No Coal In Oakland (NCIO) is a campaign committed to resist any effort to build a coal terminal in West Oakland. In 2015 developer Phil Tagami signed a secret deal to ship large quantities of coal through West Oakland despite already terrible air pollution conditions. In response youth and community allies mobilized to Say No To Coal, and Yes To Life. In 2016 because of successful organizing Oakland’s City Council banned Coal, but Tagami in turn decided to sue the city. It is in this campaign that YVA finds its origins and longevity as we continue the fight against coal, saying Yes To Life through many more campaigns.