Young activists take climate fight to S.F. streets, demand fossil fuel divestment

Hundreds of youth activists with the environmental group Youth Vs. Apocalypse took part in a recent a 24-hour vigil in downtown San Francisco, calling on the agency that manages California teachers’ pension funds to divest from the fossil fuel industry.

The Aug. 27 rally began around 10 a.m., outside the Federal Building at 90 Seventh St., where the offices of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are located, and included youth activists chanting, drawing messages with colorful chalk on the sidewalk, and holding signs that read things like “Divest Line 3” and Biden Stop Line 3.”