Zara Ahsan, a 17-year-old climate justice organizer based in Oakland, CA, is one of the leaders of the Youth Vs. Apocalypse (YVA) CalSTRS Divest campaign. She is working across communities and generations to advocate that CalSTRS, the pension system for all California public teachers, pull the billions of dollars it currently invests in fossil fuel companies. Zara is very involved in legislative work, specifically working on SB252, a CA Senate Bill designed to ensure that divestment.