24-hour Youth Climate Strike! Los Angeles Sept 24-25

About the 24 Hour Climate Strike

Save the date and please join us for a global strike day! We will be having a 24-hour strike in DTLA from 10 AM September 24th to 10 AM September 25th. The IPCC report released last month demonstrated that we have even less time than we previously thought, making it even more urgent that our politicians take comprehensive action on the crisis immediately. We will be targeting Big Oil in this action and demanding freedom from fossil fuels. If you’re interested in staying overnight, please fill out the interest form in the link in our bio! Masks will be required. We hope to see you all there!

Details, Demands, and Action Items

SCHEDULE:

We recognize that many people cannot attend the strike for all 24 hours. Because of this, we encourage everyone to attend the rally at 5:30pm! Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, and Lil Dicky are supporting our efforts with a DJ set during the rally! All the events at Pershing Square, 532 S Olive St, will take place near the playground.

Opening & Land Acknowledgement

• Time: 10:00-11:00am
• Location: Pershing Square, 532 S Olive St

Environmental Justice Teach-In

• By: Black Women for Wellness
• Time: 11:15am-12:15pm
• Location: Pershing Square

Art Build

• By: Sunrise LA Youth
• Time: 12:30-2:30pm
• Location: Pershing Square

Cult of Oil

• By: Extinction Rebellion LA
• Time: 2:30-3:00pm
• Location: Pershing Square

Green New Deal Teach-In & Painting of Pershing Square

• By: Sunrise Los Angeles
• Time: 3:00-5:00pm
• Location: Pershing Square

Sustainable Sprouts

• By: Youth Climate Strike LA
• Time: 3:30-5:00pm
• Location: Pershing Square

March to Los Angeles City Hall

• Time: 5:00-5:30pm
• Pershing Square → Los Angeles City Hall
• 532 S Olive St  →   200 N Spring St

Rally, Art Demonstration, DJ Music

• By: Youth Climate Strike LA
• with Lil Dicky, Benny Blanco, & Cashmere Cat
• Time: 5:30pm-10:30pm
• Location: LA City Hall

Community Circle and Discussion

• Time: 11:00pm-1:30am
• Location: LA City Hall South Lawn

Screen-Printing and Art

• Time: 1:30-3:30am
• Location: LA City Hall South Lawn

Oil Rig Piñata

• Time: 3:30-4:00am
• Location: LA City Hall South Lawn

Climate Documentary

• Time: 4:00-6:00am
• Location: LA City Hall South Lawn

Breakfast

• Time: 6:00-7:00am
• Location: LA City Hall South Lawn

Green Energy Teach-In

• By: One Up Action LA
• Time: 7:00-7:45am
• Location: LA City Hall South Lawn

Civil Disobedience Training

By: Extinction Rebellion Los Angeles

Time: 8:00-10:00am

Location: LA City Hall South Lawn

OVERNIGHT DETAILS:

Safety: We will have a security team of adult organizers with de-escalation skills to keep everyone safe overnight.

Overnight Checklist:

We will try to provide water and snacks for everyone, but it is good to bring your own as well! We also have extra sleeping supplies for those who don’t have any! We will also have porta-potties, including ADA accessible porta-potties.

• Sleeping mat
• Sleeping bag
• Tent
• Water Bottle + Snacks
• Warm clothing

DEMANDS:

Governor Newsom: STOP approving new oil and gas permits and DROP all existing oil and gas production

• 75% of all greenhouse gas emissions come from extracting and burning fossil fuels, and California’s crude oil is some of the dirtiest on earth. We do not have the time to wait for California to slowly phase out fossil fuels. We demand a more urgent transition from fossil fuels to match the urgency of the climate crisis we’re facing.

Governor Newsom: ROLL out 2,500 feet health and safety setbacks between oil and gas and our neighborhoods

• Over 2 million people in California currently live within a half-mile of an oil or gas well. These are direct risks to the health of the people living near them, 9 out of 10 being people of color.
• In 2020 alone, the Newsom administration approved 3,745 new oil and gas permits. Almost 300 of those were for wells within 2,500 feet of a home, school, or healthcare facility. We demand 2,500-foot buffer zones between communities and fossil fuels.

CalSTRS (California Teachers’ Pension Fund): DIVEST from fossil fuels

• CalSTRS is the second-largest public pension fund in the US and invests more than six billion dollars in fossil fuels. Our education system should be enriching our future, not dooming it. We demand that CalSTRS be invested in our future and divested from fossil fuels immediately
• All interest and investment into coal, oil, and gas companies must be immediately divested and reinvested in companies that are aligned with a 1.5℃ pathway. Furthermore, any company constructing new projects or furthering developments in fossil fuels expansion should be divested.

Congress: PASS the $3.5 trillion Infrastructure Bill

• The $3.5 trillion Infrastructure Bill is the biggest national investment to combat climate change in history. It will jumpstart the decade of the Green New Deal by creating millions of good-paying, union jobs through a Civilian Climate Corps and transitioning the energy grid to 80% renewable energy by 2030 through a Clean Energy Standard.

ACTION ITEMS:

• Join a phone bank with Democratic Socialists of America for the Green New Deal for Public Schools on 9/25 at 11:00 AM
• Attend a panel by Democratic Socialists of America LA Climate Justice Committee on 9/30 at 6:30 PM
• Learn more about line 3 and other action items you can do to help from the International Indigenous Youth Council
• Find out if your bank or your parent’s banks are investing in DAPL and Tar Sands pipeline expansions. If your bank is listed among these 64 banks, look for an alternative and divest your money. Then, get boost our collective power by getting your community to divest
• Directly donate funds to frontline water protectors!
• Write a letter to President Biden or call to demand the immediate halt of any expansion on line3 and DAPL and Tar Sand pipeline expansions.
• Write a letter to Jamie Pinkham of the army corp of engineers demanding the immediate halt of any expansion on line3 and DAPL and Tar Sand pipeline expansions. 
• Call on our local City Council members, County Commissioners, and state officials to ask that they publicly oppose the Line 3 pipeline. 
• Join the CA YOUTH VS BIG OIL NETWORK
• Write to Calstrs and demand they divest from fossil fuels
• Create an environmental club at your school and push your community to be active in our fight for climate justice.