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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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

September 30, 2021 at 5:39 PM

FWD - WTF is happening in Congress?!?! 🤯

Wherever things land in Congress by the end of today, we’re ready to break it all down and chart out our course for what’s next. Can you join us for our “WTF JUST HAPPENED IN CONGRESS??” mass organizing call tonight at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT? Hey John, we just wanted to make sure you saw Audre…

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  Audrey, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 27, 2021 at 9:45 PM

Lots of updates

We have lots of updates, and we’re going to try to break it all down as quickly as possible. John, We have lots of updates, and we’re going to try to break it all down as quickly as possible. Here goes: You’ve probably heard a lot about the House’s Monday deadline to vote on the infrast…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 24, 2021 at 8:26 PM

John, can you join the call?

We poured our hearts into making this political moment of passing transformative federal climate legislation possible. Whatever happens, we will make sense of the moment together and chart the path of the movement going forward. John, Monday is a big day. Here’s the deal: Monday is Cong…

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  Bri, Sunrise DC · [email protected]

September 9, 2021 at 10:15 PM

Violent fascists coming back into town?

let’s stop them No Fascists in DC Hi John,   You're not going to believe this. Eight months after January 6, a far-right group is planning to hold a rally seeking "justice" for the people arrested in the Capitol Ri…

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  Rose, Sunrise DC · [email protected]

September 5, 2021 at 10:36 PM

Mutual aid, WMATA Vote No Rally, and more!

Sunrise DC Newsletter: September 5, 2021 Hi John,   The summer may be ending, but we're not slowing down our efforts to build a better world. Check out upcoming events and projects below and join us!!   Support A…

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  Wei, Sunrise DC · [email protected]

September 2, 2021 at 9:01 PM

We Support Afghanistan: Supply drive, phonebank, and more!

 We Support Afghanistan Hi John,   Over the past few weeks, thousands of Afghan refugees have arrived in the DMV area and more are expected to arrive, fleeing from tragedies that are a direct result of American im…

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  Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

September 2, 2021 at 3:46 PM

Let’s bring it home

this is our last chance to kick off the Decade of the GND. Hey John — We’ve shown up in full force this summer to demand that Joe Biden and Congress do their jobs and pass bold climate policy. Now, we’re just weeks away from them deciding on whether or not they'll pass the boldest clima…

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  Hannah, Sunrise DC · [email protected]

August 26, 2021 at 10:04 PM

March for DC Statehood = Racial and Climate Justice

8/28 March for Voting Rights Hi John,   This Saturday, August 28, hundreds of thousands of people will march through the streets of D.C. to demand that Congress grant DC statehood and to protect voting rights from racis…

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  Jasy, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 25, 2021 at 8:16 PM

don’t leave us on read 📱

sign up for SMS updates! Big update, John Mobile carriers are making it a lot harder to share updates over text :/  In order for us to text you (even if you’ve already received our texts), you have to sign up at this form. When you sign up, you’ll be some of the first to know about major…

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  Sam D, Sunrise DC · [email protected]

August 16, 2021 at 10:23 PM

Back to School Mutual Aid Fundraiser

 Back 2 School Mutual Aid Hi John,   As summer 2021 comes to an end (sad!) it’s back-to-school season for the kiddos of DC! Alongside various community efforts, Sunrise is organizing to support kids and teachers i…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 16, 2021 at 10:00 PM

some thoughts on the IPCC report

Inaction is what got us here, and it’s what will enable things to get even worse. John, Hey, I’m Varshini, a co-founder and executive director of Sunrise. By now you’ve probably seen the headlines about the IPCC report that came out earlier this week. Now that we’ve had time to process …

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  Crystal, Sunrise DC · [email protected]

August 16, 2021 at 2:49 PM

Defend the Climate: Stop Line 3

Defend the Climate: Stop Line 3 Hi John,   Does last week's IPCC report got you spiraling? Same! Let's do something about it! Our long time partner Shut Down DC is doing an action on Monday, August 23 to demand that Bid…

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  Rose, Sunrise DC · [email protected]

August 12, 2021 at 12:00 AM

Back to School Drive, Water Drop, and more!

Sunrise DC Newsletter: August 11, 2021 Hi John,   Are y’all ready for an activism-filled August?! Check out upcoming events and projects below and join us!!   Boycott Nellie's - Fridays at 7pm There still isn't j…

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  Ellen, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 10, 2021 at 9:57 PM

what to do with all this dread and despair

Find out how you can get involved with our people-powered movement to avert climate disaster. John, Yesterday, I and so many other young people woke up enraged. The IPCC had just released a major report on climate that was nothing less than apocalyptic. The bottom line? The future of ou…

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