Latino activism leads in grassroot efforts on climate change


              Masavi Perea, organizing director for Chispa Arizona, answers a question as he is interviewed while sitting near the Chispa Jardineria on May 18, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
            
              A mural runs along the length of a retaining wall at the Spaces of Opportunity community garden May 18, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
            
              Masavi Perea, organizing director for Chispa Arizona, poses for a photograph at the entrance to the community garden at Spaces of Opportunity on May 18, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
            
              Masavi Perea, organizing director for Chispa Arizona, looks at flowers in the community garden May 18, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
            
              Masavi Perea, organizing director for Chispa Arizona, checks on plants in the community garden Chispa Jardineria on May 18, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
            
              Signs adorn the common area at the Spaces of Opportunity community gardens May 18, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
            
              Masavi Perea takes a bite of an apricot in the Chispa Jardineria on May 18, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
            
              Masavi Perea, organizing director for Chispa Arizona, walks along the pathway of the community garden May 18, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Latino activism leads in grassroot efforts on climate change