Posts Tagged ‘action’
Striding into 2022, Stronger than Ever
Fossil Free California is stronger than ever as we begin another year of action on pension fund divestment. FFCA’s evolution included officially hiring two staff: Miriam Eide (right) as Coordinating Director and CJ Koepp (left) as Communications Coordinator. Our staff takes direction from the campaign teams, reinforcing a collaborative leadership style that is sparking great creativity and growth.
Read moreGratitude for the Power of Collective Actions
“A failure.” “The most exclusionary climate summit ever.” “A Greenwash Festival.” “A source of great shame because COP26 will be the whitest and most privileged ever, with thousands who intended to travel from poorer countries excluded.” These are just a few of the many critiques of COP26. Amidst the heaviness and disappointment following COP 26,…
Read moreSanta Monica Youth Call Out CalSTRS’ Harry Keiley
### On August 14th at 10 AM on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, youth from all over Los Angeles will be demonstrating against the California Teachers’ Retirement Association (CalSTRS) investing billions of dollars into fossil fuels. CalSTRS is the 2nd largest pension fund in the U.S., managing over 300 billion dollars and serving…
Read moreFriday 2/28: Stop the Money Pipeline @ Chase Bank!
The latest warning about Chase Bank’s financing of fossil fuels comes from its own internal research: a leaked report by JP Morgan Chase economists states that a business-as-usual scenario threatens the existence of humanity. Since the Paris Agreement, Chase Bank has provided $196 billion in financing for the fossil fuel industry and is the world’s…
Read more“Stop the Money Pipeline” Coalition Targets Fossil Finance
On January 10, a coalition of over a dozen groups, including Fossil Free California, launched a major new campaign, Stop the Money Pipeline, that targets the financial sector’s funding of climate chaos. Stop the Money Pipeline joined with Fire Drill Fridays in Washington, DC to kick off this new mobilization. On January 9, we had…
Read moreDisrupting Business as Usual at CalSTRS
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System Investment Committee meeting came to an abrupt halt on Wednesday, November 6, as middle school students interrupted the proceedings with a recording of Greta Thunberg’s recent speech to the UN, and unfurling a banner that read “Dear CalSTRS Board Members, Our futures depend on you divesting the teachers’ $6…
Read moreOp Ed: This is NOT the New Normal
My home burned in the 2017 Tubbs Fire. I appreciate the concern of friends who wonder how the recent Kincade fire is affecting me. I empathize with those who live in the inferno’s path who will experience years of grief and disorientation. But my visceral reaction is anger and frustration at our collective inability to…
Read moreGiving Thanks: Updates from Fossil Free California
We’re Sprinting! As wildfires rage up and down the state, many of our friends and families are once again under mandatory evacuation orders. Those who are still safe are taking in climate refugees. We are more determined than ever to call out the big investors—like CalPERS and CalSTRS—who continue to support fossil fuels. 2019 has…
Read moreNovember 6th: Add Momentum to the Divest CalSTRS Movement
Email today to protect teachers’ pensions and our planet! Take action: Email or join us in Sacramento, November 6th. A coalition of active and retired teachers, students, and concerned citizens have been asking CalSTRS to divest from fossil fuels – to protect our pensions, and our future – but the Board has yet to change…
Read moreStop, Drop, and Roll: Tell Governor Newsom to Phase Out Fossil Fuels
While more than 7.6 million people took to the streets last week to stand up and shout out for the planet, the machinery of fossil fuel production pumped on, oblivious. But Governor Newsom has a chance – our last chance – to do something about climate change by stopping all new fossil fuel projects, dropping…
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