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Rising to the Moment: Why the Climate Movement Must Tackle Authoritarianism
Read more: Rising to the Moment: Why the Climate Movement Must Tackle AuthoritarianismBy: Aru Shiney-Ajay, Sunrise Movement Executive Director In early 2025, Sunrise launched a campaign to make polluters pay for the effects of climate disasters. This campaign had the usual strengths: a focused message, easy to villainize targets, and real opportunities for state-level wins. It allowed us to engage the public directly following climate disasters, when…
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Sunrise announces primary election plans
Read more: Sunrise announces primary election plansVoters have made it quite clear: they want politicians who fight back against authoritarian overreach, not make excuses for what they can’t do. At the same time, the 2026 midterms mark a record number of incumbents retiring, leaving more open seats than any election recent memory. To meet the moment, we’re backing a record slate…
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To win on climate, we must crush fascism.
Read more: To win on climate, we must crush fascism.Donald Trump is a corrupt authoritarian. He’s firing, arresting, and deporting anybody who stands in his way, building a dangerous system of repression to silence his opposition. Meanwhile, his corruption is enriching himself and his allies. This is a crucial moment. If we don’t stop him in the next few years, there is no road…
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Sunrise Hubs organize the largest student walkouts of Trump Presidency
Read more: Sunrise Hubs organize the largest student walkouts of Trump PresidencyTo protest the occupation of DC by the National Guard, more than a thousand students across 4 DC campuses walked out of their schools. Check out some of the coverage below.
Resources
Toolkits
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Students Rise Up Guidebook
Read more: Students Rise Up GuidebookProject Rise Up is taking responsibility for organizing students and education workers in the US into a force to be reckoned with on the path to May Day 2028.
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Hilton Action Guide
Read more: Hilton Action GuideHost an action against a Hilton in your area and tell them to stop housing ICE agents.
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What Is a Federal Jobs Guarantee
Read more: What Is a Federal Jobs GuaranteeWe live in a moment of historic crises — a health crisis, an inequality crisis, a racial justice crisis, and a climate crisis that looms over it all. We’ve got no shortage of work to do to address these crises, and build a better society that works for all of us. With so much work…
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How To Talk About The Green New Deal At the Dinner Table This Holiday Season
Read more: How To Talk About The Green New Deal At the Dinner Table This Holiday SeasonWe know that to win the Green New Deal, we have to become a movement of millions — and that we grow the movement by talking with our friends, families, and communities. 40% of voters don’t even know what the Green New Deal is — and that number is likely to be lower when non-voters are factored in. In-person…
Reports
Our impact
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2025 Impact Report
Read more: 2025 Impact Report2025 was a pivotal year for our movement. As attacks on our freedom, safety, and democracy escalated dramatically in 2025, Sunrise took the bold step…
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2022 Electoral Impact
Read more: 2022 Electoral ImpactDespite two years of mass disillusionment and alienation, Sunrise and young people across the country delivered a shocking rebuke to conventional wisdom on Election Day…
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General election impact
Read more: General election impactFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Garrett Blad, [email protected], 574-298-7125 TO: Interested Parties FROM: Evan Weber, Political Director & Varshini Prakash, Executive Director DATE: October 31, 2020…
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2020 Electoral Impact
Read more: 2020 Electoral ImpactSunrise Movement and our allies campaigned aggressively from the start of the Democratic primary to force climate into the conversation. While we endorsed Senator Bernie…
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