Movements elected @JoeBiden. Now, it's time to make sure our demands happen. This first week of executive orders are a heartening start.
But we're not stopping there.
Join our mass call to find out how you can fight for the Decade of the Green New Deal: smvmt.link/kickoff-gnd
Representation alone is not enough. We also need the political will to fight for a better future.
Warnock's victory - while historic for being the first Black Senator from Georgia - is critical because Senate control puts survival checks on the table.
Deb Haaland's appointment as Interior Secretary is important not just for who she is, but for what she could do, and the executive orders coming out of the Biden administration are hopefully just a taste.
Having government representatives who respond to movement pressure allows our fight to be meaningful.
We were never going to get climate action from Trump's administration or Mitch McConnell's Senate, but now there's a fight to be had on both fronts.
This is just the beginning.
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Today @JoeBiden announced that he is committing to a historic society-wide mobilization to stop the climate crisis, create millions of good jobs, and roll back centuries of systemic environmental racism.
Many of the things we have been fighting for became a reality including:
☀️Establishment of White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy and National Climate Task Force
☀️Creation of a Civilian Climate Corps modeled after the New Deal’s Civilian Conservation Corps to put people to work in government jobs tackling the climate crisis
☀️Commitment to a whole-of-government approach to Environmental Justice, including delivering 40% of climate investments to frontline communities
☀️Creation of Interagency working group to ensure economic development and a just transition for fossil fuel communities
Heather Boushey - with her focus on people's financial well-being (and not the stock market) - is the type of voice we need in the halls of government.
We are also confident that Heather Boushey will internalize the necessity for our government to structure its work around the national project of averting the climate crisis.
We've just endorsed 19 progressive #GreenNewDeal champions!
Across the country we'll be throwing down for these down ballot candidates to ensure we can ring in the era of the green new deal!
Learn more about each candidate below!
@AOC has been fighting alongside us since the very beginning.
She has been an outspoken voice in Congress for women, working class people and progressive values. AOC is a co-author of the Green New Deal and we're ready to keep her in office.
@audrey4congress is an educator & farmer that believes DC needs a new generation of leaders who aren’t bought & paid for by special interests.
She's championed the GND in addition to getting money out of politics, healthcare, rural health & equitable access to education
Donald Trump: "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" 😬
@JoeBiden: "shoot them in the leg instead of the heart"
That's really the message you have for us, Joe? That's the best you can do? You need to be a lot fucking better, and fast (or step aside). November is coming.
We can't afford for you to lose to the most dangerous president in our nation's history.
But right now?
You're an uninspiring candidate. Listen to young people, especially to young black people. We see through the flaws of our society with the clarity of youth. We demand change.
What you're seeing right now is a deep frustration, a sense that elections cannot change our society for the better.
Unimaginative politicians like you are why young people are electoral cynics.
We don't need an arrogant, out of touch old man who thinks the kids have it wrong.
Our country is in a moment of reckoning. It is imperative that we show up for Black lives right now.
Here are some ways you can take action to demand justice and demand a society where #BlackLivesMatter as a part of Sunrise. THREAD:
1. Show up locally. One of the most important things we can do right now is to show up in support of local Black-led organizing. This may look like joining protests, providing jail support & mutual aid, or calling targeted politicians. Protests during COVID poses risks. Stay safe
2. If you are a part of a Sunrise hub, host a meeting about racial justice and the protests for Black lives. You can find an agenda for these meetings here: docs.google.com/document/d/1aL…