Pasadena: Coordinated Demonstrations Draw Attention to Big Oil’s Role in California Wildfires
PASADENA, Calif. – Union members, residents who lost their homes in recent wildfires and environmental leaders will hold rallies and demonstrations on Tuesday, March 11 in Southern and Northern California.
In Southern California, residents will hold a rally and press conference at the Pasadena Community Job Center to draw the connection between fossil fuel corporations and the recent wildfires. Union members will call on CalPERS, California and the nation’s largest pension fund, to ensure pension funds are not further fueling the fires.
Event participants will finish painting a large-scale mural using ash collected from the burn site in Altadena. The mural painting will be led by Eddie Aparicio, a local artist who also lost his home in the Eaton Fire, and the mural will travel to Sacramento next week.
WHO: California Common Good, Sierra Club, ACCE, Fossil Free California
Note: speakers in English and Spanish will be available.
WHAT: Rally, demonstration and mural making in the heart of Eaton Fire area
WHEN: 11:30 a.m.- 12 noon, Tuesday, March 11, 2025
WHERE: Pasadena Community Job Center
500 N Lake Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
VISUALS: Large banners, colorful signs, live mural making, large jars of ashes collected at recent wildfires
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About California Common Good:
California Common Good (CCG) is an innovative coalition of labor, community and environmental groups, anchored by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE), United Teachers Los Angeles and AFSCME 3299. CCG is advancing coalition campaigns for housing justice, workers rights and climate action, with an emphasis on the interests and needs of low-income and working-class communities of color. Central to our strategic approach is working to hold big corporations accountable to the common good.
