Xiye Bastida: If you adults won't save the world, we will | TED

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Dear Abuelita,

Draga bako,

I know I haven't been home for a while.

znam da nisam dugo bila doma.

You are in our lovely home in Mexico,

Ti si u svome divnome domu u Meksiku,

and I'm here in the US,

a ja sam u SAD-u,

fighting for our future.

borim se za našu budućnost.

You're probably watering the roses,

Vjerojatno zalijevaš ruže,

taking care of the peaches

brineš se o našim breskvama

and making sure your turtles are well-fed.

i paziš da su kornjače nahranjene.

That's one of the things I miss the most about home --

To je ono što mi najviše nedostaje --

spending time with the flowers

druženje sa cvijećem

while you tell me stories about your childhood.

dok mi ti pričaš priče iz djetinjstva.

As you know, we have been living in New York City since 2015.

Kao što znaš, živimo u New Yorku od 2015.

But life has completely changed over the past year.

Ali život se potpuno promijenio posljednjih godinu dana.

At first, New York City was about museums

Isprva, New York je bio o muzejima

and parks

i parkovima

and school and friends.

i školi i prijateljima.

Now it serves as a web

Sada služi kao mreža

that connects me with all the other people

koja me spaja sa svim ostalim ljudima

who are organizing to save the planet.

koji se organiziraju kako bi spasili planet.

You know how it started for me?

Znaš kako je to počelo za mene?

It was Dad and his wisdom.

Zbog tate i njegove mudrosti.

Everything you taught him, he went and taught the world.

Sve što si ga naučila, on je naučio svijet.

All of his words about the responsibility that we have as humans

Sve njegove riječi o odgovornosti koju imamo kao ljudi,

to live in balance with nature

da bismo živjeli u ravnoteži s prirodom,

were passed down to me.

prenesene su na mene.

I noticed the universal disconnect to our planet

Primijetila sam univerzalnu nepovezanost s našim planetom

and remembered what you once told me:

i sjetila se onoga što si mi jednom rekla:

"Leave everything better than you found it."

"Ostavi sve bolje nego što si pronašla."

I know you were talking about the dishes,

Znam da si pričala o suđu,

but of course, that applies to the planet as well.

ali, naravno, to se može također odnositi i na planet.

I didn't know what to do at first.

Isprva nisam znala što činiti.

The world is so big,

Svijet je tako velik

and it has so many bad habits.

i ima toliko loših navika.

I didn't know how a 15-year-old was supposed to change anything,

Nisam znala kako bi 15-ogodišnjakinja trebala promijeniti bilo što,

but I had to try.

ali morala sam pokušati.

To put this philosophy into practice,

Da ovu filozofiju pretvorim u praksu,

I joined the environmental club at my high school.

pridružila sam se ekološkom klubu u srednjoj školi.

However, I noticed that my classmates were talking about recycling

Međutim, primijetila sam da učenici pričaju o recikliranju

and watching movies about the ocean.

i gledaju filmove o oceanu.

It was a view of environmentalism

To je bio odnos prema zaštiti okoliša

that was so catered towards an ineffective way of climate activism,

koji je jako neučinkovit način klimatskog aktivizma.

one that blames the consumer for the climate crisis

Onaj koji krivi potrošača za klimatsku krizu

and preaches that temperatures are going up

i govori da se temperature podižu

because we forgot to bring a reusable bag to the store.

zato što nismo ponijeli u trgovinu vreću za višekratnu uporabu.

You taught me that taking care of Mother Earth

Ti si me naučila da briga o Majci Zemlji

is about every decision that we make as a collective.

znači svaku odluku koju skupa donosimo.

I am happy to tell you, Abuelita,

Drago mi je što ti mogu reći, bako,

that I changed everybody's mind in that club.

da sam promijenila mišljenja svima u tom klubu.

Instead of talking about recycling,

Umjesto pričanja o recikliranju,

we started to write letters to our politicians

počeli smo pisati pisma političarima

to ban soft plastic altogether.

da zabrane meku plastiku.

And then, the unexpected happened:

A onda se dogodilo neočekivano:

we started striking from school.

počeli smo štrajkati u školi.

I know you've probably seen it on the news,

Znam da si to vidjela na vijestima

and maybe it's not that special anymore.

i možda to više nije tako posebno.

But at the time, it was a huge deal, Abuelita.

Ali tada je to bila velika stvar, bako.

Imagine kids not going to school, because we want people to save the world.

Zamisli djecu koja ne idu u školu da bi potakli ljude da spase svijet.

(Video) Crowd: Another world is possible! We are unstoppable!

[Drukčiji svijet je moguć! Mi smo nezaustavljivi!]

Xiye Bastida: For the first global climate strike,

Za prvi globalni štrajk protiv klimatskih promjena,

which was called on by Greta Thunberg,

koji je započela Greta Thunberg,

I got 600 of my classmates to walk out with me.

nagovorila sam 600 učenika da prosvjeduju sa mnom.

Greta Thunberg is a teenager who first started striking for climate.

Greta Thunberg je tinejdžerica koja je prva počela štrajkati.

Her boldness inspired me,

Njena odvažnost me nadahnula

and I was shocked by the realization

te me šokirala spoznaja

that youth could turn public opinion on social issues.

da mladi mogu promijeniti javno mišljenje o društvenim problemima.

The movement exploded.

Pokret je buknuo.

(Video) Crowd: Shut it down!

[Zaustavite to!]

XB: And I became one of the main organizers

Ja sam postala glavna organizatorica

for New York, the US and the world.

u New Yorku, u SAD-u i u svijetu.

(Video) XB: What do we want? Crowd: Climate justice!

[Što želimo? -Klimatsku pravdu!]

[Kad je želimo? -Sad!]

XB: When do we want it? Crowd: Now!

Počela sam govoriti o pravdi za klimu, autohtonim pravima

XB: I started speaking up about climate justice and Indigenous rights

i međugeneracijskoj suradnji.

and intergenerational cooperation.

That was only the beginning, though.

Ali to je bio samo početak.

The busiest week of my life

Najaktivniji tjedan mog života

will forever be the week of September 20, 2019.

zauvijek će biti tjedan 20. rujna 2019.

Me and my friends got 300,000 people to strike for climate in New York.

Ja i prijatelji smo skupili 300 000 ljudi na štrajku za klimu u New Yorku.

I wish you could have been there.

Da si barem mogla biti tamo.

We walked through Wall Street, demanding climate justice.

Šetali smo ulicom Wall Street, tražeći pravdu za klimu.

(Video) Crowd: No more coal, no more oil, keep the carbon in the soil!

[Manje ugljena, manje nafte, ostavite ugljik u zemlji!]

Taj isti mjesec, otišla sam na UN-ov klimatski sastanak.

XB: That same month, I went to the United Nations Climate Summit.

I spoke on a panel with Al Gore.

Pričala sam na panelu s Alom Goreom.

I met Jay Inslee and Naomi Klein and Bill McKibben

Upoznala sam Jayja Insleeja, Naomi Klein, Billa McKibbena

and the president of the United Nations.

i predsjednicu Ujedinjenih Naroda.

It was the most amazing week of my life,

To je bio najbolji tjedan u mom životu

because everyone I knew came together --

jer su se udružili svi koje znam --

all my teachers, all my classmates ...

svi profesori, svi učenici...

And even some of my favorite stores closed down to strike for climate.

Čak su se i moje najdraže trgovine zatvorile da bi podržale štrajk.

If you had asked me why I did all of that,

Da si me pitala zašto sam to sve učinila,

my only answer would be,

rekla bih samo

"How could I not?"

"Kako da to propustim?"

It's been one year since it all started for me,

Prošla je jedna godina otkad je ovo sve počelo za mene

and it gets a little tiring at times.

i ponekad postane iscrpljujuće.

But if there is one thing that you taught me, it's resilience.

Ako postoji jedna stvar koju si me naučila, to bi bila otpornost.

I remember that you went to Mexico City every day for 30 years

Sjećam se da si išla u Ciudad de México svaki dan proteklih 30 godina

to get money for the family.

da bi zaradila novac za obitelj.

And I know that Abuelito has been going out for 20 years

Znam da je djed dvadeset godina odlazio svakog dana

to protect sacred land from big companies that want to take it.

da bi zaštitio svetu zemlju od velikih kompanija koje ju žele uzeti.

A year is nothing

Godina dana je ništa

compared to the struggles that our family has been through.

u usporedbi s mukama koje je naša obitelj prošla.

And if our struggles make the world a better place,

Ako naše muke čine svijet boljim mjestom,

they will make us better people.

učinit će nas boljim ljudima.

There have been some hardships, Abuelita.

Bilo je i nekih nedaća, bako.

Out there in the world,

Tamo u svijetu

people expect us kids to know everything,

ljudi očekuju od nas mladih da sve znamo,

or at least they want us to.

ili barem to žele.

They ask questions and I give answers,

Oni postavljaju pitanja, a ja odgovaram

as if I really knew how the world works.

kao da znam kako svijet funkcionira.

They want hope, and we give it.

Oni žele nadu, a mi im je dajemo.

I have organized, written, spoken and read about climate and policy

Organizirala sam, pisala, govorila i čitala o klimi i politici

almost every day for the past year.

gotovo svaki dan posljednjih godinu dana.

And I'm just a little worried

Malo sam zabrinuta

that I won't be able to do enough, Abuelita.

da neću moći učiniti dovoljno, bako.

For me, being 18 years old and trying to save the world

Za mene, imati 18 godina i pokušavati spasiti svijet

means being a climate activist.

znači biti klimatski aktivist.

Before, maybe it meant studying to be a doctor

Prije, to je možda značilo učiti da postanem liječnica

or a politician or a researcher.

ili političarka ili istraživačica.

But I can't wait to grow up and become one of those things.

Jedva čekam da odrastem i postanem nešto od toga.

The planet is suffering,

Planet je na mukama

and we don't have the luxury of time anymore.

i više nemamo luksuz vremena.

Saving the world as a teenager means being good with words,

Spašavanje planeta dok si tinejdžer znači biti dobar s riječima,

understanding the science behind the climate crisis,

razumjeti znanost klimatske krize,

bringing a unique perspective into the issue to stand out

donositi jedinstvenu perspektivu da bi se istakli

and forgetting about almost everything else.

i zaboraviti gotovo sve ostalo.

But sometimes, I want to care about other things again.

Ali ponekad, želim iznova brinuti o drugim stvarima.

I want to be able to sing and dance and do gymnastics.

Želim pjevati, plesati i baviti se gimnastikom.

I truly feel that if all of us took care of the Earth

Uvjerena sam da ako se svi potrudimo brinuti o Zemlji

as a practice,

u praksi,

as a culture,

u kulturi,

none of us would have to be full-time climate activists.

nitko od nas ne bi trebao biti klimatski aktivist na puno radno vrijeme.

When businesses turn sustainable,

Kada poduzeća postanu održiva,

when the power grid runs on renewable energy,

kada energetska mreža bude koristila obnovljivu energiju,

when the school curriculum teaches us

kada nas školski kurikulum nauči

that taking care of the Earth is part of our humanity,

da je briga o Zemlji dio naše ljudskosti,

maybe I can do gymnastics once again.

možda se ponovno budem mogla baviti gimnastikom.

Don't you think so, Abuelita?

Zar ne misliš tako, bako?

We can do this.

Mi to možemo.

All I'm trying to do with my work

Sve što želim postići ovim radom

is give that optimistic mindset to other people.

je dati ljudima optimističan pogled na svijet.

But it's been a little hard.

Ali to je dosta teško.

There is greed,

Postoji pohlepa,

there's pride,

postoji ponos,

there's money,

postoji novac,

and there's materialism.

a postoji i materijalizam.

People make it so easy for me to talk to them,

S ljudima jako lako razgovaram,

but they make it so hard for me to teach them.

ali jako mi je teško podučiti ih.

I want them to have the confidence to always do their best.

Želim da imaju dovoljno samopouzdanja da daju sve od sebe.

I want them to have the heart and the courage

Želim da imaju srca i hrabrosti

to love the world,

da vole svijet,

just like you taught me.

baš kao što si me ti naučila.

I wrote this letter to thank you.

Napisala sam ti pismo da ti se zahvalim.

Thank you for inviting me to love the world

Hvala ti što si me pozvala da volim svijet

since the moment I was born.

od trenutka kada sam se rodila.

Thank you for laughing at everything.

Hvala ti što se svemu smiješ.

Thank you for teaching me

Hvala ti što si me naučila

that hope and optimism are the most powerful tools we have

da su nada i optimizam najmoćniji alati koje imamo

to tackle any problem.

za rješavanje svih problema.

I do this work because you showed me

Radim ovo zato što si mi pokazala

that resilience, love and knowledge

da su otpornost, ljubav i znanje

are enough to make a difference.

dovoljni da naprave razliku.

I want to go back to Mexico and visit you.

Želim se vratiti u Meksiko i posjetiti te.

I want to show you the pictures of the things that I have done.

Želim ti pokazati slike svega što sam napravila.

I want to show you the climate legislation

Želim ti pokazati zakon o klimi

that we've been able to pass.

koji smo uspjeli provesti.

I want to smell the flowers

Želim mirisati cvijeće

and fight for climate justice alongside you.

i boriti se za klimatsku pravdu pokraj tebe.

Te quiero mucho.

Puno te volim.

I love you.

Volim te.

Xiye.

Tvoja, Xiye.

[Te quiero mucho. Xiye.]

[Puno te volim, Xiye.]