Krystal Two Bulls · [email protected]

November 26, 2020 at 4:31 PM

Today is a complex day (with correction)

Sunrise welcomes our friends at the NDN Collective to share thoughts on this complex day. (This email was sent moments ago with a broken link -- we apologize for the mistake) Peveešeeva Relatives,  For many Native Peoples, Thanksgiving is a complex day. For some, we use this day to mour…

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  Krystal Two Bulls · [email protected]

November 26, 2020 at 4:17 PM

Today is a complex day

Sunrise welcomes our friends at the NDN Collective to share thoughts on this complex day. Peveešeeva Relatives,  For many Native Peoples, Thanksgiving is a complex day. For some, we use this day to mourn and protest as this day evokes the legacy of colonialism and the intentional false …

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  =?iso-8859-1?q?Shant=E9=2C?= Sunrise · [email protected]

November 21, 2020 at 11:25 AM

Let's flip the Senate

We need to win both these seats to end McConnell’s reign as Majority leader. Hi, John, For the 2020 election season, our generation mobilized like never before. In states that flipped from Red to Blue, including Georgia, young people made the difference by voting in record numbers. We’ve…

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  Aracely, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 20, 2020 at 10:25 PM

Fossil fuel deception

We’re scaling up our digital organizing infrastructure to counter Exxon’s deception. Hey, John, Just two days ago, an investigation revealed that Exxon Mobil has quietly been running a fossil fuel ad campaign far larger than anyone suspected. Part of the over $15 million they’ve spent on…

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  Jordan, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 19, 2020 at 5:03 PM

Georgia on our minds

Over one thousand people have saved their spots for tonight. Hi, John, This election season has been a roller coaster of emotion. And, even though election day is over, the work in many places isn’t done. This is especially true in my home of Georgia, where the fate of two Senate seats i…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 17, 2020 at 6:58 PM

Confused?

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind. Here's where we go from here. Hey, John, This Thursday, November 19th from 8-9pm Eastern / 5-6pm Pacific, we’re holding our first mass call since Biden won the election. If you’re trying to figure out the best way to make an impact after the elec…

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  Matthew, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 13, 2020 at 2:56 PM

An unexpected obstacle

We're taking a hit and need some help. Hey, John, we’re in a sticky situation. See, a huge way for us to connect with new people and build support for the movement is by boosting posts on social media. But after the election, Facebook and other platforms disabled paid promotions from any…

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  Victoria, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 11, 2020 at 7:25 PM

We won—here's what's next

Biden owes our generation. Let's not let him forget it. Dear John, Regardless of the tantrum Trump is having, the election is over—but our work isn’t. Our generation delivered an undeniable and historic mandate for bold, Green New Deal-style climate action to heal our economy and countr…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 7, 2020 at 4:47 PM

We fucking did it.

The decade of the Green New Deal is here. Excuse my language, but we fucking did it. It’s official. We WON. Young people have spoken in record breaking numbers and chosen leaders who will heed our mandates for justice—including immediate and aggressive action on the climate crisis. This …

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  Erin, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 5, 2020 at 2:11 AM

The fight isn't over

We can't stop until every vote is counted. John, Results from the election are still coming in, and we’re so proud of our success. Together, we helped turn out young people across race, gender and zip code in record numbers to vote for a just and livable future, despite the pandemic and…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 4, 2020 at 7:44 PM

Wondering what's next?

We are going to continue to make sure that every single vote is counted. John, As the sun rose today, I felt a stillness in the air that I haven’t felt in months. We’ve been working so hard for so long, it feels unfamiliar to be in this state of waiting, of patience—dare I even say calm.…

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  Nikayla, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 3, 2020 at 2:37 PM

Group hug, everyone

This is what I'm thinking about the most important election of our lifetimes. This morning, I meet my hub in a dark parking lot. We climb over the sand dunes, sit on the shore with bowls full of oats, and keep our eyes fixed on the horizon. Darkness fades to twilight and, as the sun rise…

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  Victoria, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 2, 2020 at 5:18 PM

The secret to winning tomorrow

We have the power to change everything. Hey, John, No matter the color of our skin or how much money we have in our pockets, whether we live on coasts, mountains, or plains—we know that taking care of one another is the only way forward in this country. That’s why it’s so critical for yo…

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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 1, 2020 at 4:07 PM

We lost by so little...

If just a few more people had voted... John, I remember what it was like to read through the election results in 2016 and realize we’d lost by less than 100,000 votes spread across a few key states. In some places, the election was decided by mere hundreds of votes. I remember the shock …

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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 31, 2020 at 2:57 PM

Better than candy

The biggest treat this week would be to ring in the decade of the Green New Deal. Hi, John, Trick or treating might be cancelled in a lot of places, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun today as we get out the vote for the final 4 days of this election season. The biggest treat t…

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  John Henry, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 31, 2020 at 11:37 AM

For the first time in a long time

John, My name is John Henry, I’m 23 years old and I’ve spent the last 4 months working with Sunrise hubs across Virginia to elect Qasim Rashid to Congress. I wanted to take a little time to share why this race means so much to me and invite you to join me in fighting for places that hav…

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  Laney, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 30, 2020 at 5:12 PM

I'm in middle school and I need your help

Sunrise Movement made taking action feel like the most exciting thing I’d ever done. Hi, John, About seven months ago, when the world seemed to come crashing down with crises all piling up—COVID, police brutality, and extreme climate disasters—I felt a little fire burning in me. It wasn’…

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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 29, 2020 at 5:26 PM

6 Days Left. It's time to act.

Time is running out for the most important election of our lives. John, With just 6 days left till election day, Victory Fest launches TODAY. This is the most important election of our lives. It’s a chance to kick off the decade of the Green New Deal and every single one of us has a part…

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  Nicholas, OH + MI Regional Orgaanizer · [email protected]

October 29, 2020 at 3:02 PM

We are behind in our GOTV phonebank shifts, sign up for 2 more???

If we're going to elect a GND champ in the Bible Belt of the Midwest, we need to make more dials in these next 5 days. Simple as that. Hi John, I last emailed you when we had 10 days left in this election, now we're down to five; five days to Get Out the Vote (GOTV). I'm filled with exci…

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  Michele, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 28, 2020 at 10:07 PM

From Red to Green New Deal

We have just 6 days left to flip these seats and elect Green New Deal champions! Will you join me? Hi John, I am emailing you from my home in Colorado where we are currently suffocating from 5 massive wildfires on all sides of our state. My throat hurts and my voice is going hoarse, but …

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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 27, 2020 at 10:21 PM

Don't miss Victory Fest 2020

It's the last chance we have to make a difference in this election. Hey, John,  It’s official—there’s just one week until election day. In that time, thousands of young people across the country are organizing to make sure this election has the biggest turnout this country has ever seen.…

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  Amalia, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 26, 2020 at 9:07 PM

Sunrise is exploding

We are growing faster than ever before and need support to keep pushing toward Election Day. Dear John, Earlier this year, thousands of schools shut down because the government’s apathy let a pandemic spread out of control. In that moment, we realized this was a chance for young people …

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  Deidre, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 24, 2020 at 4:46 PM

We can win with TEXTING?

This year, we’ve got to do Election Day differently to defeat Trump. John, As Election day gets closer, I’ve been thinking more and more about Election Day in 2016. I woke up that morning feeling excited and light—I really thought Donald Trump didn’t have a shot and, even though Hillar…

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  Qasim Rashid · [email protected]

October 23, 2020 at 9:17 PM

Make history + flip a red district to blue

John, this race is close and your help could make all the difference! Hi John, My name is Qasim Rashid and I’m running for United States Congress. I’m a dad, husband, immigrant, and human rights lawyer. I am running for Congress to transform my advocacy as a human rights lawyer into res…

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  Troy, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 22, 2020 at 5:31 PM

Help grow the movement

We could reach thousands more young people before election day. Dear John, I’m writing to you from my home in Pennsylvania—one of the top states where the turnout of young people could decide the Presidential election. For months now, Sunrise hubs across PA have been using this election…

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  Nikayla, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 21, 2020 at 5:14 PM

First time? We're here for you.

Each of us has our own part to play in the path to victory this election season. Dear John, Election day is in 13 days. With so much at stake—the Senate, the pandemic, the climate, and more—it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. But it’s important to remember that we are going to confront this m…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

October 19, 2020 at 8:00 PM

John, I'm inviting you to join me this Wednesday.

Join Rep. Rashida Tlaib and I this Wednesday at 8:00pm ET to hear how you can take a critical role in the general election! Hi John, I’m a Black man raised by a single mother in a housing project. My story doesn’t usually end in Congress. But that 11-year old boy beaten by police is go…

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  Nikayla, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 16, 2020 at 5:32 PM

This is not a drill. It's time.

Everything is on the line and we need you to take action with us. Dear John, You feel this moment just like I do. Every second, the anticipation grows. Election Day feels like a turning point that will change the course of human history—because it will. On November 4th, the sun will ris…

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  Mariana, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 15, 2020 at 10:38 PM

You won’t believe what I heard last night

Hi John, A few weeks ago, I woke up to a grey sky, feeling tired with a sore throat and congested nose. My head throbbed as headache after headache hit me. No, I didn’t have COVID-19 -- it was the air. In Tacoma, WA, the air was dark with ash from fires blazing across the west coast. I…

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  Kelsey, Sunrise Austin · [email protected]

October 14, 2020 at 3:22 PM

Have you seen it yet?

Hi John,   Yesterday, we launched our first campaign ad since Ed Markey’s Green New Deal-maker video went viral. In this powerful video, a union electrician shares how he got a major Texas union to back the Green New Deal and why they are backing Mike Siegel for Congress. Unions have …

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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 12, 2020 at 6:46 PM

If the establishment won't, we will

It’s up to movements like ours to welcome young voters into our community, give them the tools they need to vote, and invite them to take action with us in the fight for a Green New Deal. Dear John, This could be the most important election of our lives. Millions of people around the cou…

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  Nick, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 11, 2020 at 11:55 PM

This is how our opponents will try to win

Let me tell you how our enemies will try to stop us and how we can win. Hi John, To keep us divided, our opponents say the Green New Deal can only win in some parts of the country. They try to divide us with racist dog-whistle politics, say we don't "understand" one another, or that we…

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  Lauren, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 10, 2020 at 6:40 PM

We have a plan to defeat Trump

We're running out of time and we need you. Hi, John, Earlier this week, young leaders from across movements came together to map out a strategy for the coming weeks to make sure that Trump can’t steal the election, that EVERY vote will be fairly counted, and that we swear in a new gover…

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  Lauren, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 9, 2020 at 5:04 PM

Sunrise School needs help

We have more work to do to set the record straight about what the Green New Deal is. Dear John, Together, we’ve brought the Green New Deal into national conversation and made it a major factor in this year’s election. But if this week’s Vice Presidential debate proved anything, it’s tha…

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  Nicholas, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 8, 2020 at 6:04 PM

The VP Debate made one thing clear

Hi John, I’m still reeling from watching the Vice Presidential Debate last night. The debate made one thing clear: the biggest wedge between Biden-Harris and Trump-Pence is the climate crisis. Poll after poll show: If Democrats go on offense with their plans to address the climate cri…

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  Ezra, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 6, 2020 at 3:57 PM

Together We Can Take Back the Senate

John,   In times like these, it’s easy to feel like we have no control. It’s easy to resign ourselves to this nightmare and believe that there’s nothing we can do. But if you’ve ever been on a Sunrise phone bank you know that’s not true.  You’ve seen the faces of hundreds of young peop…

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  Naomi, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 5, 2020 at 7:41 PM

We know what's at stake

Our generation doesn’t want to be patronized and shamed into going to the polls. Dear John, Our generation doesn’t want to be patronized and shamed into going to the polls. We know what’s at stake: hundreds of thousands of people have died because of Republican greed and inaction, and h…

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  Matthew, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 3, 2020 at 10:07 PM

Pushed to the limit

Make sure every American has their vote counted this election season. Dear John, With election day right around the corner, we are running out of time to reach out to people across the country and help them make their votes count this election season. Our Victory Squad has been making ca…

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  Naomi, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 2, 2020 at 8:23 PM

Trump's Final Reckoning

We must vote him out. John, After months denying science, shrugging off masks, and downplaying the seriousness of the pandemic, the inevitable happened: Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. But unlike most people, Trump will have access to top notch medical care, rest, and no worries…

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  Mattias, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 1, 2020 at 8:44 PM

Our plan to stop Trump

We can build the future of our dreams, but first we have to escape the nightmare we’re in. Hey, John, If you’re like me, you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed this election season. Just like last election, Trump is trying to divide us with lies and violence. And he’s threatening to use any …

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  John Henry, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 1, 2020 at 3:13 PM

Virginia Needs You

Qasim Rashid is Running a Transformative Campaign in My Home State Hey John, John Henry here. I'm an organizer with Sunrise and I grew up in Virginia. Right now, my home state sits with the rest of the South - facing devastating hurricanes, huge income inequality, covid spikes, and a gr…

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  Aracely, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 30, 2020 at 7:41 PM

10 minutes isn't enough

We expect future debate moderators to do better, push harder, and demand concrete answers to questions about climate plans. Dear John, If you were watching the debate last night, you know it was a disgraceful, incoherent mess. But there was one moment of hope: for the first time in 12 y…

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  Dyanna, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 25, 2020 at 7:16 PM

After the Election

We don’t know what’s going to happen, but we’re getting prepared. Friend, We all believe everyone should have a right to vote, no matter our race, class or gender -- and for that vote to count. But to be honest with you, I’m very worried about what’s going to happen in the next 8 weeks.…

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  John Henry, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 24, 2020 at 7:09 PM

I am tired, but I am here and ready to keep fighting

  John I hope this email finds you as good as it can in a time such as this. My name is John Henry, I am a Regional Organizer with the Sunrise Movement, and I’m writing to you from DC with a heavy and tired heart.  I am tired of the district attorneys and the attorneys general who refus…

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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 22, 2020 at 3:21 PM

It’s time to fight like hell

John, Republican elites’ rapid response to the supreme court vacancy hasn't changed a thing--just raised the stakes. When I got a text from my aunt about Ginsberg’s passing, I felt hopeless. I felt a numbness creeping over me, and a voice of defeat telling me this was a set back on top…

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  Aracely, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 19, 2020 at 6:06 PM

John, it's urgent: call your Senator

This is the spirit of the movement—to mourn with action. We all feel the weight on our shoulders. But we bear it together, and that’s how we win. John, I’ll be honest—I felt numb when I got the news. As report after report confirmed that Justice Ginsberg had passed I felt a weight begin…

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  Brian, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 18, 2020 at 6:26 PM

I’ve crunched the numbers on our postcards

At $42 a pack, we just can't keep up with the postcard demand. Hey John, It’s been an overwhelming response: over the last 4 days alone, we’ve raised over $45,000 to support the Sunrise Postcard Project. We smashed through our Day 1 goal and I’m so excited that we’ll be able to reach t…

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  Michele, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 16, 2020 at 4:08 PM

I'm hurting

Join the emergency mass call tomorrow night to learn what you can do right now to stop the wildfires from intensifying for decades to come. John, I’m writing to you from Colorado where the skies are thick with smoke. I want to ask you to join our Emergency Mass Call tomorrow night to hel…

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  Erin, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 14, 2020 at 11:06 PM

An update on the Sunrise Postcard Project

Our movement is rallying to relaunch postcard sales, but we need your help. John, We launched the Sunrise Postcard Project to mail handwritten postcards to key swing state voters and were amazed at the response we received. We did so well that we sold out our inventory of 450,000 postc…

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  Erin, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 14, 2020 at 6:42 PM

We've hit a roadblock, and we need your help.

We want to send postcards to one million voters, but we've hit our budget. John, Last week, we launched the Sunrise Postcards Project - a campaign to send 100,000 handwritten postcards to key voters in swing states by the election. 5 days later, we’ve hit 450,000.  Our field organizing…

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