Sunrise Movement  

@sunrisemvmt

We are building an army of young people to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process. This dark time in America must come to an end.

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    27 Dec 2018

    Sunrise is making history and we're just getting started. Check out some of our favorite moments from 2018, then get hype for the new year and chip in monthly to help us make it happen (we'll send you a sticker to say thanks)

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  2. 11 hours ago

    is a self-imposed, unnecessary obstacle to stopping climate change & enacting a . Any Representative serious about stopping climate change needs to support this bill to repeal .

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  3. 17 hours ago

    The bare minimum every 2020 candidate needs to meet: 🔅sign the pledge 🔅develop a plan for the

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  4. 24 hours ago
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  5. 24 hours ago

    .'s thoughts on Pelosi's Select Committee: “We’ve got to find a way that we can accommodate our goals and not be seen as anti-business.” Wonder if that has anything to do with the $711,627 he's taken from oil and gas executives, lobbyists, and PACs? 🤔🤔🤔

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  6. Jan 3

    Here's the poll: 92 percent support among Democrats 88 percent among Independents 64 percent among Republicans The Democratic Leadership has some catching up to do.

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  7. Jan 3

    When discussing climate change in her speech earlier, @NancyPelosi said: "The people are ahead of the Congress. The Congress must join them." Speaker Pelosi: The American people are also ahead of Congress on the . 81% of us back it. We need you to join us.

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  8. Jan 3

    Calling it a crisis is one thing. Treating it like one is another.

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  9. Jan 3

    The is a lifeline to young people who have come of age in a crisis of political leadership.

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  10. Jan 3

    The first select committee on climate change started in 2007. Since then, fossil fuel billionaires have polluted our democracy while climate disasters have torn apart our homes. Why, then, does the new select committee have even less power than before?

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  11. Jan 3

    Just how popular is the ? So popular that opposing it opens Democrats up to serious primary challenges.

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  12. Jan 2

    Read the full statement from our co-founder in response to the newly-released mandate for the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. "In losing this fight on the Select Committee, we have won the biggest breakthrough on climate change in my lifetime."

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  13. Jan 2

    We put the on the map by taking action in DC, but we will win it by organizing support for it across the country — in Appalachia and the Midwest and in places like Florida and California that have been ravaged by climate disaster. Stay tuned for what's next.

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  14. Jan 2

    Democratic leaders had an opportunity to embrace young peoples' energy and back the . But they failed us once again. This toothless committee does not get us meaningfully closer to solving the climate crisis or fixing our broken economy.

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  15. Jan 2

    It even lacks even the power to issue subpoenas, a power that has been granted to other special committees. The ONLY reason to do this is to protect the corporate CEOs who have unlawfully suppressed information about the dangers of climate change to protect their own profits.

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  16. Jan 2

    The mandate for ’s Climate Select Committee is out, and it’s everything we feared. ❌No mandate to create a plan on the timeline mandated by top scientists ❌No language on economic & racial justice, or a just transition ✅Allows members to accept fossil fuel money

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  17. Jan 2

    The rule proposed by is a self-imposed, unecccesary obstacle to stopping climate change & enacting a .

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  18. Jan 2

    "We can solve the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced & protect our air, water & land for future generations. Young people have a right to good jobs and a livable future. The is a winning plan for both"- via

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  19. Jan 1

    The fact that candidates are trying to line up behind the shows just how much our movement has transformed the politics of climate change in America. We're making it clear that any politician who wants to be taken seriously by our generation needs to back it.

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  20. Jan 1

    2020 contenders are already trying to line up behind a . But, the Q is, do they support 3 key pillars of it? ✅ 100% clean energy by 2030 ✅ Invest in communities on the frontlines of poverty & pollution ✅ Guarantee a good job to anyone ready to make this happen

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  21. Jan 1

    "Why do young people have to be the grown ups in the room? We’re not here to fight about turf or any of that. We’re here to fight about the clear, equitable, and just solutions" -

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