Youth-led Sunrise Movement endorses Bernie Sanders

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CHICAGO, IL — The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led grassroots organization fighting to stop the climate crisis and create millions of good jobs in the process, endorsed Bernie Sanders for president on January 9, following an internal vote. They see the coalition of working class power represented by the Sanders campaign as fundamental to the success of a Green New Deal. They rightfully claim that a political revolution is necessary to actually solve the climate and social crisis. It is a fitting way to kick off what Sunrise’s central hero, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, coined the “Decade of the Green New Deal,” one which will determine the habitability of life on Earth going forward according to the leading climate science.
A vision of a Green New Deal is one which responds to the actual needs of people and planet, where hundreds of millions of working-class people are waking up to the wealth of antagonistic relationships that are born out of exploitative labor relations, energy generation, agriculture, transportation, and waste management. The common goal is to transform these parts of our society in order to stop and reverse climate breakdown, improve the quality of life for those most affected by environmental and social injustice, and ensure a humane life for future generations. This can only be accomplished through a fight for political revolution and a cooperative society.
To learn more about Sunrise, the Green New Deal, to find a Sunrise hub in your area, and to donate to the movement, visit www.sunrisemovement.org

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