No to Coal - Yes to Life [Global Climate Strike]

YVA is hosting a Bay Area action in Oakland as part of the Global Climate Strike on

September 23, 2022

Here in the Bay we are saying no to coal in Oakland and also no to all forms of violence.

Youth are coming together to support each other, express joy, celebrate life, fight to

protect our lives and be able to live together.

This is part of an international, youth-led day of action with the goal, “To demand

policymakers and world leaders to prioritize #PeopleNotProfit! Globally, we are asking for

Climate Reparations, not as charity, but as a transformative justice process in which

political power will return to the people. This should be a follow through on the demands

from Indigenous, black, anti-patriarchal and diverse marginalized communities to get their

lands back, giving resources to the most affected communities by the climate crisis for

adaptation, loss and damages.

Together let’s bring back the power to the people whose power has been stolen. Together,

let’s build a system and home where we prioritize #PeopleNotProfit.”

March Route: We will gather at Oscar Grant Plaza/ Frank Ogawa then go on a 1 mile loop

through downtown, past OPD and the Federal Building, then return to the plaza. Map here.

Schedule:

10am - Gather, practice chants, learn song/ movement

10:30 am - Short march

11:30pm - Speakers, Hip Hop performances and lunch

1pm - end

Background: For more information on the history of the fight against coal in Oakland, check

out these google slides

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