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  Aru, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 10, 2020 at 6:03 PM

Defund the Police

Imagine a world where we stop investing in violent policing and start investing in giving people what they need. John, We are rejecting the lie that there isn’t enough money to take care of our communities. Doctors and nurses are wearing garbage bags while police don riot gear. Teachers…
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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 9, 2020 at 10:16 PM

Bernie Backs Booker and Bowman

Today, Bowman and Booker received two endorsements that could completely change the game: from Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.  Dear John, The last two weeks have made crystal clear the need for leaders that will fight for a world where Black Lives Matter. That’s why we’ve …
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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 8, 2020 at 5:10 PM

15 Days Left to Win

Jamaal and Charles are both surging in popularity, but we have just 15 days to bring them to the finish line.  Whether they win or not is going to depend on two things. Dear John, On June 23rd, the eyes of the nation will be on two Congressional primaries: Jamaal Bowman’s in New York an…
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  Mattias, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 5, 2020 at 3:27 PM

Choose your fighter

We can help elect these Green New Deal champions to Congress Dear John, As you read this, thousands of Americans are nursing wounds delivered to them by militarized police during peaceful protests against systemic racism.    Hundreds of thousands more are mourning loved ones needlessly…
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  Mattias, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 4, 2020 at 4:46 PM

Update on tonight’s call

Mass training on how the climate movement can show up for Black Lives. Dear John, Tonight’s “How the climate movement can show up for Black Lives” mass training is shaping up to be one the biggest ones in our movement’s history. Already 2251 people have signed up to join, and we just go…
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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 3, 2020 at 5:37 PM

Show Up Tomorrow Night for Black Lives

Mass training on how the climate movement can show up for Black Lives. Dear John, All across America, people are rising up to fight for a country that works for all of us, one where Black Lives Matter, where we finally get our priorities on track and stop pouring billions into a militari…
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  Mattias, Sunrise Movement · [email protected]
May 30, 2020 at 4:05 PM

Take Action For Black Lives

John, Our country is in a moment of reckoning. As part of the climate movement, it is imperative that we show up for Black lives right now. This email contains resources for action, including a call today at 1pm ET hosted by the Movement For Black Lives where Black leaders from Minneap…
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  Wallace, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 29, 2020 at 7:01 PM

Show Up Tonight for Black Lives

Tonight, we’re having a Sunrise Call to Action for Black Lives at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT on Zoom to reckon with this moment and come together in response to the murder of Black lives at the hands of the police. Join us. Dear John, My name is Wally. I’m an organizer, an activist, but before…
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  Ella, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 27, 2020 at 5:50 PM

Hub leaders need your help

We have working class, poor, and undocumented leaders in our own Sunrise community who are in crisis, so we’re reaching out for help. Dear John, My name is Ella, and I organize with the New Orleans hub. I’ve seen firsthand how leaders in our own Sunrise community are struggling during t…
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  Alex, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 26, 2020 at 9:33 PM

Last Chance for Creative School

Three Sunrise Creative School courses still have spots open. Sign up before the deadline this Friday. Hey, John, it's Alex. These Sunrise Creative School courses still have spots open. Sign up before registration closes soon! We’re training a network of young people to tell their own sto…
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  Erin, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 22, 2020 at 9:36 PM

Screw McConnell

We have to get McConnell out of office and replace him with someone who doesn’t look at the family and friends we’ve lost as collateral damage. Our champion is Charles Booker. Dear John, Mitch McConnell has no place in the Senate. Hundreds of thousands of people have lost their lives in…
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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 21, 2020 at 7:24 PM

What People Power Looks Like

People were ecstatic to hear about the amazing work done by Jamaal Bowman, Charles Booker, and Andrew Romanoff in the fight for a Green New Deal. Dear John, Last night was an incredible success. The energy of over 350 people joining in the virtual phone bank for music with artist @SUREL…
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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 20, 2020 at 5:24 PM

This Video Says it All

Jamaal Bowman knows that winning a Green New Deal is crucial: “To get out of this crisis, we need to fix what was broken long before the virus ever hit.” Hi, John, In just a few hours, a massive movement-wide phone bank party will begin. Hundreds of us will gather on a virtual call for …
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  Rachel, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 19, 2020 at 10:22 PM

Sunrise is Hiring

We want to hire someone who embodies our values and shares our goals to nurture and grow creative skills and creative leaders. Hi, John, If a Sunrise banner, sign, or stencil has ever caught your eye, you’ve got Sunrise’s Action Arts teams all over the country to thank for it. The visua…
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  Rachel, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 19, 2020 at 2:36 PM

New CREATIVE Classes

Hi, John, “Spring Break” is over, which means Sunrise School is back—and it’s getting creative. One of our values as a movement is that we tell our stories and we honor each other’s stories. That’s especially important in times like these, when powerful stories from our communities all…
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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 18, 2020 at 6:26 PM

Don't Miss the Party

Join us on Wednesday to help three Green New Deal champions win their upcoming elections. Hi, John, Are you coming to this Wednesday’s Phone Bank Party? We know a Green New Deal is the answer to bring justice to our communities all over the country, during this COVID crisis and beyond. …
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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 15, 2020 at 7:03 PM

Join the BIGGEST phone bank ever

We are just 40 days away from the NY and KY primaries, so we’ve got to do everything we can to gather support for Green New Deal champions before then. This is important, John: If we are going to push the establishment toward a just COVID-19 response for our communities all over the cou…
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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 14, 2020 at 12:38 PM

Tune in TODAY for a LIVE CHAT with Jamaal Bowman

Tune in on Facebook or Twitter at 2pm ET THIS AFTERNOON to learn about Jamaal, how you can help him win a Green New Deal, and more. Hi, John, Join us THIS AFTERNOON at 2pm ET on our Facebook or Twitter for a livestreamed discussion featuring Sunrisers Varshini Prakash and Berenice Tompk…
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  Varshini Prakash, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 13, 2020 at 10:41 PM

I’m Joining the Sanders-Biden Taskforce on Climate. Here’s why.

I have a big announcement. It wasn't an easy decision, so I wanted to share my thinking. John, This week, alongside Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and environmental justice advocate Catherine Flowers, I’ve been nominated by Senator Bernie Sanders to serve on the Sanders-Biden Ta…
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  Michele, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 13, 2020 at 6:55 PM

LIVE Tonight with Romanoff

Tune in TONIGHT at 5pm MT / 7pm ET on our Facebook or Twitter for a livestreamed discussion about Colorado, the Senate race, and a Green New Deal. Dear John, Join us TONIGHT at 5pm MT / 7pm ET on our Facebook or Twitter for a livestreamed discussion about Colorado, the Senate race, and …
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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 11, 2020 at 9:50 PM

Our work isn't done

With COVID-19 putting a dent in our plans to organize in the streets, phone banking is one of the most effective ways to advocate for these endorsed candidates. It’s a chance to reach out to your community, build relationships in this hard time, and let people know there are options for representa…
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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 6, 2020 at 5:52 PM

Only Six Weeks Left to Win

We only have six weeks to help Charles Booker in Kentucky, Jamaal Bowman in New York, and Andrew Romanoff in Colorado beat their corporate-backed incumbents. Dear John, We only have six weeks to help Charles Booker in Kentucky, Jamaal Bowman in New York, and Andrew Romanoff in Colorado …
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  Erin, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 5, 2020 at 9:09 PM

Can you support us for #GivingTuesdayNow?

Can you become a monthly contributor to help sustain our movement during this uncertain time? Dear John, I reached out last week to talk a little about what the future looks like for Sunrise and how fundraising will play a big part in how we’re able to move forward as a movement. May is…
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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 4, 2020 at 6:41 PM

We need you tonight

With just a few hours of your time, you can make a difference in gathering support and power for these Green New Deal champions. Dear John, What this period of uncertainty has made more obvious than ever is that to win the future we all deserve, we need to make sure Green New Deal champ…
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  Sunrise · [email protected]
May 1, 2020 at 6:18 PM

Demand a People's Bailout

Dear John, Across the country, our communities are asking for support, aid, and protection. People everywhere need help to receive medical care, stay fed, stay safe, and make rent.  From Amazon workers striking for safer working conditions, to undocumented communities who have been bar…
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  Michelle, Sunrise · [email protected]
April 30, 2020 at 4:58 PM

Helping each other through this

As we continue the fight for a Green New Deal--and, more immediately, a People’s Bailout to provide relief right now for the millions of people struggling through this crisis--it’s up to us to help our communities as safely as possible. Dear John, My name is Michelle and I, like so many…
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  Erin, Sunrise · [email protected]
April 29, 2020 at 6:32 PM

Asking for what we need

In May, we’ll be launching a big fundraising campaign for Sunrise and partner organizations in our communities that are in desperate need of help. Dear John, The coronavirus has turned everyone’s world upside down, including ours. We’ve had to make big changes to our strategy, figuring…
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  Brian, Sunrise · [email protected]
April 27, 2020 at 10:25 PM

Level up your leadership

This week is another opportunity to level up your leadership with Sunrise School courses. Dear John, Organizing during coronavirus is a unique obstacle to overcome. That’s why it’s so important that each of us is empowered with a strong foundation of skills and knowledge to help inspire…
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  Alex Minassian, Sunrise · [email protected]
April 24, 2020 at 8:18 PM

Joe Biden: Say no to Larry Summers

John, Considering the circumstances of the present: a health and economic crisis like the world has not seen for a century in conjunction with the climate crisis that we know has been and will continue the biggest threat to human life on this planet, we’d all like to hope and…
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  Mattias, Sunrise · [email protected]
April 23, 2020 at 12:27 AM

What's changed in 50 years?

Dear John, Fifty years ago, twenty million Americans poured into the streets for the first Earth Day with a radical statement: we only have one planet and we can’t render it uninhabitable. Fifty years ago was the time for incremental action on climate change. We have not taken the nece…
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  Brian, Sunrise · [email protected]
April 20, 2020 at 10:05 PM

Last chance for new courses

Today is the last day to sign up for some of this week’s courses. Whether you’re new to Sunrise or you want some advanced training, there are a variety of classes to fit your needs. Dear John, Sunrise School is growing at an amazing pace. Every week we welcome a flood of students, train …
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  Destiney, Sunrise · [email protected]
April 15, 2020 at 9:14 PM

We are the frontline

Dear John, While coronavirus ravages the country, we in BIPOC communities (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) suffer in a unique way. Because of the entrenched racism, classism, and settler colonialism of the United States, our communities are disproportionately affected by the CO…
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  Aaryaman, Sunrise · [email protected]
April 15, 2020 at 3:34 PM

We can’t be out in the streets, so we’re doing the next best thing.

Dear John, This public health crisis has shown just how bad the economic and racial inequalities in our country are. We can’t be out in the streets, so we’re doing the next best thing.  To fight back, our Sunrise Dallas hub has joined the Green New Deal Victory Team, pledging to make p…
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  Evan, Sunrise · [email protected]
April 14, 2020 at 4:33 PM

"The struggle continues"

  John, In light of Bernie Sanders dropping out of the Presidential race last week and yesterday endorsing Joe Biden, I want to share a few thoughts about the state of our politics right now. First, as Bernie has said, “The struggle continues.” With that in mind, I want to invite you t…
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  Brian, Sunrise · [email protected]
April 13, 2020 at 9:56 PM

Last chance to sign up

It’s your last chance to sign up for this week’s Sunrise School courses, covering a range of topics for those new to the movement and those looking for advanced material. Dear John, In this confusing and isolating time of COVID-19 social distancing, Sunrise School has emerged as the per…
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  Mattias, Sunrise · [email protected]
April 8, 2020 at 8:53 PM

Bernie's out: Where we go from here

It’s time for us to come together and discuss what comes next. Join us for a Mass Call to talk about how we got here and how we carry the movement forward. Dear John, If you haven’t heard the news yet, it’s official: Bernie Sanders has suspended his campaign for President.1 So many of u…
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  Varshini Prakash, Sunrise · [email protected]
April 1, 2020 at 12:31 PM

Blad, Bowman, John, and me

Join me for two virtual campaign events tonight and tomorrow. John, Today is the first of the month. That means millions of Americans who lost their jobs in the past few weeks are being confronted with a choice: pay my monthly rent or my other life essentials? The injustice i…
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  Aru, Sunrise · [email protected]
March 27, 2020 at 8:17 PM

Bigger than we imagined

Over 3,500 people registered for Sunrise School. We need your help to make sure we have space for everyone to participate. Dear John, What an amazing launch week for Sunrise School. We knew it was important people had a space to learn skills and concepts that would give them agency in a …
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  Evan, Sunrise · [email protected]
March 26, 2020 at 2:57 PM

Our next endorsements

We are thrilled to announce our next Congressional endorsements: Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) and Alex Morse (MA-1). Both Bowman and Morse are up against deep-pocketed incumbents and will need our people power to help them win. Dear John, Last week, our movement celebrated the stunning victory…
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  Lauren, Sunrise · [email protected]
March 24, 2020 at 2:56 PM

It's time to demand better

Write to Congress and demand a swift, inclusive bailout, by and for the people. Dear John, Let’s make something clear: this pandemic did not start a crisis—it amplified one. Working people all over the country have gone unprotected for decades. A lack of necessities like sick …
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  Mattias, Sunrise · [email protected]
March 23, 2020 at 3:40 PM

Our momentum is growing

In this era of social distancing, the digital tools we use to connect with the movement and organize online are more important than ever. Dear John, In this era of social distancing, the digital tools we use to connect with the movement and organize online are more important …
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  Naomi, Sunrise · [email protected]
March 22, 2020 at 9:20 PM

Introducing: Sunrise School

This Tuesday, we’re launching Sunrise School: an online training program designed to develop thousands of young leaders and introduce them to the fight for a Green New Deal. Dear John, Across the country, millions of students are home from school to help stop the spread of COV…
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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]
March 21, 2020 at 4:21 PM

Living in a historic moment

To move forward, we need to revamp our movement, and we need to start now. Dear John, I can’t remember a more difficult moment for our movement or our country, or a more difficult message to write. Everything about our world has changed dramatically, and it needs to be address…
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  Ashley, Sunrise · [email protected]
March 20, 2020 at 7:00 PM

Sign this petition

Instead of preparing the people of our country for a disastrous health pandemic, Burr downplayed the impending crisis and instead used that information to protect his own profits. Dear John, This is an outrage. As my state of North Carolina faces the harsh reality of the destr…
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  Evan Weber, Sunrise · [email protected]
March 18, 2020 at 12:03 PM

Marie Newman wins!

Our movement's second 2020 Congressional primary victory for Green New Deal champions. John, The past few days and weeks have been a whirlwind of emotion — but last night our movement got to celebrate a big win. Sunrise Movement endorsed Green New Deal candidate Marie Newman …
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  Nicholas, Sunrise · [email protected]
March 17, 2020 at 8:59 PM

Coronavirus information session

We’ve arranged a call with former Detroit Health Commissioner Abdul El-Sayed tomorrow at 6pm ET / 3pm PT. On this call you’ll learn the latest information about the Coronavirus Dear John, With the rapidly changing news cycle and our government’s reckless mishandling of the COV…
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  Victoria, Sunrise · [email protected]
March 16, 2020 at 4:07 PM

Help us win tomorrow

Tonight is our last chance to phone bank for tomorrow’s down-ballot elections. Candidates like Morgan Harper (OH-03), Robert Emmons Jr. (IL-01), and Marie Newman (IL-03) believe in our vision of the Green New Deal Dear John, Tonight is our last chance to phone bank for tomorro…
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  Victoria, Sunrise · [email protected]
March 15, 2020 at 4:38 PM

Tonight is critical

Phone banking tonight and tomorrow is critical. Interpersonal connection is what sways minds and hearts, and these calls are incredibly effective at letting voters know they have a progressive alternative. Dear John, In just 3 days, people around the country will vote in the n…
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  Mattias, Sunrise · [email protected]
March 14, 2020 at 3:08 PM

We're going digital

We only have until tomorrow to push as hard as possible for the establishment to recognize our concerns in the head-to-head debate between Bernie and Biden. Dear John, Organizing amid concerns of a spreading illness presents special challenges. To keep everyone as safe and he…
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  Mattias, Sunrise · [email protected]
March 13, 2020 at 6:36 PM

You can help right now

A huge swath of our movement is extremely online—​this is an incredible strength. There’s tons we can do in the digital space to amplify our efforts. Dear John, With so many of us unable to gather because of precautions for COVID-19, it’s understandable to feel a little isolat…
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