Posted on 01/31/2020 6:00:56 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Dozens of young people staged a dramatic march from the Capitol to the headquarters of California’s teacher pension fund on Thursday, imploring CalSTRS to withdraw its investments from oil and gas companies.
The children, some drenched in mock oil, participated in a “die-in” at CalSTRS headquarters in West Sacramento, where they said their generation would suffer from the effects of climate change.
“We’re the ones that are vulnerable,” Sophia Jacobs, 12, of Berkeley said.
Their protest marked the latest effort by environmental advocacy groups to press California’s public pension funds to divest from fossil fuel industries.
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System with a $250 billion portfolio and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System with $400 billion in assets generally oppose divesting from legal industries, and each has an environmental sustainability strategy that acknowledges the risks of climate change.
Nonetheless, each fund is facing pressure to do more.
The students outside CalSTRS want the fund to move quickly. They mostly came from Sacramento and the Bay area, with support from a variety of environmental advocacy groups such as Sunrise Movement and Youth vs Apocalypse.
They carried a parade float shaped like an oil tanker down Capitol Mall. Others hoisted a giant skeleton puppet.
Among those attending Thursday’s rally were 14-year-old Elliot Ingle of Berkeley and 12-year-old Amira Lezin of Oakland.
“We really need to be taking action now,” Lezin said.
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Now, that is funny right there.
It rocks, though.
The kids are completely brainwashed. I’m just curious how they get to school if it is not within walking distance. If by bus it will be fossil fuel powered and if by car it will be fossil fuel powered unless by an electric car always charged by wind or sun electrical generating devices. My point is, they are being raised to be hypocrites.
Has any of these mindless little brats thought past their dream world of no oil? How the world would devolve? Where their heat and food would come from?
At least the America-hating Left is consistent.
“...The children, some drenched in mock oil, participated in a “die-in” ....”
Oh, they’re just SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE, the little darlin’s...
Now go home kiddies, and play on your XBox in mommy’s basement.
As I’ve said before - WE should be selling them “Carbon Footprint Reduction Kits” (it’s Duct Tape).
Instructions for Use:
1. Tear off and place one strip across the mouth,
2. Place a second strip across the nose. Seal up any gaps.
3. HOLD it there for ONE HOUR to reduce your “Carbon Footprint”.
That’s right kiddies - all you have to do is NOT breath for ONE tiny, itsy-bitsy hour... That’s not TOO much to sacrifice for “saving the planet” now, is it???
Stop breathing for One Hour.
Let’s see you put your money where your mouth is, lefties.
Especially the little Swedish nazi...
Et tu? :)
GnR is my favorite band and they’re JUST below the level of how hard I’ll listen to.
Reminds me of the Children’s Crusade which did not end well for the children who participated.
So, no grindcore for you, eh? :D
I was thinking the same thing
Oh this is awesome.
Give me more winning.
More!
Lets remove teacher pension money from something stable and find some virtue signaling environmental startup to invest it in.
I wholeheartedly approve.
I ain’t no ways tired of winning
What, nobody had a match?!
Ok, Lezin. Nobody's stopping you; start "taking action now." Turn off your heater and AC. Stop using electricity. Move into a cave. Stop eating evil food produced by evil oil-consuming machines and delivered by oil-consuming trucks to your evil electricity-driven supermarket refrigerators.
By the way, just how did you manage to get from Oakland to Sacramento? Did you walk?
These poor abused kids.
These children should refuse to ride in gas driven cars.
It is both disgusting and common how leftist parents and educators abuse these naive children. Shouldn’t the adults be turned into Child protective Services? Most of these kids will grow-up to be antisocial misfits who are depressed. Likely they will ax-murder their abusing parents and suicide soon thereafter. Pathetic.
“Mom, after the rally in Sacramento, can you drive me back to Springfield Elementary school in Oakland to pick up my books? Then could you drive me to my ballet lesson? After that, could you drive me over to Alysa’s house so we can study together? On your way home, could you stop at the Safeway and buy me some more snacks? I’ll be done studying with Alysa at 9 - could you pick me up and drive me home then? Oh, by the way, I’ll need a ride to the ‘Climate Emergency’ meeting tomorrow afternoon over in San Francisco.’ Do you think we could drive to Heavenly to go skiing during Spring Break”? It sure would be fun to drive to Disneyland for my 13th birthday, too!”
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System with a $250 billion portfolio.
As they always say it’s for the children your tax dollars at work.
She should set the example - BE the change she wants to see!
LEAD the way!!! How DARE she NOT set an example for the commie children of the world...!
YaknowwhatIm-asayin’???
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