It was an honor to be invited to Greta Thunberg’s first public event in the U.S. On September 9, 2019, Naomi Klein hosted a dialogue, “The Right to a Future,” with Greta and other youth, including Xiye Bastida, Vic Barret, and Xiuhtezcatl Martinez. When Greta arrived on the stage, she was cheered by a standing ovation from the local students and enthusiastic Black youth from the “Compton Kidz,” along with elders like Amy Goodman, Bill McKibben, and Chip
Comins. It was in that moment that I knew—now is the time for this new Stone Soup book. People were waking up—finally!—and ready to meet these brave young people who are passionately committed to waking us all up!
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