"Whether we can pull it
off is up to you and me."
Youth led climate advocacy
group the Sunrise Movement is asking supporters to host launch parties on
Wednesday for the 2020 effort to pass the Green New Deal and back the
presidential candidacy of Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has made addressing the
climate crisis a major issue in his campaign.
The launch is aimed at raising
energy around the "Our Plan to Win" strategy the group is employing
to help Sanders win the Democratic nomination and then the White House.
"For the first time in
our lives, we have an opportunity to elect a president who will stand up to
fossil fuel billionaires and fight with the urgency science demands to give all
of us a chance at a just and prosperous future," the group said in a
statement.
"But to make that a
reality, it's going to take all of us," Sunrise continued. "We need
millions of young people along with allies of all ages to join climate strikes,
organize their communities and then turn out in force in November to decide
this election."
In a video announcing the
launch, a member of Sunrise addresses the camera and tells viewers that the
fate of the country—and maybe the world—is in their hands.
"Whether we can pull it
off," the Sunrise member says in the video, "is up to you and
me."
According to
the group, all potential hosts need to have are:
A screen (a laptop, a TV or a
projector)
A couch
A handful of people from your
dorm, class, workplace or neighborhood
The group provides "two
epic mini-documentaries taking us through what's at stake, why we need a Green
New Deal and our plan to win; and a suggested format for the evening and all
the support and training you need to pull it off with confidence."
According
to the Guardian, Sunrise is using the parties as part of a
strategy to rally its large base of supporters:
Through 2020, the Sunrise
Movement will similarly activate its 300 chapters in support of Bernie Sanders,
leveraging 10,000 volunteers in most of the 50 states for door knocks, voting pledges,
and climate education. Sunrise endorsed Sanders as the best-positioned
candidate to lead a Green New Deal and address income inequality.
The launch parties are
scheduled across the U.S. all day Wednesday, January 29.
Find an event near you, or register
to host a party, here.
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