Sunrise DC · [email protected]

September 23, 2023 at 2:07 PM

Will you join the fight against criminalizing life in our city, John?

Detention is NOT prevention. Hi John,  This year, DC has seen a return to "public safety" strategies that criminalize life in our city. Politicians and community leaders have slid back into law and order rhetoric while pushing expansions of policies that have ripped apart communities for decades. Wh…

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  Adah, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 22, 2023 at 9:09 PM

ACTION ALERT!!! 📣

Join us in D.C. for a day of actions, John! On Thursday September 28th, we’ll be officially launching our Green New Deal for Schools Campaign, alongside Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) as he introduces the Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2023 – landmark legislation that's all about taking…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 20, 2023 at 2:51 PM

We got Biden to establish a Climate Corps

BREAKING: President Biden just announced he would formally establish the American Climate Corps!!!!! We f*cking won, John!!! After three years of pressure on the Biden Administration from our movement and young activists all across the country, we finally won a Civilian Climate Corps — one …

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  Sammi, Sunrise NYU · [email protected]

September 15, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Sunrise NYU wins!!!!

John, we just got NYU to divest from fossil fuels!!! This story begins more than ten years ago, but this week’s announcement takes me back to just months ago when the NYU Board of Trustees finally agreed to sit with me and my fellow organizers from Sunrise NYU.  We were so nervous. It’s not…

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  Carolina, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 8, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Biden cancels remaining oil and gas leases in the Arctic Refuge

Over the last few years, millions of young people across the country have made it clear that this administration must put an end to fossil fuels. This week, the Biden Administration announced the cancellation of all remaining oil and gas leases in the Arctic Refuge and proposed protection f…

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  Sunrise Team · [email protected]

September 6, 2023 at 10:21 PM

ICYMI: Extreme Heat is Closing Schools

This is unacceptable, John. In their first weeks back to school, thousands of students — in majority Black cities — are facing early dismissal or school closures because of extreme heat. After breaking the record for the hottest summer on record, the climate crisis is continuing to set reco…

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  Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

August 31, 2023 at 7:21 PM

Hurricane Idalia

John, We write to you as Florida, Georgia and South Carolina reel from Hurricane Idalia.  Thousands of homes have been damaged. Families describe their houses as “shredded walls and roofs.” Roads have become murky, waist-high rivers. Dozens of people have had to be rescued from perilous wat…

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  Ariela, Green New Deal for Schools · [email protected]

August 28, 2023 at 6:01 PM

120 students. 45 schools.

Hi John, I was supposed to start my senior year of high school two weeks ago. Instead of sitting in the classroom, I spent the week training a hundred other highschoolers to take over their schools and win a Green New Deal in every school district. We just finished running Sunrise’s first-ev…

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  Sunrise PAC · [email protected]

August 24, 2023 at 5:13 PM

re: Climate on the GOP Debate stage

John, “Climate change is a hoax.” That’s a real quote from last night’s first Republican debate in Milwaukee, where today schools are canceled because of record-breaking heat. It’d almost be comical if it weren’t so damn grave. No, not every single Republican said climate change is a hoax. T…

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  Rose I. · [email protected]

August 23, 2023 at 9:07 PM

Help provide school supplies to students!

Help us fund backpacks for kids at the #WeKeepUsSafe Back to School Bash!Hi ! We hope you're having a great week! With the start of the school year just around the corner, Sunrise DC’s Team Mutual Aid is helping Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid with their annual #WeKeepUsSafe Back to School Bash by…

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  Paris, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 23, 2023 at 6:49 PM

Tell President Biden: Declare a Climate Emergency

John, I know it’s still summer break for some. But in the spirit of back to school season, I made you this pop quiz: What do you call the hottest days in the past 125,000 years, wildfire smoke filling the lungs of people across the country, people losing their homes to massive floods, a…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 16, 2023 at 6:53 PM

1 year since the Inflation Reduction Act

Hi, Today marks the one year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) — the largest investment in clean energy in U.S. history. I said it last year and I’ll say it again: without the movement for the Green New Deal, there would be no IRA. In 2017 when our movement launched, climate w…

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  Sunrise Team · [email protected]

August 11, 2023 at 9:01 PM

Maui Wildfires

Hi John, The devastating wildfires that swept through Maui left behind a trail of destruction and heartbreak. In the dark of night, flames consumed a historic town, shattering landmarks and claiming dozens of lives. As the fires continue to rage, the people of Maui need our solidarity and s…

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  Ashton, Sunrise Phoenix · [email protected]

July 31, 2023 at 11:10 PM

re: too darn hot rally

Sign our petition to demand that Rep. David Schweikert support the bipartisan heat relief bill and call on FEMA to designate extreme heat as a natural disaster.  Sign On Hi John, My name is Ashton, I’m 15 years old and a member of Sunrise Phoenix. I was at this morning's action at Rep. David…

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  Sunrise Arizona · [email protected]

July 29, 2023 at 7:45 PM

We just projected this on Sen. Sinema’s office

Hi John, On Wednesday night, we sent a message to Kyrsten Sinema… Photo taken July 26, 2023 by Brian Mecinas And yesterday she submitted to community pressure and joined leaders in cosponsoring a heat-relief bill!! This is a big win for Arizona. The bill will create a $100 million financial…

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  Meghana , Sunrise Dallas · [email protected]

July 26, 2023 at 9:01 PM

WE WON

Hi John, I’m Meghana and I’m coming to you from Sunrise Dallas to share some huge Green New Deal news: our hub just won FREE TRANSIT FOR K-12 STUDENTS in Dallas!!!! This win comes after a year of collecting over 1,000 petition signatures, talking to 100s of public transit riders, disrupting…

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  Sunrise Team · [email protected]

July 11, 2023 at 10:00 PM

This is a Climate Emergency

Climate disasters this year have already taken thousands of lives across the world, John. Millions of people are under flood watches and warnings as Vermont and other parts of the Northeast are being inundated with catastrophic rainfall and flooding. They’re calling this a “1-In-1,000-year w…

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  Sunrise Team · [email protected]

June 29, 2023 at 10:35 PM

Declare a Climate Emergency

This is a climate emergency, John. More than 100 million Americans, from Missouri to Florida, are grappling with a deadly record heatwave, with temperatures soaring to 20 degrees above normal. The heatwave has already killed over a dozen people. A postal worker in Dallas, TX was killed by t…

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  Mahreen, Sunrise · [email protected]

June 12, 2023 at 7:49 PM

A peek into the Chapters Teams

Hi John, My name is Mahreen and I joined Sunrise Movement Kansas City in 2019. For a long time I didn’t see myself or people like me represented in any climate movements, not even my local Sunrise chapter until they hosted a walkout at my college in September of that year. Following that, I …

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  Paris, Sunrise · [email protected]

June 7, 2023 at 9:31 PM

Code Red Air Quality

Wildfires and record-breaking air pollution. It’s time POTUS declares a Climate Emergency. BREAKING: The air quality is so bad in New York City right now that if you’re exposed to it for 24 hours, it would be equivalent to smoking about 6 cigarettes.  Record-breaking temperatures intensified…

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  Deirdre, Sunrise · [email protected]

June 5, 2023 at 8:31 PM

Stop MVP

Join activists at the White House on June 8th to demand Biden stop MVP. John, On Saturday, President Biden signed the debt ceiling bill that included a special provision to fast-track the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) — a fracked gas pipeline that’ll cause irreparable damage across Appalach…

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  Aru, Sunrise · [email protected]

May 30, 2023 at 10:03 PM

Urgent: Tell Dems to Pass a Clean Debt Ceiling Deal

John, Biden and Republican leaders have agreed on a new debt ceiling deal — and it’s not good. After weeks of holding our country hostage, they’ve finally agreed on a deal that strips environmental protections and makes life harder for working people while letting billionaires off the hook…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

May 23, 2023 at 11:52 PM

Tell Democrats: Pass A Clean Debt Ceiling Deal

ICYMI, the U.S. could default on its debt on June 1st.   What does that actually mean? If the U.S. does not raise the debt ceiling before June 1, we could face stock market collapse, rise in unemployment, and a global financial crisis. What’s holding it up? Right now, Joe Manchin and Republi…

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  Sunrise DC · [email protected]

May 18, 2023 at 10:37 PM

ONE WEEK AWAY! Fundraiser for DC Abortion Fund

Hi John,  Join us in supporting abortion access! We’re participating in Fund-a-Thon, an annual fundraising campaign to raise money for the DC Abortion Fund (DCAF), by hosting a jeopardy/trivia fundraiser on May 25th, 6pm at Sonny’s Pizza! You can also donate to our fundraiser even if you can’t atte…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

May 11, 2023 at 10:27 PM

Ban Fossil Fuels Not Books

John, Right-wing extremists, like Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott, are abusing their power and infiltrating our schools and communities to push their fascist agenda.  They’re banning books, bullying trans students, and appointing unqualified candidates to school boards — and that’s just the tip…

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  Marília, Sunrise · [email protected]

May 9, 2023 at 9:09 PM

We’re on Hulu! 👀

Watch To The End, the Groundbreaking Documentary on Climate Change Heyy, John! We’re so excited to let you know that the award-winning documentary "To The End" which features our movement and Sunrise’s Founder Varshini Prakash, is now streaming on Hulu!  If you haven’t seen it yet, the film o…

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  Sunrise DC · [email protected]

May 8, 2023 at 9:29 PM

Here’s how YOU can support abortion access in the DMV!

Hi John,  Join us in supporting abortion access! We’re participating in Fund-a-Thon, an annual fundraising campaign to raise money for the DC Abortion Fund (DCAF), by hosting a jeopardy/trivia fundraiser on May 25th, 6pm at Sonny’s Pizza! You can also donate to our fundraiser even if you can’t atte…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

May 4, 2023 at 12:35 AM

LAST CHANCE to get your Barbie GND sticker

Heyy, John! We’re wrapping up our sticker launch and it’s now or never to be a Barbie that wants a Green New Deal (not really, but you get what I mean). Take another peek at our limited edition design now: 🎶 You know you’re a Barbie girl, in a GND world, John 🎶 So don’t wait, and make a don…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

May 2, 2023 at 11:25 PM

El Paso Update: It’s the final week!!!

We’re running out of time to get out the vote on the El Paso Climate Charter. Howdy, John! Early voting is wrapping up in El Paso and we’re ramping up our GOTV efforts from now until Election Day aka THIS SATURDAY, MAY 6!! Here’s the official El Paso GOTV calendar: Wednesday, May 3 — ☎️ Phone…

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  Sunrise Summer Camp · [email protected]

May 1, 2023 at 6:08 PM

New Deadline for applications is May 31!

Applications now close on May 31! Hi there, we have some exciting news!! Students now have until May 31 to apply to our FREE Sunrise Summer Camp — that’s an extra 30 days! Share this link with any students, parents, teachers, or anyone interested in your community by May 31. So if you or som…

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  Ellen, Sunrise · [email protected]

April 28, 2023 at 7:23 PM

The GOP’s plan to silence young voters

They’re terrified we’re going to vote them into extinction. John, In 2022, our movement secured Democratic control of the Senate, won three critical races in Pennsylvania, defended every member of the Squad, elected two new progressives to Congress, and turned young voters out in 15 key stat…

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  Nowshin, Sunrise · [email protected]

April 27, 2023 at 10:48 PM

Trust us, you don’t want to miss out on this sticker 👀

Don’t forget to order your limited edition sticker now! John, In case you forgot, we just launched our newest Sunrise Movement stickers! Take another look at our limited edition design now: You KNOW you want this sticker, John. So don’t wait, and make a donation of $5 or more to get your li…

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  Noah, Sunrise · [email protected]

April 26, 2023 at 9:14 PM

Down to the wire

Can you join us for one last phone bank before early voting closes? John, Are you free tonight??? 👀 Young people + activists in El Paso are on the brink of passing monumental climate change legislation on May 6th and early voting is already underway. The battle in El Paso for a crucial Clima…

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  Paris, Sunrise · [email protected]

April 23, 2023 at 4:02 PM

May 6

Early voting on the El Paso Climate Charter starts tomorrow and we still have a lot to do. Hi John, I’ll keep this short since it’s the weekend. I just wanted to check in about the El Paso Climate Charter. We’re just 13 days away from May 6, Election Day in El Paso for the groundbreaking Cli…

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  Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

April 22, 2023 at 5:02 PM

A liveable future starts now

This is the fight of our lives. Happy Earth Day, John! 🌍 This is a bittersweet and conflicting holiday, and it even feels kinda weird to celebrate at all today, but here’s where we’re coming from. We’ve faced HUGE odds in the past year and our generation continues to step up again and again. …

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  SunriseMovement.org · [email protected]

April 21, 2023 at 10:22 PM

The old world is dying. We’re building a new one.

This Earth Day, we’re looking towards the future and how we move forward. HiJohn, We’re almost to Earth Day, and we can already predict what bullshit we’re going to hear. The biggest climate crisis contributors  are going to parade their Earth Day posts and videos showing how much they ~care…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

April 20, 2023 at 10:08 PM

Today we recommit to the vision of the GND

We're back, John. Rep. AOC and Sen. Ed Markey just re-introduced the Green New Deal in Congress. Today’s reintroduction marks our recommitment to the bold vision of the Green New Deal — the only plan to tackle the climate crisis at the speed and scale that science, justice, and our communiti…

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  Carolina, Sunrise · [email protected]

April 19, 2023 at 11:35 PM

Musk, Manchin, Koch, DeSantis, Murdoch, Dimon

These real life villains want to place the blame for the climate crisis on individuals instead of taking responsibility for their sh*tty actions. John, this Earth Week, we’re calling out some of the biggest climate villains. Some of them make literally billions of dollars from “greenwashing”…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

April 17, 2023 at 10:14 PM

Not your average Earth Week

John— let’s talk about “Earth Week…” Every Earth Week, the world’s largest polluters blast us with messages telling us to go outside and have a picnic to celebrate, or telling us that all it takes is a metal straw to save our planet. It’s either giving complete climate denial or one big dive…

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  Sunrise Mvmt · [email protected]

April 15, 2023 at 5:27 PM

The reality of our schools rn

The harsh truth… John: Across the country, our schools are overcrowded, our teachers are overworked, and the pandemic has caused thousands of kids to fall behind. GOP extremists are adding even more burdens to teachers and students by passing fascist policies to ban books and whitewash hist…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

April 6, 2023 at 3:07 PM

Big news about Sunrise’s next phase

Hello friend, I hope you're doing well and spring is knocking at your door as it is mine. As you may have seen, I’m writing to share that I will be transitioning from my role as Executive Director in Fall 2023 after 7 years of building and leading Sunrise, and over a decade in the youth clim…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

April 4, 2023 at 10:32 PM

One month

John, we’re in a knock-down, drag-out fight for our future and El Paso is taking center stage. This year has already been a tough one, from President Biden approving the Willow Project and a giant project in the Gulf Coast, to the latest IPCC report highlighting just how short our window is …

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  Day, Sunrise · [email protected]

March 28, 2023 at 9:54 PM

Open for some pics from our GND Futures Skate Night in ATL 📸

This was a night full of bomb skating choreo (and fails), community, friendship, and organizing. Heyyy, John! I’m Day, the Black and Latiné Constituency Organizing Director at Sunrise Movement! The photo of me above 👆🏾 was from our Skate Night event in Atlanta, GA to help kickoff recruitmen…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

March 20, 2023 at 10:47 PM

[IPCC report] We need action from the Biden administration now

The latest IPCC report says that if we don’t act NOW, we’ll hit a critical warming threshold by the early 2030s. John, This has been a tough month for a lot of us. Last week, President Biden broke his campaign promise to end new oil and gas drilling on public lands and waters, and approved t…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

March 10, 2023 at 10:03 PM

BFFR: Our schools are a sh*tshow

We’re not going to sit back and take this. John: Our schools are struggling to stay afloat. We’ve been dealing with overcrowded classrooms, overworked and underpaid teachers, lack of adequate A/C and heating, and crumbling school buildings. Our schools are meant to prepare us for the future.…

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  Varshini, Sunrise · [email protected]

March 8, 2023 at 9:03 PM

Today’s Launch

Dear John, If you haven’t heard yet, let me be the first to tell you: there’s something special happening in El Paso, Texas. On May 6th, El Pasoans will vote yes or no on the El Paso Climate Charter, a groundbreaking policy that would bring their city one giant step closer to a Green New Dea…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

March 8, 2023 at 12:20 AM

Are you coming to our launch party with Jessica Cisneros? 👀

Hi, John! Tomorrow is going to be a HUGE day for the future of Sunrise Movement and our work moving forward this year ☀️❗ We’re hosting our El Paso Climate Charter kick-off event tomorrow with Jessica Cisneros and Sunrise El Paso organizers! Will you sign up to join our virtual kick-off even…

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  Michele, Sunrise · [email protected]

March 6, 2023 at 9:20 PM

FWD: Trust us, you don’t want to miss this

Our fight against fossil fuel lobbyists, Big Oil, and greedy corporations continues in El Paso. Join us: Hi, John! Did you see the announcement? 📣 Something BIG is happening in El Paso this week and you’re invited to join our virtual El Paso Climate Charter campaign launch THIS Wednesday, Ma…

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  Michele, Sunrise · [email protected]

March 3, 2023 at 8:17 PM

Trust us, you don’t want to miss this

Our fight against fossil fuel lobbyists, Big Oil, and greedy corporations continues in El Paso. Join us: Hey John, something huge is happening in El Paso. 👀 We’ll explain a little more below, but if you want to be the first to join our fight for climate justice in El Paso, RSVP now to our vi…

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  Sunrise DC Onboarding · [email protected]

March 3, 2023 at 12:56 AM

Join the Movement this Spring, Sign up Today! - 3/2 Email

Join Us - Sunrise DC Spring 2023 Orientation!Hi John,  Do you dream of a future where all people are truly safe and free? Do you want to be in a joyful community and work together to create a future where this planet and all life on it can thrive?   Sign up to join the Movement this March - deadlin…

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