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  Ezra, Sunrise · [email protected]
December 4, 2022 at 7:21 PM

Final weekend

John, voter outreach works. I mean just look at some of the chats from one of our Georgia phone banks: John, we need to reach out to young voters because we know what happens when young people vote: when young people SHOWED UP in the midterms, we kicked ass all over the country, held t…
  Paris, Sunrise · [email protected]
December 2, 2022 at 11:58 PM

Our 2022 Sunrise Movement Gathering:

We’re taking a breath, coming together in community, and charting our future forward. John, We are so excited to announce that after three years of organizing in our communities and gathering virtually, Sunrise is bringing hundreds of movement leaders together for an in-person National Move…
  Miles, Sunrise · [email protected]
December 2, 2022 at 12:12 AM

Thank you

By donating to Sunrise, you’ve helped make a difference in our fight for the Green New Deal. John, I just wanted to take the chance to say: thank you for your support this year. By donating to Sunrise, you’re making a difference in our capacity to fight for the Green New Deal, and you’re sup…
  Greg Casar · [email protected]
November 30, 2022 at 11:44 PM

Youth power 💪🏽

We need organizations like the Sunrise Movement because of their commitment to a progressive future and their support in electing progressive, Green New Deal champions like myself. Hi, John, it’s Greg Casar! 👋🏽 I was just elected to Congress during the 2022 House elections to represent Texas’…
  Summer Lee · [email protected]
November 29, 2022 at 10:16 PM

What Sunrise Movement + organizing means to me:

Giving Tuesday is a huge day for an organization like Sunrise Movement. To help build this movement it’s critical that we build our grassroots power now. Hi, John, it’s Summer Lee. I’m a newly elected Congressmember — the first Black woman elected to Congress from Pennsylvania ever — and I h…
  SunriseMovement.org · [email protected]
November 23, 2022 at 10:01 PM

[Add your name] Call on President Biden to decriminalize Marijuana for undocumented people!

The criminalization of marijuana has created vast racial disparities in our criminal justice system. Add your name to call for action! John, in case you missed it, President Biden recently announced his plan to pardon all citizens with federal charges for marijuana possession. That’s a huge …
  Rabbi Shoshanna for Sunrise · [email protected]
November 22, 2022 at 10:18 PM

Sunrise is the movement I desperately needed as a young person

I know that Sunrise is worth investing in. Dear John: My name is Shoshana, and I’m a rabbi, mother, writer, and climate activist in Boston, MA.  When I was in high school in the late 1990s, heartbroken and desperate to take action on the environmental crisis, I stumbled around making impr…
  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]
November 16, 2022 at 11:08 PM

We have a plan

Young voters defeated Trump in 2020. And we will again in 2024. John, Here we go again, Donald Trump is running for President… This announcement is a sad, desperate attempt by Trump, and is also terrifying as hell. Fascism and right wing extremism is on the rise, but let’s be clear: young pe…
  Team Sunrise · [email protected]
November 16, 2022 at 12:33 AM

Can we count on your attendance?

Join us in community to reflect, connect, and to organize for the causes of our generation. John, have you RSVPed to our mass call tonight at 8-9pm EST yet?? This is a space for us to reflect and celebrate the midterm elections. We won the Senate, beat back the Red Wave that Republicans were …
  Ellen, Sunrise · [email protected]
November 11, 2022 at 7:41 PM

We know who to thank for the failed Red Wave

Imagine what would be possible if the Democratic Party actually invested in young people. John, so about that “Red Wave…” Thanks to Gen Z, Black, brown and working class voters, we saved this election from a Red Wave. Two elections in a row, young people proved that Gen Z is a vital voting bl…
  Michele, Sunrise · [email protected]
November 8, 2022 at 5:15 PM

If we all come together

We need to show that we’re still fighting. Holy sh*t, John, it’s Election Day. If you haven’t already voted or made a plan to vote today, find your voting location here. Make a plan to vote » John, I don’t know where you are in the country – whether you’re at school or work, refreshing social…
  Sunrise Movement · [email protected]
October 31, 2022 at 10:00 PM

[Scary Election Alert] 8 days before fascists try to take over

Election Day is almost here and we need all hands on deck. November 8 is quickly approaching, John, and far-right fascist Republicans are going to use these final 8 days to do everything they can to tip the scales in their favor. Republicans are waging a war on our rights and our future. We’…
  Team Sunrise · [email protected]
October 25, 2022 at 9:37 PM

🔥 Fight Fascism: A Mass Call to Get Out the Vote 🔥

We can defeat fascists in 2022, we really can. This it it, John, We’re 14 days away from far-right fascist Republicans possibly taking over again and letting loose devastating consequences... banned abortion, no voting rights, climate chaos, just to name a few. We have to stop them. Our movem…
  Lauren, Sunrise · [email protected]
September 29, 2022 at 11:10 PM

Hurricane Ian

John, my heart is heavy. This morning, I woke up again thinking about everyone who calls the state of Florida home, including myself.  Today, my home in Florida, where I grew up and where my parents live, is under a foot of water so deep that my family is trapped. The power is out and emerge…
  Deirdre, Sunrise · [email protected]
September 27, 2022 at 10:30 PM

BREAKING: Manchin doesn’t have enough votes for his fossil fuel side deal

Today, people power won, big oil lost and Joe Manchin can go home and cry on his yacht. John, People power just beat Joe Manchin at his own game.   For weeks, Manchin has been working with the American Petroleum Institute and the fossil fuel lobby to ram through a piece of legislation that w…
  Michele, Sunrise · [email protected]
September 16, 2022 at 6:05 PM

Can you help us build a system that works for all of us in Wisconsin?

We’re so excited to officially endorse Mandela Barnes for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. Now we need YOUR help to support Mandela Barnes, win this swing state, and fight back against the far-right. John, we have exciting news: The Sunrise Movement has officially endorsed climate champion Mandela …
  Senator Ed Markey · [email protected]
September 2, 2022 at 6:36 PM

The future of our planet cannot wait

If we’re going to fight against climate catastrophe, our progressive movement must come together to defend the Senate. Hi John, it’s Senator Ed Markey, co-author of the Green New Deal with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and proud partner of the Sunrise Movement. I’ll cut to the chase: Democrat…
  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]
August 12, 2022 at 10:57 PM

BREAKING: Congress just passed the Inflation Reduction Act

And as far as we’ve come, our job is not done today. John, Congress just passed the Inflation Reduction Act — the U.S.’s first meaningful investment to stop the climate crisis. The IRA is not the Green New Deal and it’s far from perfect, but it’s a start.  Today marks a big step forward for …
  Team Sunrise · [email protected]
August 1, 2022 at 7:32 PM

The news of the last week should tell you one thing

You get what you organize for. John, this is huge: The movement has made some huge advances in the fight for a Green New Deal in the past few weeks. Here are some organizing victories: 1. Sunrise El Paso, partnered with Ground Game Texas, just notched a pretty cool victory by getting enough …
  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]
July 20, 2022 at 8:57 PM

This is an emergency. Act like it.

Some executive actions that don't go far enough John, President Biden just held a climate press conference in Massachusetts. It's good to see the Biden administration taking executive actions to protect communities from extreme heat and to expand offshore wind opportunities. They are absolute…
  Ellen, Sunrise · [email protected]
July 18, 2022 at 9:34 PM

Re: Biden, we’re looking at you 👀

Inaction is unacceptable. John, we want to make sure you saw this headline following last week’s news that Joe Manchin said he wouldn’t support any new federal climate spending: “Biden Concedes Defeat on Climate Bill as Manchin and Inflation Upend Agenda” — The New York Times This is a failu…
  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]
July 15, 2022 at 9:17 PM

Biden, we’re looking at you

This moment feels like nothing short of a death sentence for our generation. Last night, Joe Manchin said he wouldn’t support any new federal climate spending. John, my heart is shattered in a million pieces. This moment feels like nothing short of a death sentence for our generation. And it’…
  Michele, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 29, 2022 at 5:56 PM

We need new leadership

Kina Collins deserves this seat. John, Despite nearly abandoning his district, 25-year incumbent Danny Davis beat community organizer Kina Collins in the IL-07 primary last night. This is just another example of how the Democratic establishment continues to outcast young, BIPOC, and working-c…
  Michele, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 28, 2022 at 9:41 PM

100,000 dials and doors knocked

While Danny Davis sat in Congress for 25 years, Kina organized. I’m going to level with you, John. We have a Democratic trifecta and they’re doing nothing to protect us. We need organizers in the streets and people in Congress who will challenge the status quo and change the systems that got …
  Deirdre, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 25, 2022 at 6:20 PM

Bans off our bodies

We won’t go back and we won’t back down. John, It's getting harder by the day for young people to have faith in our government. If the Democrats fail to codify Roe, many in our generation could walk away from the political process forever. We need the people in power to hear us when we say we…
  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 24, 2022 at 6:01 PM

Can you split a contribution between 20 abortion funds across the country?

Today is a devastating day for our country and our generation, but we will never stop fighting and believing that one day we can and will win. John, I don’t have the words to express the grief, anger, and disappointment in our institutions I feel. Right wing extremists have been building towa…
  Sunrise DC · [email protected]
June 24, 2022 at 5:45 PM

Rage With Us: Supreme Court, 5 PM Today

URGENT:  Dear John, It is heartbreaking to us to have to send out this message regarding the overturning of Roe and Casey. We are filled with rage and know you are too, so join us and Harriet's Wildest Dreams at 5pm today at the Supreme Court steps to protest the Supreme Court abortion rights deci…
  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 23, 2022 at 5:54 PM

Re: Defense Production Act

At a time of intensifying climate disasters and an extremist Supreme Court, President Biden’s use of the DPA to ramp up renewables and energy efficiency is exactly the type of leadership we expect and need more of. John, this is a win for our movement. Earlier this month, President Biden an…
  Team Sunrise · [email protected]
June 21, 2022 at 9:37 PM

Let's bring this home!

In 7 days, we can help Kina Collins win her primary and bring the change we deserve to IL-07 that’s rooted in love, community & solidarity. John, we're just ONE WEEK away from Kina Collins’ primary election! In 7 days, we can help Kina Collins win her primary and bring the change we deser…
  Ellen, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 18, 2022 at 2:01 PM

The headlines are screaming at us

You don’t need to look any further than this week's news for a reminder of what's at stake in our fight to stop climate change. John, you don't need to look any further than this week's news for a reminder of what's at stake in our fight to stop climate change: The headlines are scream…
  Aru, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 15, 2022 at 7:59 PM

The next era of our movement

In spite of the challenges, I’m still so incredibly proud of what we have accomplished during our Sunrise 2.0 “frontloading” process. Here’s why: Hey John, my name is Aru. I’ve been organizing with Sunrise since it launched in 2017, and most recently I coordinated Sunrise’s “Frontloading proc…
  Michele, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 15, 2022 at 1:16 AM

It’s time for a new generation of leadership in IL-07

IL-07 deserves a fighter in Congress — and that fighter is Kina Collins. John, this is so huge for Kina Collins’ campaign. The Chicago Tribune, the largest newspaper in Chicago, endorsed Kina in her Democratic primary for Illinois’ 7th Congressional District over her opponent — a 25-year incu…
  Sunrise Movement · [email protected]
June 14, 2022 at 12:16 AM

It's long past time

Undocumented young people across the country fought hard to win and protect DACA — yet millions of immigrants continue to face the threat of detention and deportation without any form of protection. John, Wednesday marks ten years since immigrant youth won the Deferred Action for Childhood A…
  David Hogg for Sunrise · [email protected]
June 10, 2022 at 6:26 PM

We’re marching again

Can you join us in the fight against gun violence? Hey John, it’s David Hogg, one of the co-founders of March For Our Lives. I’m reaching out about something important. On June 11th, we are once again taking to the streets in DC and in sibling marches across the country to demand our politic…
  Ellen, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 9, 2022 at 5:49 PM

We're one step closer to a Green New Deal

President Biden's decision to invoke the Defense Production Act to accelerate solar manufacturing is a great start, but more significant executive actions must follow. John, We are in a climate emergency — a crisis we can only confront when our government steps up and launches a mobilization …
  Paris, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 7, 2022 at 11:14 PM

How close we came

Our community isn’t done fighting. John, It’s official: the margin in TX-28 is so close — just under 0.6 percent — that Jessica Cisneros’ race is heading to a recount. We’re still very much in this race, and make no mistake, it’s amazing that we’ve gotten so close to beating a 17-year, corpo…
  Paul, Sunrise · [email protected]
June 2, 2022 at 8:47 PM

Kina Collins has shown up time and time again

Kina understands that our communities need a Green New Deal. John, I want to tell you a story about Kina Collins, Sunrise’s endorsed candidate for IL-07. In October 2021, after years of organizing for a Green New Deal, I went on hunger strike to demand that Joe Biden and the Democrats in C…
  Michele, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 28, 2022 at 3:04 PM

We have to take over, so our government works for us

Our system is broken, and if we don't fight to change it, it'll stay that way. John, Our system is broken, and if we don't fight to change it, it'll stay that way. As we prepare for the inevitable fall of reproductive rights in this country and witness horrific mass shootings on a near-weekly…
  Paris, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 26, 2022 at 10:52 PM

ICYMI: Jessica’s race is not over yet

We won’t stop fighting until every vote is counted. John, Yesterday, Sunrise’s Executive Director Varshini reached out to give an update on Jessica Cisneros’ race — and if you missed it, here’s the TL;DR: it’s not over yet. With only a few dozen votes separating Jessica Cisneros and Henry Cue…
  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 25, 2022 at 11:58 PM

This race is not over

It’s a big f*cking deal our movement is on the verge of taking down the NRA A-rated, anti-choice and anti-union Henry Cuellar. John, The last couple days have been horrific. I know alongside so many of you, I am feeling a ton of rage and grief. I hope you’re taking care of yourselves and taki…
  Ellen, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 23, 2022 at 9:03 PM

1 million contacts and not slowing down

It’s clear: Henry Cuellar supporters are scared of our people-powered movement. John, We're 1 day away from election day for Jessica Cisneros — AND WE JUST HIT 1 MILLION DIALS, TEXTS & DOORS KNOCKED! But while we were organizing on the ground and speaking to voters this weekend…. Henry C…
  Paris, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 20, 2022 at 3:40 PM

It's time to put organizers in office and win real change

Henry Cuellar's corporate friends continue to spend millions to try and stop Jessica Cisneros from winning. But their money will never be able to stop our movement. John, Earlier this week, we saw our organizing beat millions of dollars when Summer Lee won her primary.  With her race, we prov…
  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 18, 2022 at 6:50 PM

We f*cking did it

Last night, Summer Lee proved that money *is* surmountable when you organize and run on a progressive platform. But we can’t stop now. John, we f*cking did it. This election pit people power against millions of dollars, and last night, Summer Lee proved that money *is* surmountable when you o…
  Team Sunrise · [email protected]
May 15, 2022 at 8:46 PM

Before Tuesday

It's time we send our own to Congress. John, we’re running out of time. The elections for our endorsed candidates in North Carolina and Pennsylvania — Erica Smith, Nida Allam, and Summer Lee — are coming up THIS Tuesday. We’re so close to electing these Green New Deal Champions, but special i…
  Sunrise Election Update · [email protected]
May 14, 2022 at 1:46 PM

Wild

Special interest super PACs are spending millions in primaries and runoff elections to smear our GND champions. We have to fight back. John, this is wild, but certainly not unexpected: Special interest super PACS backed by AIPAC, Duke Energy, and billionaire Democratic megadonors are spendin…
  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 12, 2022 at 7:05 PM

Our leaders should feel like us, John

Democrats must abolish the filibuster and start legislating. John, An extremist minority is blocking access to safe and legal abortion, supported by a majority of the American people. This is why so many young people and working people have given up on the government – it’s not working for us…
  Team Sunrise · [email protected]
May 11, 2022 at 10:15 PM

You’ve been assigned a Green New Deal Champion

With your help, we can guarantee that our endorsed candidates win. Hey John, with big primaries AND critical runoff elections coming up for five of our Green New Deal champions — Summer Lee (PA-12), Nida Allam (NC-04), Erica Smith (NC-01), Kina Collins (IL-07) and Jessica Cisneros (TX-28) — …
  Kina Collins (via SunriseMovement.org) · [email protected]
May 9, 2022 at 7:08 PM

Excuse me, is Danny Davis serious?

We need bold, unapologetic, progressive advocates in Congress. People who are willing to fight for climate justice and for policies that prioritize saving our earth. John, I’m Kina Collins, and I’m running for Congress in Illinois’s 7th District. We need bold, unapologetic, progressive advoc…
  Team Sunrise · [email protected]
May 4, 2022 at 11:16 PM

Tell House leadership: It’s time to unendorse anti-choice Cuellar

While we could all lose access to an abortion, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer are still supporting the only anti-choice Democrat in Congress who voted against codifying Roe v Wade. John, On Monday night, an initial majority draft opinion leake…
  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]
May 3, 2022 at 8:06 PM

It’s clear the right-wing SCOTUS is not going to stop, so neither can we

It’s critical we send support to local abortion funds, especially organizations in states where abortion care will be, or is already, restricted or banned. John, Late last night, disturbing news broke of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade and the right to safe, lega…