“Today’s catastrophe of climate change is preceded by more than a century of atrocities based on the dig, burn, and dump global economy of fossil fuels, mostly on Indigenous lands like that of the U’wa. Truth Demands is a single searing thread connecting one story of murder and grief to the story of climate change, and all we need to organize, imagine, and fight for collectively to overcome it; it is a story as big as our world can contain. . . . Truth Demands allows the U’wa to tell their own story, while connecting us directly, simply, to it. This book does not make sense of the brutal murders of Terence Freitas, Lahe'ena'e Gay, and Ingrid Washinawatok—that is not possible. But it does help make meaning of their lives and blazes a path forward for all of us who remain.”

—MIYA YOSHITANI, co-director of Movement Innovation Collaborative, former executive director of Asian Pacific Environmental Network, and steering committee member of the Climate Justice Alliance

“Heartbreaking and inspirational. . . . This book is not for the faint of heart, but it is a necessary read for embracing the reality of risk that human rights defenders face every day as they valiantly seek to protect Mother Earth. I applaud Reyes for this raw rendering, artfully crafted in a way that kept me spellbound from beginning to end. I have emerged from the reading as a better, more informed, and grounded person and advocate.”

—JACQUI PATTERSON, executive director of the Chisholm Legacy Project Resource Hub for Black Frontline Climate Justice Leadership and a 2024 Time Woman of the Year

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