Aru via Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

December 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM

Even in dark times, light returns

The darkest night of the year means brighter times ahead Hey there John, it's Aru, Across history, people have honored the winter solstice. It’s the night of the year where the sun stays away for the longest time, and on these long winter nights, it’s all too easy to forget the warmth of the …

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  Sultan, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM

🌅 Climate Champion Endorsement Alert

Hey John, I am excited to announce Sunrise’s 5th endorsement of the year, Rep. Chris Rabb in Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District! My name is Sultan Smalley, and I am an organizer with Sunrise Movement Philadelphia. When we marched with Rep. Rabb earlier this year at Philadelphia’s Peop…

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  Aru, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM

What young people built this year.

This movement is ready for what’s next Hi John, We watched historic environmental regulations and climate investments rolled back. We saw our neighbors being abducted off the streets. We saw the military deployed on U.S. soil. Students’ rights were attacked, again and again. It’s easy to feel…

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  Carly via Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM

Light the first candle with me

The story of Hanukkah remains relevant today Hey there John, it's Carly, Our hearts are with the victims and survivors of the horrible antisemitic attack in Australia. Nobody should face hate or violence because of their faith. While agents of hate want us all divided by race and creed, we kn…

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  Artivista, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM

We’re all in for Nida Allam. Join us.

Hey John, I have exciting news: yesterday, Nida Allam officially launched her campaign for North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District — and Sunrise endorsed her on Day One. My name is Artivista, and I’m a student at Duke University. Yesterday, when I spoke at her campaign launch, I felt pro…

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  Varsha, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM

Billionaires are stealing our education.

We're fighting back. Here's how you can help. Hey there, this is Varsha with Sunrise! Trump and Marc Rowan want to destroy the American higher education system and replace it with for‑profit scam colleges like Trump University and the University of Phoenix. Trump and Rowan don’t want to educa…

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  Artivista via Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

December 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM

Young people are fired up!

Let me tell you what it feels like to come back from a Sunrise action. Hey there John, it's Artivista, from Sunrise Duke. Let me tell you what it feels like to come back from a Sunrise action. I feel powerful. We stood up for our school's workers, students, and the people we love, and agains…

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  Aru, Sunrise · [email protected]

December 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM

Gaza, AIPAC, and the fight for principled leadership

Hey John, This is what we’ve been saying for a long time: Democrats’ positions on the genocide in Gaza have alienated key parts of their base and put them out of step with younger voters.  While we are facing what we know to be an authoritarian takeover of our country by Donald Trump, Democ…

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  Aru via Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

December 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM

We're already so close to our goal!

Help push us past the finish line Hey there John, it's Aru. I don't want to use up too much of your time, so I'll keep this short. I emailed you earlier about our goal of 250 new monthly supporters by the end of the year, and it's clear you know how important this work is! In just these first…

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  Aru via Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

December 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM

This Giving Tuesday, fight for the future

Hey there John, it's Aru. 2025 has shown us what Trump’s fascist ambitions look like: neighbors disappeared off the street, the cost of living skyrocketing, and climate collapse. But 2025 has also shown something hopeful: when movements have the resources to fight back, Trump folds.  This ye…

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  Kidus via Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

December 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM

Help us close out 2025 strong.

We've got one month left until 2026 Hey there John, it's Kidus. Around the world, youth organizing has always been at the heart of movements that beat back authoritarianism. Young people are often the first to rise and the last give up. This year was no different. Across the country, students…

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  Aru via Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

November 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM

We're not buying it

Corporations think they control us Hey there John, it's Aru Corporations have big plans for your money. Every year, they hope you’ll spend your money buying up their extra stock at fake “sale” prices that are the exact same as they were the day before. Those same corporations spend their mon…

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  Varsha, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM

One of the worst billionaires you've never heard of.

Billionaires are eating away at our republic. We're gonna stop them. Hey there! It’s Varsha with Sunrise. Under President Trump, fossil fuel billionaires have flooded our government like zombies, infecting every last federal agency one by one. Timothy Dunn stands out as one of the worst of th…

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  Kat Abughazaleh · [email protected]

November 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM

I’m proud to stand with Sunrise to fight for a Green New Deal.

I am running for Congress in Illinois' 9th Congressional District. Hey John, I'm incredibly honored to be endorsed by Sunrise Movement. My name is Kat Abughazaleh, and I am running for Congress in Illinois' 9th Congressional District. Being involved in politics and practically growing alongs…

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  Carly via Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

November 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM

BREAKING: 30 young people arrested protesting ICE's detention camps

We cannot let our country slip into authoritarianism and secret police Hey there John, it's Carly, Digital Organizer at Sunrise. I just got back from witnessing something beautiful in Florida. Nearly a hundred young people stood up against one of the starkest symbols of Trump’s authoritariani…

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  Aru, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM

Zohran and Trump

Hey John, Zohran just gave us all a masterclass in politics during his visit to the White House. I know it's late on a Friday, but I wanted to share a few lessons I'm taking away: Relentlessly focusing on affordability neutralizes right-wing politicians. Mamdani was able to use affordabilit…

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  Varshini via Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

November 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM

The future of Sunrise looks bright

Hey there John, it's Varshini, former Executive Director at Sunrise. When I cofounded Sunrise, our dream was to make climate change impossible to ignore - to show that young people could lead the moral fight of our generation. We did that. When I stepped back from leadership at Sunrise, I k…

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  Aru, Sunrise · [email protected]

November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM

Read the latest headlines

We’re shaking up the 2026 primaries. Hey John, This week, Sunrise made it clear: if Democratic leadership won’t meet the moment, young people will. And the national press took notice.  Here’s what the headlines are saying. They’re saying young people are “fed up with Democratic leadership.” …

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  Dejah via Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

November 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM

Nobody is born an organizer

But we're training every day Hey there John, it's Dejah, Membership Director at Sunrise. I just got back from our most recent mass training, and let me tell you it has me feeling BRIGHT about the future. Young people see our futures being taken away from us by these billionaire-backed authori…

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  Kidus via Sunrise Movement · [email protected]

November 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM

Help us make 2026 the year Students Rise Up

Hey there John, it's Kidus. I think I speak for us all when I say 2025 has been… a year. If you’re feeling scared or anxious about the state of the world and our society, you are not alone. There’s this sense that nothing can stem the tide But that’s not true. Young people across the country…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

November 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM

Our first endorsements of 2026.

Let's make history. Hey John, Today, Sunrise announced our first endorsements of the 2026 midterms: William Lawrence in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District and Robert Peters in Illinois' 2nd Congressional District.  Sen. Robert Peters has spent his career empowering young people and standi…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM

Big news for 2026 primaries

It’s time to clear house. Hey John, This is the statement we just released publicly.  We announced the launch of the most ambitious primary program in our history, and on Monday, we’ll roll out our first primary endorsements of 2026. As Donald Trump and the far right grow more dangerous — an…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM

Over 40 lawmakers are retiring. The fight starts now.

Hey John, What we posted this week hit a nerve. People across the country are furious that Democrats are celebrating losing. And they’re right to be.   Posts calling out Democrats for “celebrating winning nothing” and demanding to “primary them all” don’t take off unless people are fed up. Y…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

November 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM

Meet the students fighting for the future of education

Hey there John, Earlier today, students at more than 100 campuses across the country walked out of class, alongside teachers and campus workers, to stand shoulder to shoulder against Trump’s attacks on higher education. They said, loud enough for the world to hear: universities should be pla…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM

The fight after Zohran’s win starts now.

Will history call this a turning point? Hey John, Zohran Mamdani’s victory for Mayor of New York City is a historic win. It’s also proof that billionaires and corporate-backed Democrats can be beaten when ordinary people organize. For the first time ever this year, Sunrise made a national may…

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  Allyson via Sunrise · [email protected]

October 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM

My 4 takeaways from Portland's protests

Hey there John, it's Allyson from Sunrise PDX When I heard that Trump had deployed National Guard troops to Portland, I’ll be honest: I worried we were about to give him what he wanted. If there’s one thing I love about my city, it’s that we’re always down to get teargassed for a good cause.…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

October 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM

Over 40 lawmakers are retiring. The fight starts now.

Hey John, Rep. Jerry Nadler. Sen. Gary Peters. Rep. Lloyd Doggett. Rep. Jan Schakowsky. Sen. Joni Ernst. These are just five of the over 40 lawmakers who are announcing they won’t run for reelection in 2026. That number is historic, and it's likely to get even larger. With so many lawmakers …

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

October 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM

They’re breaking the world to protect their profits

Hey there John, Yesterday, a single Amazon Web Services outage froze airports, schools, hospitals, and workplaces across the country. One company’s failure brought society to a halt, because they’ve built a world where we can’t function without them. That’s what happens when monopolies rewri…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

October 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM

Millions marched for No Kings Day. Let’s keep the momentum.

Sunrisers are leading the way. Hey there John, Yesterday, from Long Beach to New York City to Portland, Sunrisers were out in full force for No Kings Day — joining millions across the country to send a message loud and clear: We will not bow to wannabe authoritarians. Together, we filled the…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

October 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM

Mitch McConnell isn't fit to be in government

Hey there John, Earlier this week, Stella from Sunrise DC confronted Mitch McConnell, asking if he supported ICE kidnapping people off of the streets. She never got an answer, because Mitch fell, mumbled incoherently, and walked off. This would almost be sad, if it weren’t so horrible for o…

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  Angel via Sunrise · [email protected]

October 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM

🔥The time is NOW. Join the Students Rise Up Call this Sunday

Hey there John, it's Angel. Across the country, working people are standing up for our communities and are being met with violence. ICE and the military march on our cities as if they are warzones, raiding our neighborhoods, targeting our families, and brutalizing people for daring to resist…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

October 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM

Trump and his billionaire handlers are trying to bring feudalism back

Let’s remind them what America says to kings Hey there John, Tech billionaires and oil barons have lined up behind Donald Trump, backing his fascist takeover of the United States because they’re tired of pesky democracy getting in the way of their dragon’s hoard of gold. But Americans aren’t …

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

October 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM

Authoritarianism walks the streets of America

Help us train a generation of young organizers to fight back Hey there John, Right now, we are seeing fascism in the streets of American cities. Donald Trump is deploying ICE and the National Guard into our cities to terrorize immigrants and repress his critics. He’s hoping for a flashpoint …

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

October 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM

The Guardian just covered Sunrise’s next fight

Read the story here. Hey there John, The Guardian just published a major story about what comes next for Sunrise Movement. "Every day, Donald Trump is seizing power and shredding the Constitution. What ordinary people do in the coming months will determine whether he and his billionaire cr…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

October 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM

The climate movement must confront authoritarianism

We are all living through history. We must step up. Hey there John, The coming months will be history-altering for our democracy and our planet. We must act like it. This is an email about how, as a climate movement, we’re adapting our focus to meet the moment — and how you can help. It’s a l…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

October 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM

The climate movement must confront authoritarianism

We are all living through history. We must step up. Hey there John, The coming months will be history-altering for our democracy and our planet. We must act like it. This is an email about how, as a climate movement, we’re adapting our focus to meet the moment — and how you can help. It’s a l…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

October 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Don't say Green

Trump’s administration is banning “climate change” Hey there John, Everybody knows that if you ignore a problem it doesn’t go away, except Trump, apparently. His Department of Energy just banned the words “climate change”, “green” and “sustainable”. This right after US Energy Secretary Chris …

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  Aru, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM

Trump is coming after progressive organizations

Hey there John, it’s Aru with Sunrise Movement. I’m writing with urgent news. Last week, the New York Times reported that the Trump administration directed more than half a dozen U.S. attorneys’ offices to go after a philanthropic organization that disagrees with Trump’s agenda. The directi…

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  Varsha, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM

Authoritarians don’t care who burns. We do.

Hey there! It’s Varsha with Sunrise. Donald Trump’s administration is a horrible combination of corruption, incompetence, and indifference to human suffering. His Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, really exemplifies just how much he doesn’t actually care about solving the problems facing ev…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

September 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM

It’s fossil fuel billionaires versus the rest of us

They are destroying the planet for their high score in capitalism Hey there John, The climate crisis isn’t an accident. For decades, fossil fuel billionaires have known about it, and have continued full steam ahead not just on burning the existing oil and coal they’ve dug out of the ground, …

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  Carly, Sunrise · [email protected]

September 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM

Protest matters

Non-cooperation is our #1 tool against authoritarians Hey there John, it's Carly with Sunrise Last week, Trump got Jimmy Kimmel fired. He is trying to crack down on dissent: from late night talk show hosts to movements like ours. That’s why we quickly organized a comedy roast of Donald Trump …

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

September 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Free Speech is a critical tool of movements

Hey there John, By now, I’m sure you’ve seen the news that Donald Trump got Jimmy Kimmel fired from ABC because his jokes hurt Trump’s feelings. Now, reports say he’s eyeing Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, and anyone else who won’t flatter his fragile ego. But thin-skinned authoritarians like Tru…

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  Charlie via Sunrise · [email protected]

September 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM

Why I walked out of class last week

Hey there John, My name is Charlie. I’m a student at AU, and last week, I joined the student walkouts across DC. For over a month, the National Guard has been patrolling DC, harassing civilians, performing illegal arrests, and creating an environment of fear in the city. That’s why I joined …

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  Noah via Sunrise · [email protected]

September 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM

Want to organize your school? Not sure where to start?

Sign up for a class rap training today. Hey there John, it's Noah Do you find yourself doomscrolling every day, anxiously trying to keep up with all the news but also wishing you didn’t know? You’re not alone. It’s said that leftists are often depressed because we carry the weight of the viol…

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  Aru via Sunrise · [email protected]

September 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM

They arrested FIREFIGHTERS in the middle of a wildfire

Hey there John, it's Aru. Recently, ICE raided and arrested two members of the firefighting crew, in the middle of a wildfire. Days later, they stormed an electric vehicle plant in Georgia. This is the logic of fossil-fueled authoritarians. Instead of fighting the climate crisis, they’re tar…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

September 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM

Support the DC student walkout Tuesday

Hey there John, On Tuesday, thousands of DC college students will walk out of class to demand an end to Trump's occupation of DC. We want to make Tuesday an unmistakable rebuke of Trump's occupation. But that only works if enough people turn out. So, we're asking students and allies join tog…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

September 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM

On September 9th, walk out with us

Hey there John, Three weeks ago, Trump sent armed military forces into DC. For three weeks, he’s been occupying the capitol. This is fascism, as straightforward as it possibly could be, as though lifted straight from a dystopian movie. Even worse, DC Mayor Bowser THANKED President Trump.  We…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

August 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM

Join Us This Labor Day

Stand with working people Hey there John, Labor Day has always been about honoring working people. This year, we’re reclaiming that tradition by rising up together to demand workers over billionaires. This Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2025, labor and community groups will host more than 1…

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  Varsha, Sunrise · [email protected]

August 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM

History is our guide

Young people are key to opposing authoritarianism Hey there John, it's Varsha If you follow us on TikTok you’ve probably seen my face. I’m a PhD historian, and I'm involved with Sunrise Movement because when I look at history, it is so clear that we are living through record, unprecedented t…

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  Team Sunrise · [email protected]

August 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM

Stand for Gaza: Tell the DNC to Act Now

Add your name Hey there John, This week, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) will vote on Resolution #18 — a resolution calling for an arms embargo on Israel and the explicit recognition of a Palestinian state. This resolution, brought forward by a Florida Young Democrat and co-sponsored…

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