Xiye Bastida

Co-Founder & Executive Director - Re-Earth Initiative

Xiye Bastida, is a 21-year-old Indigenous earth defender, mobilizer, high level speaker, and author. Hailing from the Otomi-Toltec Indigenous community in Central Mexico, she has been actively involved in organizing climate strikes with Fridays For Future since 2019, co-organizing the largest youth-led march in New York City with over 300,000 participants. In 2020, she co-founded the Re-Earth Initiative, focusing on providing resources and knowledge to frontline communities. Xiye‘s advocacy led her to address world leaders at the Biden Climate Summit in 2021 and at COP26, emphasizing the importance of climate justice, youth engagement, and a just transition. She also serves as a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Champion and a Climate Governance Commissioner. Xiye authored the first chapter of the “All We Can Save Anthology” and was recognized by the United Nations with the “U.N. Spirit Award.” In 2023, she was named ELLE Woman of the Year, and ambassador to the U.N. High Level Champions. Xiye is an honor’s student at the University of Pennsylvania and is the Executive Producer in an upcoming climate documentary.