Hey there John,

The coming months will be history-altering for our democracy and our planet. We must act like it. This is an email about how, as a climate movement, we’re adapting our focus to meet the moment — and how you can help. It’s a little longer than normal, but I hope you’ll give it a read.

Every day, Donald Trump is seizing power and shredding the Constitution. What ordinary people do in the coming months will determine whether he and his billionaire cronies can cement their grip on power and turn this country into a playground for the rich and powerful. 

History shows that young people, in particular, have a critical role to play in stopping the slide into fascism. I feel proud that Sunrise is taking on that task.

Our ability to take on this fight depends on having members around the country ready to take it on. Will you join us by becoming a dues-paying member today?

Here’s some of what we’re doing, and how you can get involved.

Student organizing: Sunrise leaders are running campaigns around the country to urge their schools to refuse to comply with Trump’s attempts to control what they teach and what kind of speech they allow. We’re building towards days of mass compliance alongside labor movements.

Rapid response to authoritarian overreach: We’ve seen that Trump’s victory is not inevitable. Mass backlash against the firing of Jimmy Kimmel has really slowed Trump’s attempt to intimidate and silence dissent within the media. 

Training on stopping authoritarianism: We’re training young people to understand the moment we’re in and highlighting the power of young people to engage in mass nonviolent noncooperation as a strategy to resist authoritarianism

Pitch an alternative vision to Trumpism: We still believe in the Green New Deal, in its vision of a better word for everyday people. We must call for our political leaders to support popular economic policies, and push our political leaders to do the same. We must transform the Democratic Party into a fighting opposition party with a popular, tangible economic agenda.

This isn’t going to be easy or quick. Can you become a dues-paying member today in this fight for our future?

In solidarity,
Team Sunrise