UCSD Green New Deal

Coming Clean: A Demand for a Fossil Free UC

Coming Clean is a film directed by Carolina Montejo and Andre Salehian, members of the grassroots movement UCSD Green New Deal. The film explores the issues with the UC's Carbon Neutrality Plan and the need to step into the needs and demands of the 21st Century by keeping fossil fuels in the ground. Through various interviews with expert UC professors, students, labor unions representatives, and environmental justice advocates, the film addresses why the trending market of carbon offsets is allowing corporations and institutions to avoid taking genuine responsibility in the face of climate change. By including perspectives from diverse movements, Coming Clean shows the overlap of the environmental movement with that of social justice, labor, and climate action, as well as the importance of local mobilization and people demanding change where they have a voice.

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Green New Deal at UCSD Documentary

Since early 2020, I have been a part of Green New Deal at UCSD, a climate action organization that seeks to empower and educate students, staff, and faculty on the climate crisis while demanding that UCSD decarbonize and fully divest from fossil fuels. This 20-minute documentary describes our work as an environmental movement while strongly encouraging UC San Diego to take action towards climate justice in our region.