Youth and allies are rallying at the SF Federal building to demand climate action and an end to environmental racism. Specifically, we are calling on Biden and the Army Corps of Engineers to halt construction of the Line 3 Pipeline. We are also calling for our teachers pension fund, CalSTRS, to divest teachers money from this project and all fossil fuels. Environmental racism is deadly and creates climate breakdown that affects everyone. Take action from your bedroom or classroom today to stop it. ===== LINE 3 The U.S. government has a responsibility under federal law to honor the rights guaranteed to tribal members in their treaties. The proposed Line 3 corridor would violate the treaty rights of the Anishinaabeg by endangering primary areas of hunting, fishing, wild rice and cultural resources in the 1855 treaty territory. The climate effects of Line 3 are enormous--Line 3 will carry enough oil to produce about 170 billion kilograms of carbon dioxide per year, equivalent to about 50 coal power plants, or 38 million vehicles on our roads. Call Biden at 1-888-724-8946 Call The Army Corps of Engineers at 202-761-5903 or 202-761-1878 ===== CALSTRS Most California public school teachers have no idea that CalSTRS, their pension fund, invests over $6 billion in the fossil fuel industry, including millions in Enbridge, the company that is building Line 3 .  We must show CalSTRS that they cannot silence the youth and keep teachers from knowing what is happening in their boardroom and about their $6 billion investments that are funding a climate catastrophe and a racist pipeline. Since CalSTRS is the largest teachers’ pension fund in the country, what happens in California can have a tremendous impact globally. Sign on at bit.ly/DIvestCalSTRS Go to youthvsapocalypse.org Ask your teachers to send Board@CalSTRS.com an email to divest now! ===== For more information visit: STOPLINE3.org www.youthvsapocalypse.org https://edsource.org/2020/california-teachers-should-tell-calstrs-to-divest-from-fossil-fuels/636066 ===== Join YVA climate strikes LIVE OR ONLINE every Friday 9/3 - Talk Back to Dianne Feinstein 9/10 - Defend the Amazon Visit YOUTHVSAPOCALYPSE.ORG for more information Join a campaign at bit.ly/JOINYVA #ClimateStrike #StopLine3 #DivestCalSTRS #EnvironmentalJustice #StopEnvironmentalRacism #ClimateEmergency This stream is created with #PRISMLiveStudio

What does it take to successfully plan a demonstration for Climate Justice knowing that tens of thousands of people could be joining you? And how do you do it...when you're in Middle School?! Student leaders from across Oakland join the call of Youth Activists throughout the world and take to the streets to exercise their rights and to demand change. Hear their stories, their behind-the-scenes prep-work, and see for yourself what happens when youth take center-stage and do it themselves.

Just a few memories we were able to document from the past 2 years, hope you enjoy :))

Angelica Perkins recites her own poem at the Climate One event "If You Won't, We Will: Youth Action on Climate" on May 21, 2019.

Oakland SOL Squad, working through Youth Vs Apocalypse steps for climate justice at #CADEM19. Politicians, are you listening? #SaveOurWorldStopTakingFossilFuelMoney!

https://democracynow.org - “We’re the ones affected.” Those are the words of youth climate activists who confronted California Senator Dianne Feinstein last week in San Francisco, demanding she sign on to the Green New Deal. In a video of the interaction that has since been seen across the country, Feinstein dismissed the children—some as young as 7 years old—asking her to take bold action on climate change. We speak with the youth climate activists who confronted the senator: 16-year-old Isha Clarke, 12-year-old Rio and his 10-year-old sister Magdalena. #GreenNewDeal #ClimateChange Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: https://democracynow.org Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today: https://democracynow.org/donate FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: https://twitter.com/democracynow YouTube: http://youtube.com/democracynow SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/democracynow Daily Email: https://democracynow.org/subscribe Google+: https://plus.google.com/+DemocracyNow Instagram: http://instagram.com/democracynow Tumblr: http://democracynow.tumblr.com Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/democracynow iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/democracy-now!-audio/id73802554 TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Democracy-Now-p90/ Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/democracy-now

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