Team Sunrise · [email protected]

March 9, 2022 at 12:28 AM

The New Yorker: "The Youth Movement Trying to Revolutionize Climate Politics"

The New Yorker published a profile piece on Sunrise, featuring our origin story and work to make the climate crisis a top issue in American politics by fighting for a Green New Deal to stop it. John, this is a big f**ing deal: The New Yorker published a profile piece on Sunrise, featuring ou…

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  Miles, Sunrise · [email protected]

March 6, 2022 at 10:16 PM

A transparent update on our fundraising

We know the strength of our movement coming together can — and will — win. John, 2022 is already off to a hell of a start. From yet another IPCC report with frightening news about the state of our climate, and a case at the Supreme Court that could have massive implications for our country's…

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  Jessica Cisneros · [email protected]

March 4, 2022 at 3:29 PM

Runoff

We're headed to a runoff election against Henry Cuellar on May 24th, and I need your help as we gear up for another race against the 17-year incumbent. John, this is a big moment. We're headed to a runoff election against Henry Cuellar on May 24th, and I need your help as we gear up for anoth…

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  Sophia, Sunrise · [email protected]

March 2, 2022 at 8:56 PM

The results are in: Greg won, and Jessica is headed to a runoff!

These races in Texas confirm that the Green New Deal is popular from Austin to oil country and that voters care about climate action. But our work is far from over. John, the results are in: The voters of Texas elected the next member of the Squad in TX-35, Greg Casar, and sent Jessica Cisner…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

March 2, 2022 at 1:36 AM

The State of the Union is...

Today, as Biden delivers his own State of the Union, we must reflect on this past year honestly and fairly. John, Tonight, President Biden will deliver the FIRST State of the Union of his presidency, which means we must reflect on this past year honestly and fairly. We must be the voice of r…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 28, 2022 at 10:51 PM

IPCC + EPA/SCOTUS = WTF is going on?

We wanted to address just a few of them. John, So much is going on in the world — just this week alone. There are things to be hopeful about and things to be really saddened by, and we wanted to take a minute to address climate news. John, we know the news can be depressing, and we recognize…

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  Jessica Cisneros · [email protected]

February 17, 2022 at 9:12 PM

This is it. Early voting is underway.

We need your support. Hi John, it's Jessica Cisneros. I'm the proud daughter of Mexican immigrants, a lifelong Texan, and a human rights lawyer running to defeat one of the most right-wing Democrats in Congress, Henry Cuellar.  Early voting in Texas' 28th district began on Monday and the prim…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

February 16, 2022 at 6:12 PM

Roses are red, violets are blue — how has climate change impacted you?

Yet another unusual winter has made the harsh realities of climate change all the more evident. Regardless of where you call home, we want you to share with us how your winter has changed this year due to climate change. John, From tornadoes in December to “bomb cyclones” in January, the clim…

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  Paris, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 15, 2022 at 4:24 PM

One year ago this week

Republicans, corporate Democrats, and Big Oil want you to forget what happened one year ago in Texas. But we'll never forget. John, I'll never forget that feeling. One year ago this week, as the coldest weather I've ever remembered bore down on Texas, the lights went out. We were on our own. …

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  Miles, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 13, 2022 at 10:18 PM

Sunrise needs your vote, John

Every month, our friends at CREDO Mobile hold a vote to determine how to distribute $100,000 to three progressive organizations — and this month, Sunrise is one of them! John, big news: Every month, our friends at CREDO Mobile hold a vote to determine how to distribute $100,000 to three progr…

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  Paris, Sunrise · [email protected]

February 1, 2022 at 12:47 AM

Two weeks from today

We’re working around the clock to get out the vote for our endorsed candidates — Greg Casar and Jessica Cisneros. But our expenses are piling up fast. Can you help? John, it's getting real in the Texas primary. Today is the last day Texans can register to vote for the March 1 primary. Two wee…

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  SunriseMovement.org · [email protected]

January 27, 2022 at 6:25 PM

This decision is something our generation will have to live with for decades

This is a huge — no, GIGANTIC — opportunity for President Biden to immediately nominate a bold justice committed to racial, environmental, social, and economic justice and deliver on his promise to put the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. John, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is r…

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  Piper, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 23, 2022 at 1:22 AM

This is NOT normal

If the government won’t fight for us, we need to fight for each other. John, On December 10th, more than 70 people in Kentucky lost their lives in the most severe tornado event in the state’s history. And though this disaster has disappeared from the headlines, there’s still a *great need* fo…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 20, 2022 at 8:58 PM

Right now, President Biden is failing us

Stump speeches alone will not save us — we need the president to deliver on his commitments and enact meaningful action to tackle the climate crisis. John, On this day one year ago, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office with Democratic control of the House and Senate after young people acro…

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  Ellen, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 18, 2022 at 9:02 PM

Our latest endorsement: Greg Casar for TX-35 🔥

Texas is ready for a Green New Deal, and we’re excited to do all we can to elect Greg Casar. John, We just announced our endorsement of Greg Casar in the Democratic primary for the 35th Congressional District in Texas (TX-35). This is our FIRST open seat endorsement of the 2022 campaign cycle…

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  Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

January 17, 2022 at 5:23 PM

Honoring MLK

John, today, we honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his commitment to justice, nonviolent resistance, and civil rights. Now more than ever, it’s important to speak the truth about King’s life, without sanitizing his objectives. We’re witnessing the same whit…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

January 16, 2022 at 11:46 PM

[Add your name] Support The African American History Act

The truth should always be available to all and inspire us to move towards the direction and knowledge of a true democracy. John, As many of you know, I spent 20 years as an educator before Congress. I saw firsthand how transforming a child’s learning environment can unlock their full potenti…

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  Sunrise DC · [email protected]

January 13, 2022 at 4:20 PM

Ward 5 Endorsement Town Hall: Join us Jan 20 at 7:30pm

Ward 5 Endorsement Town Hall: Jan 20, 7:30 pm Hello John, It’s 2022 and you know what that means - it’s election year in DC again! As we’ve seen time and time again, local policymakers make a huge difference in issues we care about - from encampment evictions to MPD’s budget to environm…

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  SunriseMovement.org · [email protected]

January 12, 2022 at 11:43 PM

Key dates in the Texas primary (Cisneros update)

We have to reach voters now, not later. John, Jessica Cisneros's primary election in Texas is just around the corner! Here are some key upcoming dates to put it in perspective: January 31st: The deadline to register to vote in this primary election February 14th: Early voting begins February…

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  Paris, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 11, 2022 at 10:34 PM

John, the filibuster is standing in the way of our democracy

We're starting 2022 fighting for our democracy the same way we did in 2021 — demanding that we Abolish. The. Filibuster. John, We're starting 2022 fighting for our democracy the same way we did in 2021 — demanding that we Abolish. The. Filibuster. The filibuster is a white supremacist Jim Cro…

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  Nikayla, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 9, 2022 at 5:35 PM

Don't Look Up

As a young person in the climate movement, I've never felt so seen after watching Don't Look Up. John, did you watch Don't Look Up over the holidays, or perhaps while in Omicron quarantine? 🤧 If you haven't seen the movie: GO WATCH IT. Yes, for Ariana Grande's new song, and Timothee Chalamet…

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  SunriseMovement.org · [email protected]

January 7, 2022 at 8:16 PM

The only way to respond to the Capitol coup...

Our nation is at a crossroads unless we take action. John, Last year’s coup attempt at the Capitol highlights that our nation is at a crossroads and both ways forward are on full display – the ugly reality of white supremacy, hate, and white nationalism versus a multiracial coalition of peopl…

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  Miles, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 5, 2022 at 5:43 PM

[Watch now] Our work is planting the seeds for a future revolution

It's a new year, but we haven't forgotten what we're fighting for. John, It's a new year, but we haven't forgotten what we're fighting for. That's why we want to make you see our new video and hope it'll inspire you as we start 2022: We keep up the fight because we know we can live in a wor…

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  Miles, Sunrise · [email protected]

January 1, 2022 at 12:25 AM

Before midnight

We know not everyone is in a position to make a big donation at this very moment — but trust me, any amount will make a meaningful difference in what we’re able to invest in next year as we ramp up our fight for climate justice and the 2022 midterm elections. John, I know it's New Year's Eve,…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 3:37 PM

re: Bernie's email

John, if you haven't had a chance to read the email Sen. Bernie Sanders sent yesterday, please do. John, if you haven't had a chance to read the email Sen. Bernie Sanders sent yesterday, please do. We're closing out 2021 in a confusing and difficult position as the future of the Build Back Be…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 3:37 PM

Writing today to ask you to make a contribution to the Sunrise Movement and support their efforts in our collective fight for climate justice.

Maybe providing massive support to an industry that is destroying our planet for profit makes sense to some people, but it damn well does not make sense to me. John, I'm writing today to ask you to make a $10 contribution to the Sunrise Movement. I'll explain more in just a moment, but if y…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

December 29, 2021 at 5:04 PM

MEMO: Sunrise 2.0

Five years after Sunrise started, we're looking ahead at the next era of Sunrise: Sunrise 2.0. And we want you to be a part of it. John, Sunrise launched in 2017 after 12 people spent over a year developing a 4-year plan for the movement. It included Sunrise's core "DNA": the story, strategy,…

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  Ondrew, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 22, 2021 at 11:24 PM

By supporting the Principle 6 Program, you’re bringing change to Sunrise and our country

Politics has been a rich man’s game for too long. Sunrise’s Principle 6 Program works to change that. Hi John, it's Ondrew, an organizer with Sunrise DeKalb. I wanted to take a moment to talk to you about the Principle 6 program — Sunrise’s financial support program to support our volunteer l…

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  Jessica Cisneros via Sunrise · [email protected]

December 20, 2021 at 8:47 PM

Together, we can work towards fighting the climate crisis

I’m going all-in to win for our communities and our climate: Hi John, Jessica Cisneros here. I need just a quick moment of your time. I’m a proud daughter of Mexican Immigrants, a native-South Texan, an immigration and human rights attorney, and I’m running to unseat Rep. Henry Cuellar i…

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  Paris, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 17, 2021 at 11:52 PM

It’s brutal out here, John!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We wouldn’t usually roll out two stickers in less than a month, but the demand for the runner-up in our sticker design poll was impossible to ignore. John, did you see the other sticker we released on Wednesday? We wouldn’t usually roll out two stickers in less than a month, but the demand fo…

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  Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

December 16, 2021 at 6:23 PM

[Add your name] Tell the Senate to pass Build Back Better ASAP!

President Biden and Senator Schumer must get their party in line — not cower to corporate Democrats — and pass the full Build Back Better Act through the Senate immediately. John, we can't stop now. The House passing the Build Back Better Act was an unprecedented investment in climate and job…

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  Sophie, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 15, 2021 at 6:24 PM

Re: the ‘It’s Brutal Out Here’ sticker

Donate any amount and get your ‘It’s Brutal Out Here’ sticker for a limited time only. Ok, John, we heard you. Last week, we announced the winner of our sticker contest — and we were blown away by the love for one of our other stickers. 👀 We couldn’t ignore you any longer (and TBH, we love th…

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  Ellen, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 14, 2021 at 12:26 AM

Kentucky

This is NOT normal. This IS a climate emergency. John, More than 70 people lost their lives on Friday night in the most severe tornado event in Kentucky history. Homes have been demolished, tens of thousands of people are without power, and there are so many unanswered questions that the gov…

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  Sunrise DC | Housing Justice · [email protected]

December 13, 2021 at 7:00 PM

Tomorrow 6PM, a virtual discussion on legislation to stop encampment evictions

Hello again John,   It’s been 11 days since the city cleared out the folks living at NJ&O (see more info below). The week following, the Council of DC held a legislative hearing that included emergency legislation to stop encampment clearing…

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  Paris, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 12, 2021 at 9:00 PM

Before February 1st

Cancel it all! John, More than 45 million people owe more than $1.8 trillion: That’s the student loan debt crisis in America. President Biden could erase all of that debt with one signature and free a generation of people from the crushing burden of student loan debt. But John, he hasn’t — an…

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  Sophie, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 4, 2021 at 9:58 PM

Time is running out to pick our next sticker!

Supporters and volunteers like you are the heart of this movement, and we think you should have the final say on this: We just wanted to make sure you saw Paris’s email from the other day, John! Here’s the situation: We’re planning on rolling out a new sticker as a way of celebrating everythi…

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  Sunrise DC | Housing Justice · [email protected]

December 4, 2021 at 2:30 AM

STOP ENCAMPMENT EVICTIONS

STOP ENCAMPMENT EVICTIONS Hey John,   DC government is destroying communities and displacing our unhoused neighbors without giving them housing or a place to go. These encampment evictions must stop. Councilmember Nadea…

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  Paris, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 2, 2021 at 11:51 PM

Help us pick our next sticker!

As we get ready to close out 2021, our team has been working on some new sticker designs — but we need some help deciding on which design to launch! John, big news! As we get ready to close out 2021, our team has been working on some new sticker designs — but we need some help deciding on whi…

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  Paris, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 12:52 AM

Sealing the deal in TX-28

Calling voters in TX-28 is how we’re going to do it. Hey John, In 2020, Texas progressive champ Jessica Cisneros nearly defeated Henry Cuellar, Congress's most conservative "Democrat." Our movement was proud to support her then, helping bring her just 2,000 votes from victory. Now she's back …

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  Miles, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 23, 2021 at 10:51 PM

How we can turn out the vote in 2022:

Democrats must stand firm on the funding of a Civilian Climate Corps if they want to mobilize young voters next year — assuming the Build Back Better Act survives the Senate. Hey John, ICYMI: The House finally passed the Build Back Better Act on Friday, November 19, and it includes a really i…

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  Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

November 22, 2021 at 3:32 PM

RSVP NOW: Tonight's call with Jessica Cisneros

Join us to learn how we're going to win. Hey John, did you see our endorsement announcement last week? We endorsed Jessica Cisneros for Texas' 28th Congressional District! We're really fired up to finish what we started in 2020, but we're going to need your help tonight to kick off this …

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

November 21, 2021 at 5:20 PM

We must show up for our community

Regardless of your race, gender, socioeconomic, or residency status — we must show up for our community. John, in our movement, no one gets left behind. But as COVID-19 continues to spread across the country through the highly infectious Delta variant, our undocumented community continues to …

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  Joel, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 18, 2021 at 10:05 PM

Announcing something BIG

This is our first House endorsement of the 2022 election. John, today we're announcing something BIG... We're so excited to announce our endorsement of Jessica Cisneros for Texas' 28th Congressional District! 🗣 Jessica Cisneros is a young immigration lawyer and a proud daughter of Mexic…

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  Brianna, Sunrise DC · [email protected]

November 9, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Free Them All: Join the Rapid Response

Free Them All: Rapid Response campaign  Hi John,   We are working with Harriet's Dreams on the Free Them All campaign. For context, the people detained in the DC jails are being forced into inhumane conditions. The US M…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

November 4, 2021 at 9:49 PM

A message from Kidus

As long as Senator Joe Manchin takes MILLIONS from fossil fuel companies *and* plays a role in drafting climate legislation, people will keep calling it out . John, Here’s a message from Kidus — one of the young people who went on a hunger strike outside of the White House: After fourteen da…

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  Deirdre, Sunrise · [email protected]

October 28, 2021 at 6:12 PM

Today's a really big f-ing day

The stakes of this moment can't be understated: it's mass human suffering, or mass human survival. John, today’s a really big f-ing day. This morning, President Biden put out a framework for his climate and jobs package after months of negotiations (spoiler alert: it's a mixed bag, the climat…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

October 23, 2021 at 3:07 PM

A week from today

After a year of extreme drought, heat, and flooding that touched every corner of the globe, COP is more important than ever. But if President Biden wants to be a world leader, he can’t show up to COP26 empty-handed. John, As part of the Paris Agreement — a legally binding international …

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  Alida, Sunrise DC · [email protected]

October 14, 2021 at 11:58 PM

Action Alert: Stop encampment evictions

Stop Encampment Evictions Hi John,   The Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services (DMHHS), Wayne Turnage, recently announced a new “pilot program” whose stated purpose would be to expedite getting unhoused peopl…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

October 7, 2021 at 7:33 PM

[ADD YOUR NAME] Demand Joe Manchin remove himself from drafting climate policy

People profiting from the fossil fuel industry should not be writing our climate policy, period. John, $5,211,154. That’s how much Joe Manchin has earned from his son’s energy firm — a firm Manchin founded himself in 1998.  Despite this glaring conflict of interest, Joe Manchin serves as…

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  Kush, Sunrise DC · [email protected]

September 30, 2021 at 11:11 PM

Call to Stop Encampment Evictions

Call to Stop Encampment Evictions Hi John,   On Monday, October 4, DC is planning to evict 3 of the largest encampments in the District. The encampments are home to hundreds of our neighbors, taking away their com…

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