Sunrise Movement mobilizes across Texas to address climate change
After a cataclysmic winter storm left millions of Texans without power and water, the Sunrise Movement is mobilizing across the state and demanding answers from leaders at every level of Texas government.
The Sunrise Movement is a grassroots collection of young people that is championing the Green New Deal, congressional legislation that would address climate change by transitioning away from the fossil fuel industry. The Green New Deal was introduced in 2019 by Senator Ed Markey and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but it did not advance beyond a Senate committee.
Across the country, chapters of the Sunrise Movement have proliferated as more young people recognize the urgency of addressing climate change. After what happened in Texas last week, that sense of urgency has multiplied for the nine chapters of the Sunrise Movement in the state.
As Texans were forced from their homes or required to boil water, volunteers with the Sunrise Movement went into quick action. Members of Houston Sunrise were with Rep. Ocasio-Cortez as she joined Rep. Sylvia Garcia and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee at the Houston Food Bank. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez announced she raised over five million for relief efforts in Texas.
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