“The mentorship of elders is what got me here. In Latinx + Indigenous communities, elder is an honorific that doesn’t come with age - it comes w/ univ acknowledgement of wisdom. But to delay large action on climate doesn’t include the wisdom of elders nor the urgency of youth.”

—  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Twitter post, https://twitter.com/Ocasio2018/status/1076909133255852032 (23 December 2018)
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