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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  Michele, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 10, 2020 at 7:14 PM

Tonight we reveal our plan to win.

This election season is the chance of a lifetime to combat climate change. Dear John, This election season is the chance of a lifetime to combat climate change. As we approach November, we have the opportunity to vote out corrupt politicians with fossil fuel money in their pockets and re…

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  Taryn, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 6, 2020 at 2:18 PM

Who will Sunrise endorse?

We have to do what it takes to win a Green New Deal. Dear John, Our generation entered this year knowing we’d have to do what it takes to win a Green New Deal. We believe in the power of people, no matter their skin color or background, to effect change. We know we have the numbers to m…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 4, 2020 at 5:53 PM

Win a copy of our book!

We're raffling off 25 copies of the book signed by me! Dear John, Our book, Winning the Green New Deal, has been out in the world for just over a week, and the love we’ve seen in that time has been incredible. I knew this collection would be something special when Guido and I first star…

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  Victoria, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 3, 2020 at 4:20 PM

Within reach

By joining together—Black, brown, and white—to organize and demand the change we need, we’ll make our voices heard in record numbers on the streets and our votes. Dear John, Ed Markey’s win this week locks in our final victory of the primary season and stands as a shining example of the…

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  Taryn, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 2, 2020 at 4:23 PM

Defeating a political dynasty

We’ve always known it’s not about the age of the candidate—it’s about the age of their ideas. We did it, John, We just emerged victorious from one of the toughest fights of the primary season. A couple months back, things weren’t looking good for Ed. He was up against a 100-year-old pol…

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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 28, 2020 at 5:33 PM

Is this happening?

This could really be the game-changing moment that paves the way to passing a Green New Deal in 2021. We're so close, John, We are on the verge of a historic win. In just 5 days, we could be celebrating the victory of Alex Morse, a progressive leader who will fight for a Green New Deal,…

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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 26, 2020 at 4:16 PM

Join the Morse Force!

Time is running out to get out the vote for Morse. Dear John, We have only 6 days left to get out the vote for Green New Deal champion Alex Morse. His opponent, Richard Neal, is the biggest recipient of corporate PAC money in America. Neal doesn’t support the Green New Deal and he’s blo…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 25, 2020 at 2:41 PM

It's finally here

The essays and stories about the climate crisis and its link to racism and capitalism meet the urgency of this moment. John, It’s finally here. WINNING THE GREEN NEW DEAL is out in the world today! If you haven’t yet picked up a copy, you can get one here. I am so excited to share this …

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  Dany, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 22, 2020 at 3:21 PM

La Escuelita Sunrise: Our first course in Spanish

Esta plataforma va a ser un espacio virtual para que nuestra comunidad Latinx se junte, y célebre Sunrise (El Movimiento Amanecer) y todo lo que está pasando en nuestra comunidad. ¡Hola John! Sunrise (El Movimiento Amanecer) está lanzando una nueva plataforma llamada La Escuelita Sunrise…

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  Alex Morse · [email protected]

August 20, 2020 at 10:10 PM

We're up against a war chest

I’m Sunrise-endorsed candidate for Congress in MA-01, Mayor Alex Morse. Dear John, I’m Sunrise-endorsed candidate for Congress in MA-01, Mayor Alex Morse. I remember clearly the gas explosion of 2018 in Merrimack Valley and the devastation it caused. It killed a young teen, left 23 peop…

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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 19, 2020 at 10:18 PM

The son of a milkman

We have barely two weeks left to make sure this champion secures his seat in the Senate. Dear John, In this powerful video, Ed Markey makes clear: When the government abandons its people, it’s up to us to rise up and make a revolution. We’re fighting for dignity, for justice, and for ou…

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  Lauren Maunus, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 19, 2020 at 5:12 PM

Tell Joe Biden: Keep Fossil Fuel Influence Out

There's corruption afoot at the DNC: which side is Joe Biden on? Sign our petition telling him to keep fossil fuel influence out of his administration. John, Yesterday DNC bosses removed the democratically added language included in the final party platform which stated that “Democrats s…

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  Evan, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 17, 2020 at 6:21 PM

This is urgent

We have fewer than 3 weeks to help Alex reach as many voters as possible. John, Alex Morse is a threat to business-as-usual politics in Massachusetts. He is a champion for transformational policies like a Green New Deal, Medicare for All, a living wage, and more. His platform of communi…

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  Victoria, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 15, 2020 at 2:34 PM

Limited edition, WIDE AWAKE

Show your solidarity and support those marching the streets by grabbing a limited edition Wide Awake shirt, bandanna, or sticker pack from our store. Dear John, Wide Awake protests are building momentum from coast to coast, sending a message to politicians that we are done asking nicely …

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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 12, 2020 at 7:29 PM

Squad Secure!

Once again, people power beats out establishment money. Dear John, Once again, people power beats out establishment money. Last night, Ilhan Omar declared victory in the Minnesota primary election! Despite the millions of dollars in opponents’ pockets and racist attacks, Ilhan soared p…

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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 8, 2020 at 8:10 PM

Support the Squad

We're days away from the Minnesota primary and the chance to make sure Ilhan Omar returns to Congress. Hi, John, We're days away from the Minnesota primary and the chance to make sure Ilhan Omar returns to Congress. We’ve got to do everything we can to make it happen, so join us, Ilhan,…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 5, 2020 at 6:10 PM

A Black Lives Matter Activist is going to Congress

Last night, Cori Bush and the movement behind her shocked the political establishment. John, Last night, Cori Bush and the movement behind her shocked the political establishment. In January, she is going to Congress to represent Missouri’s 1st Congressional District. By this point you p…

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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 3, 2020 at 6:34 PM

Won't go down without a fight

We have just hours left to make sure Cori and Rashida finish their campaigns strong. John, Tomorrow is election day for Cori Bush in Missouri and Rashida Tlaib in Michigan, which means we have just hours left to make sure they finish their campaigns strong. Phone banks tonight and tomor…

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  Deirdre, Sunrise · [email protected]

July 30, 2020 at 9:12 PM

Are you Wide Awake?

We are done asking nicely. We need your help to keep politicians Wide Awake to the injustice they ignore. Dear John, This morning, Sunrisers in DC pulled off yet another Wide Awake action at Mitch McConnell’s house. We’ve tried writing letters, signing petitions, visiting offices. Polit…

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  Evan, Sunrise · [email protected]

July 28, 2020 at 8:15 PM

The Final Showdown

The Green New Deal movement’s final showdown of the Democratic primaries takes place in Massachusetts on September 1st—in just over a month. Hey, John, Our electoral work this cycle has been all about installing and defending Green New Deal Champions all over the country. The Green New D…

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  Derik & Sunrise · [email protected]

July 26, 2020 at 1:40 PM

No justice, no sleep

There are only 100 days until the general election this November. Let's make this the loudest, most disruptive 100 days the government has ever experienced. John, As of today, there are only 100 days until the general election this November. I’m joining millions across the nation to mak…

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  Alex, Sunrise · [email protected]

July 23, 2020 at 6:37 PM

Ready to win?

Cori and Ilhan are out there with us, talking to people, making calls, building a community that shares a vision of care. They just need a little help to reach more people and secure those votes so they can continue to bring that vision to life. Dear John, It shouldn’t matter how much …

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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]

July 22, 2020 at 4:54 PM

Look at this lineup

Thousands of us have been feeding two birds with one scone by directing our energy into phone banks. Hi, John, As a Sunriser, you’re familiar with our theory of change. Fostering relationships with those around us and welcoming people into our movement is an important way we build power…

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  Mattias, Sunrise · [email protected]

July 20, 2020 at 4:21 PM

Today, we walk out

John, The fight for Black lives didn’t stop with Juneteenth. It can’t ever stop until racism and white supremacy are dismantled. Uprisings are happening all over the country and this is the moment to transform our economy and democracy. Can you join millions today in the Strike for Bla…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

July 17, 2020 at 5:11 PM

Thank you for believing in me

We’ve done incredible work over the past year—none of which would have been possible without you.    John, While we’re waiting for the official election results from the NYC Board of Elections, I have some exciting news to share with you: just moments ago, the Associated Press finally …

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  Evan, Sunrise · [email protected]

July 15, 2020 at 6:50 PM

We win again!

We won big in Texas and pushed Biden to a better climate plan—these victories make it clear: we are a force to be reckoned with. John, We have A LOT to celebrate this week, fam.  Last night, Mike Siegel declared victory in Texas—thanks to us. Sunrise volunteers pushed hard for this camp…

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  Ezra, Sunrise · [email protected]

July 9, 2020 at 3:31 PM

I'm throwing down for Texas. Will you?

We are only days away from the primary runoff election in Texas, where we can help power Green New Deal champion Mike Siegel to victory. Hi, John, This last month of electoral work has been a rollercoaster ride and now we are only days away from the primary runoff election in Texas, whe…

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  Varshini Prakash, Sunrise · [email protected]

July 8, 2020 at 11:05 PM

The Biden-Sanders Policy Task Force

My work on the climate task force has concluded. Here's how it went. John, You may remember that a couple of months ago, I was nominated by Bernie Sanders, alongside Represenative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and environmental justice leader Catherine Flowers, to serve on a Sanders-Biden Uni…

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