Victoria, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 29, 2020 at 1:46 PM

We only have 3 days

We need a champion who advocates for workers, racial justice, and democracy, while denouncing fossil fuels — that’s not Michael Bloomberg. Dear John, I’ll be blunt. We’re not going to get the Green New Deal we need with Bloomberg as president. We need a champion who advocates…

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  Aracely, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 28, 2020 at 11:05 AM

Last Chance For Stickers

We need only 42 more people to reach our goal of 303 monthly donors by Super Tuesday. Dear John, Just yesterday, we asked everyone to pitch in so we can continue our work knocking on doors and making calls leading up to the game-changing primaries on Super Tuesday. 261 people…

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  Aracely, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 27, 2020 at 11:09 AM

Green New Deal Stickers!

As thanks for your monthly contribution, we’ll send you a sticker to show off that you are part of this movement to make the Green New Deal a reality. Dear John, This country is ready for a political revolution. We’ve seen it in this primary race -- in state after state, a m…

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  Sophia Zaia, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 25, 2020 at 7:24 PM

🚨The most important thing you can do this week🚨

John, We've got one week until the next big test for our movement for a Green New Deal, and we need your help! 🚨 🚨🚨 The most important thing you can do this week is join our phonebank this Wednesday (TOMORROW) at 7pm ET to help us defeat Big Oil's favorite Democrat Henry Cue…

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  Aracely, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 21, 2020 at 1:39 PM

Our deadline is midnight

We asked everyone to help us expose that Pete Buttigieg’s wine cave fundraiser was hosted by an oil and gas billionaire, breaking his fossil fuel pledge. John, We asked everyone to help us expose that Pete Buttigieg’s wine cave fundraiser was hosted by an oil and gas billiona…

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  Aracely, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 20, 2020 at 10:57 AM

No wine caves here

Hey, John, If there’s one thing about this movement we’re most proud of, it’s that it’s powered by people. But candidates like Pete Buttigieg are threatened by grassroots movements like ours, because—unlike him—we can be loud and proud about the countless individuals who put …

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  Charles Booker via Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

February 15, 2020 at 4:14 PM

Add your name: tell the DSCC to stop meddling in primaries

My name is Charles Booker. I’m a proud Sunrise-endorsed candidate running against Mitch McConnell. Today, I’m writing because I need your help. John, My name is Charles Booker. I’m a proud Sunrise-endorsed candidate running against Mitch McConnell. Today, I’m writing because I…

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  Sophia Zaia, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 14, 2020 at 4:20 PM

“Texas is the Next Battleground For The Green New Deal”

Make calls. Knock doors. Let's win. John, In case you missed last night’s call, here’s the deal: Texas is the next battleground for the Green New Deal, and we have just over two weeks to knock on the doors and make the phone calls we need to elect Jessica Cisneros and unseat …

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  Abby, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 13, 2020 at 6:28 PM

Support Our Youngest Leaders

For the first time ever, we’re holding a summit made specifically for the youngest members of our movement. Right now, 150 high school and middle school students are packing their bags, leaving home, and making the trek to Washington D.C. Hi, John, I’m Abby, and I joined our…

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  Sophia Zaia, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 12, 2020 at 1:49 PM

The Green New Deal just won in NH. Now, let’s win in Texas.

John, I’m on my way home from New Hampshire, where our movement just showed the power of the political revolution we’re building. Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire because our movement knocked 20,000 doors, made 33,000 thousand phone calls, and turned out in record numbers to …

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  Emily, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 10, 2020 at 9:25 PM

Polluted water, black lung disease, no healthcare

I left my job in Kentucky and traveled to New Hampshire to volunteer with Sunrise, sharing my county’s story and inspiring people to vote for the Green New Deal champion. People in Eastern Kentucky and Appalachia are suffering Dear John, Tomorrow’s primary election is so imp…

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  Victoria, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 7, 2020 at 6:59 PM

We're doing it

Everything we’ve worked for is happening. Bernie received the most votes in Iowa, leading by over 6,000 people. We did it, John. Everything we’ve worked for is happening. Bernie received the most votes in Iowa, leading by over 6,000 people. Since Sunrise’s Iowa team persuade…

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  Luis, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 6, 2020 at 3:25 PM

How we win

Last week we unveiled Sunrise’s 2020 strategy... John, Last week we unveiled Sunrise’s 2020 strategy during launch parties held across the nation. Our launch video asked people to lend their voices to the movement by gathering a group of friends to start a strike circle, where…

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  Dyanna, Sunrise Organizing Director · [email protected]

February 5, 2020 at 3:37 PM

I'm sick of waiting

When we called on the movement to throw down and get out the vote for Bernie Sanders in NH, we anticipate how many people would say yes. Right now, we can't afford to support them all and we need your help. John, We still don’t have full results from Iowa, but here’s what we …

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  Mona, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 3, 2020 at 7:25 PM

Let me share a little bit more about what our team has done

In the final hours before the Iowa caucus, I'm feeling optimistic. John, My name is Mona and I’m part of the Sunrise Iowa team. The Iowa Caucus is incredibly important and notoriously unpredictable, but I'm feeling hopeful. Over the last 6 months, we've canvassed through sl…

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  Dyanna, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 31, 2020 at 10:10 PM

Pete Buttegig goes after Sunrise

Mayor Pete is claiming that our movement's endorsement and volunteer work for Bernie Sanders is part of a 'dark money' ploy to sway voters. We know what Pete's really afraid of: being beaten the largest youth intervention in the history of US politics. John, Mayor Pete Buttig…

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  Victoria, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 30, 2020 at 4:50 PM

Imagine

Last night, less than a year after those 282 watch parties, tens of thousands of people joined 2471 Launch Parties to kick off our 2020 strategy. Just imagine what can come next. To pull off massive strikes on Earth Day this April, we need thousands of pe John, About a year ag…

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  Juliana, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 28, 2020 at 10:42 PM

Tomorrow in Washington

Take a sneak peak at the video we're unveiling tomorrow night, and sign up to watch it in full tomorrow at a 2020 launch party near you. Tomorrow, thousands of people around the country will be taking part in 2500 Our Plan to Win Launch Parties across the country. John, I’m r…

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  Jessica, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 26, 2020 at 6:14 PM

Bowling Green, Kentucky

If you’ve never been to Kentucky, you might not expect to see a thriving movement for the Green New Deal in a place like Bowling Green. But on January 29th, our hub is hosting 19 launch parties to make 2020 the year we elect Bernie Sanders and start the d John - If you’ve nev…

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  Victoria, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 22, 2020 at 7:49 PM

Let me explain

John, It’s one week out from our 2020 Launch Parties, and 2,103 of you are signed up to host! Honestly, I’m amazed at that number. But as impressive as it is, it’s only a fraction of the number of people reading this email, and I know we can still go bigger. Can you host a 2…

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  Alex, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 20, 2020 at 8:45 PM

Militant optimism

Every day I see my friends struggle with fear. Fear of the climate crisis. Fear of crushing debt. Fear of bills at the end of the month. The challenges seem insurmountable to face alone - so many young people want to give up. But we have power together - John, This is an ema…

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  Luis, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 19, 2020 at 5:08 PM

15 days

Our endorsement of Bernie Sanders means we need everyone to step up right now John, It has only been one week since we endorsed Bernie Sanders, and already Sunrisers in Iowa and New Hampshire have knocked thousands of doors and made tens of thousands of phone calls to young v…

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  Sam, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 17, 2020 at 6:31 PM

Generation Green New Deal

We think this film is going to communicate the stakes of the climate crisis and the promise of the Green New Deal in a way that no film has ever done. John, Have you seen the trailer for Generation Green New Deal yet? The filmmakers at Tikkun Olam Productions have been follo…

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  Iris, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 16, 2020 at 4:45 PM

These are the five people

I’m a high school sophomore from Columbia, MD, and I’m one of 1,500 people who’ve already signed up to host Sunrise 2020 launch parties. I’ll be hosting mine in my basement at home with a group of friends who I want on my team as we get ready to take on t Hi John, I’m Iris Zh…

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  Victoria, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 15, 2020 at 6:18 PM

Name-checked in the Presidential Debate

John, About 30 minutes into last night’s debate, something pretty cool happened: Bernie Sanders mentioned us by name. He was explaining why he is the only major candidate planning to vote against Trump’s latest trade deal, which shortchanges workers and doesn’t even mention c…

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  Ahmed, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 14, 2020 at 5:15 PM

Iowa and New Hampshire

We’re just 21 days out from the Iowa Caucuses and 29 days from the New Hampshire primary. We have hundreds of young people who are ready to go to Iowa and NH and put Bernie over the top but we need to raise money to house, train and outfit them with mater John, We’re just 21 …

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  Abby, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 13, 2020 at 5:14 PM

We're teenagers, and we're changing the world.

If 2019 taught us anything, it’s that you can be in high school or middle school and change the world. That’s why Sunrise is holding our biggest summit for high schoolers and middle schoolers ever next month. John If 2019 taught us anything, it’s that you can be in high schoo…

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  Varshini and Evan, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 9, 2020 at 12:15 PM

Bernie Sanders for President

The results are in. 76% of members voted to endorse Bernie Sanders for President. John, In the summer of 2017 we launched Sunrise Movement to create a political home for young people in the United States who are scared about what climate change means for our future. We’ve gro…

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  Lily Gardner, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 8, 2020 at 1:02 PM

The Green New Deal can win Kentucky

It's official. Charles Booker is running for Senate. John, My name is Lily. I’m sixteen years old and I call Kentucky home. I’m not old enough to vote yet, but I know groundbreaking politics when I see it, and I'm giving everything I've got to the Senate election in my home s…

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  Victoria, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 5, 2020 at 7:23 PM

Fwd: It’s all up for grabs

On Thursday, Dyanna shared a powerful reflection that hit home for me. I wanted to make sure you got a chance to read it. John, On Thursday, Dyanna shared a powerful message that reflected on this new decade and laid out the roadmap for 2020. If you haven't yet, take 5 minut…

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  Dyanna, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 2, 2020 at 3:59 PM

It’s all up for grabs

John, Hi there, I’m Dyanna, Sunrise’s Organizing Director. Welcome to the Decade of the Green New Deal! As we kick off the year, I wanted to share some reflections on where we’ve come this past year and where we need to this next one. I won’t be asking you for money -- my onl…

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  Miles, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 8:25 PM

Tonight, help launch the decade of the Green New Deal

John, Think back to where you were 10 years ago. What were you doing in December 2009, on the precipice of a new decade? I was a high school student in Maine then, feeling helpless and abandoned. The Copenhagen Climate Summit, where heads of state gathered to decide on a fra…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 2:41 PM

We need one person from xxxxxx

If just one person from each zip code on our list makes a monthly gift, we’ll blow past our goal in a couple hours. John, It’s the last day of the year. Earlier this week, we put out a challenge: Help us reach 6,000 monthly sustainers by New Years so this movement can make 20…

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  Day, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 9:00 PM

I'm 9 years old

This year on my birthday when I turned 9, I decided I didn’t want any presents and instead I wanted to ask my friends to donate to Sunrise. John, My name is Day, I’m 9 years old, and I’m really worried about me and my little sister Camas’s future because of climate change. I’…

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  Erin, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 3:58 PM

I wish I didn't have to write this email

We’re going to have to say no to some programs and scale back on our dreams during a critical election year. John, If you don’t know me: Hi, I’m Erin, Sunrise’s Fundraising Director. We are so close to finishing out our big December fundraising push and I wanted to say thanks…

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  Victoria, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 29, 2019 at 8:28 PM

Trump's latest attack on the Green New Deal

We need your help to beat him. John, Just a few days ago, a report went out describing Donald Trump’s latest attack on the Green New Deal. In a speech in South Florida, he laid out a let loose a rambling and inaccurate rant against windmills, LED lightbulbs, and more. But he…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 29, 2019 at 2:16 PM

Hard to believe

John, 2019 was a huge year for this movement. Looking back, it’s honestly hard for me to believe how much we accomplished in just 12 months. Check out this video for a recap of all we’ve done this year, and chip in to help us go just as big next year: This year, our movem…

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  Erin, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 28, 2019 at 6:30 PM

This week

John, It’s the last week of the year: our last chance to raise the funds we need to get ready for 2020. We’ve got big plans for next year, and to make them possible, we need to double our base of monthly donors. We started this month with 3,000, and already we’ve gained 1,31…

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  Deirdre, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 27, 2019 at 3:22 PM

We need millions of people to join us in the streets next year

John, What’s the most powerful demonstration you’ve ever been to? What made it powerful? How many people were there, what were they doing, did you feel unified with them? I’m Sunrise’s mobilizations director, and these are the kinds of questions that keep me up at night. My fa…

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  Victoria, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 26, 2019 at 10:49 PM

Only a few more hours to claim your sticker!

Let us know by midnight tonight to get it! John, I wanted to make sure you didn't miss your chance to get your new Green New Deal sticker! Chip in any amount by midnight tonight and we'll mail it to you as your badge of honor for making the movement behind the GND possible. …

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  Victoria, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 26, 2019 at 4:48 PM

Where can we mail your sticker?

Let us know by midnight tonight to get it! John, We’re just one week away from 2020--the year our movement could change history and launch the decade of the Green New Deal. We’ve mapped out our strategy to get there--but first, we need to raise enough money to make those plan…

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  Miles, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 25, 2019 at 5:04 PM

Your badge of honor

I’ve had arguments with my co-workers about if this is even possible. But if we double the number of our supporters who are giving every month, we will enter 2020 with more than 6,000 sustainers. John, I know it’s Christmas, so I’m keeping this short. This is the last week o…

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  Emily, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 24, 2019 at 3:07 PM

The backbone of our movement

John, My name is Emily, I’m 22, and I’m writing from Bozeman, Montana. While many of us are taking time off this week as we enter the last week of the year, my friends and I are hitting the phones, asking for donations to start our own Sunrise movement house. And on behalf of …

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 23, 2019 at 4:31 PM

John​, when you first joined Sunrise...

It was summer, and we were fighting for the Democratic National Committee to hold a #ClimateDebate with all the Presidential candidates. They refused, but all our pressure--from our 3-day sit-in at DNC headquarters, to our takeover of their national summ When you first joined …

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  Erin Bridges, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 20, 2019 at 4:11 PM

A Senator from Kentucky

Let's defeat Mitch McConnell. Together. John, My name is Erin. I’m a lifelong Kentuckian, and you know the man talking about. You see him in the headlines every week, wreaking havoc on our democracy and futures with power grabs and political ploys: Mitch McConnell. Earlier t…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 19, 2019 at 8:16 PM

The secret ingredient

We’ve been looking to history, studying past movements that have fought for massive changes to our society--and won. Movements like the mass strikes that led to the original New Deal, and the marches, boycotts, and sit-ins of the civil rights movement. John, Next year, we ar…

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  Jess Abkarian, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 17, 2019 at 5:01 PM

Stop what you’re doing and watch this video.

The stakes in this election couldn't be higher. John, My name’s Jess Abkarian, I’m a 20 year-old member of Sunrise Colorado, and I’m terrified for what the climate crisis means for my future. My state and our country are at a crossroads. Will we continue down the business-as-…

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  Aru, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 17, 2019 at 2:00 PM

Apply to the 2020 Training Fellowship

John, You might’ve gotten my email yesterday about how we’re planning to train 100,000 young people next year. That’s twenty times the number of people we trained this year. So to meet that huge goal, we need to grow our national trainings team. Help us train 100,000 new Sunr…

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  Aru, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 16, 2019 at 7:00 PM

100,000 new leaders

When I think about what we’re trying to pull off next year, I get chills. For me and everyone on my team, training 100,000 people is the biggest thing we’ve ever done, and it honestly feels a little crazy. But we’re setting out to do it because it’s what Hi there, My name is…

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  Evan Weber, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 12, 2019 at 7:47 PM

The Green New Deal's next political test

Our latest Congressional endorsements John, In March of 2020, the Green New Deal will face its next political test — the first round of 2020 Congressional primaries. This will be the first time since we launched the Green New Deal onto the national stage that voters will have…

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