Txai Surui ‘The Earth is Speaking’
<p>A powerful speech by a young Amazonian activist at the opening of the United Nations Glasgow COP26 climate summit</p>
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<p>Txai Surui delivered her speech at COP26 in Glasgow. Source: Twitter/@wwfbrasil</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gnUH7HNBAU" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Txai Suruí midianinja — YouTube</a></p>
<p>Txai Surui (Chi Su-ree) is a 24-year-old activist from the Brazilian Amazon. The following is my transcript of her COP26 speech.</p>
<p><em>“My name is Txai Surui, I’m only 24 but my people have been living in the Amazon Forest at least 6,000 years.</em></p>
<p><a href="https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/txai-surui-the-earth-is-speaking-e7758bd5ca05"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>