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Mobilizing Against Climate Change with Sunrise Movement
TLDR Sunrise Movement, co-founded by Varshini Prakash, rapidly grew by combining direct actions and grassroots organizing efforts to tackle the climate crisis, influencing elections and aiming to shift the conversation around climate change towards more progressive standards.
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Varshini Prakash, co-founder of Sunrise Movement, discusses mobilizing against climate change and making it a top priority in the United States.
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Varshini Prakash and a group of young activists founded Sunrise Movement after realizing the urgency of the climate crisis and the need to build a mass movement combined with political power to address it effectively.
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Sunrise Movement grew rapidly by combining dramatic direct actions, like the one at Nancy Pelosi's office, with grassroots organizing efforts, leading to a significant increase in chapters and engagement within just six months.
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Scaling the movement to tackle the climate crisis involves passing multiple pieces of legislation at the federal level and building a movement of millions to bring business as usual to a halt.
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Young people, including teenagers, are politically activating themselves and influencing elections, demonstrating the potential for significant change in the future.
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Businesses have upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, which offers customized solutions to help manage KPIs efficiently, improve margins, and drive growth, while the Sunrise Movement draws inspiration from the civil rights movement to spark conversations and action around climate change.
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The Sunrise Movement focuses on engaging individuals who understand the reality of the climate crisis and are looking for a community to participate in, emphasizing the importance of grassroots organizing and fundraising from everyday people to amplify their voice.
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Young people involved in the Sunrise Movement aim to shift the conversation around climate change by holding the Democratic Party and the country accountable to scientific and just standards, with the goal of creating a more progressive center of gravity in politics.
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