Campaign 4: Coalition Building

We are part of two wider coalitions:

• The 10 campus UC Green New Deal Coalition. This is undertaking many actions, such as putting the climate crisis into the UC President Search
• The 40+ organization San Diego Green New Deal Alliance. Through this, we supported the Youth Opportunity Passes as part of the MTS Covid Response and Recommendations for federal, state and local COVID relief programs. The coalition is undertaking campaigns for a more stringent franchise agreement for SDG&E, a campaign against single-use plastics in San Diego County, an all-electric building code standard for California, SB 260 The Climate Corporate Accountability Act, and a Sierra Club campaign against a sprawling local development next to the Safari Park. Endorsements here.

At UC San Diego, we have the following Coalition Allies:

• Inter-Sustainability Council
• Sunrise San Diego
• UAW 2865 Environmental and Climate Justice Committee
• UCSD Graduate Student Association Action and Policy Committee
• UPTE-CWA 9119, Local 9
• Young Democratic Socialists of America-UCSD
• Native American Student Association (NASA)
• No Lost Generation (NLG)

We have taken part in the following actions / made the following solidarity statements:

• 2019-2020, members participated in various San Diego 350 actions
• Spring 2020, members participated in graduate student COLA strike
• May 2020, members participated in the Earth Day Virtual Climate Uprising organized by San Diego 350
• June 2020, Statement on recent police killings of black Americans, protests, and police response: Black Lives Matter
• Summer 2020, members participated in BLM protests at UCSD and in San Diego including George Floyd Protests, M4BL Week of Action, Vigil for Black Lives, BLM San Diego County Moving Protest, and Labor for Black Lives Car Caravan.
• Late 2020: Kumeyaay protest against the  Border Wall
• March 2021: Kumeyaay-led campaign to preserve the El Monte River Valley, ongoing.