential environmental activist in his childhood for protesting the fossil fuel industry in his Colorado community. At fifteen, he became the youngest person to address the United Nations General Assembly on the topic of climate change and, months later, sued the federal government for failing to act on the climate crisis in the landmark lawsuit Juliana v. United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the past decade, Xiuhtezcatl has delivered speeches and performed at more than one hundred conferences, schools, and institutions around the world. His two books, We Rise and Imaginary Borders, are taught in thousands of classrooms, with his work being featured on major media outlets, including The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Real Time with Bill Maher, PBS NewsHour, CNN, MSNBC, and Univision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn recent years, Xiuhtezcatl has solidified his music as an extension of his activism, blending English, Spanish, and his ancestral language, Nawatl, across hip-hop, indie, and Latin genres. Named in \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's \"30 Under 30\" and \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e's \"25 Under 25\" lists, he is the face of global campaigns with brands like Levi's, Nike, Dr. Martens, and Patagonia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eXiuhtezcatl grew up between Colorado and his Indigenous homelands in Xochimilco, Mexico. He is now based in Los Angeles, where he is working on his upcoming album and composing for film and television. He is represented by Gifted Management, Next Models, and Creative Artists Agency (CAA). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAshley Lukashevsky is an illustrator and visual artist born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, currently based in Los Angeles. Ashley uses illustration and art as tools to strengthen social movements against systemic racism, sexism, and anti-immigrant policy. She aims to tear down these systems of oppression through first envisioning and drawing a world without them. Her clients include Refinery29, Broadly, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, Planned Parenthood, Girls Who Code, \u003ci\u003eGOOD\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, ACLU, Red Bull, Snapchat, Air Jordan, and Logo TV. Ashley is also the illustrator of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eAntiracist Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, by Ibram X. Kendi.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 6 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43777003978815,"sku":"9780593094136","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/samiestore.shop\/products\/imaginary-borders-paperback","provider":"Samie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}