
Varshini Prakash π
@VarshPrakash
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Co-founder, Exec. Director of @SunriseMvmt. Fighting for a #GreenNewDeal, building a mvmt to stop climate change & create jobs for all. Tweets my own.
Boston, MA
Joined July 2014
I canβt believe Iβm actually saying it. After 7 years of building and leading Sunrise, and over a decade in the youth climate movement, I will be transitioning from my role as Executive Director of @sunrisemvmt in Fall 2023.
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Thanks @POTUS for hearing our generation's voices and following through on the commitment you made during the Taskforce to build a Climate Corps. It's remarkable to see a program you fought for come to life before your eyes. Let's get to work and build the future!.
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The WH just announced a program to employ tens of thousands of youth with a pathway to lifelong careers doing the critical work of stopping climate change. We fought for these demands for years. Now the priorities of young people are beginning to become reality. Exciting day!.
Today, we are mobilizing the next generation of clean energy, conservation, and climate resilience workers. Join us at
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2 years later, the climate mvmt won the largest national climate bill in world history β which, while flawed & insufficient, was the first time the fed govt had acted on climate. Now, we need to ensure these bills are just the starting point of the decade of the #GreenNewDeal.
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I remember demonstrating in @SpeakerPelosiβs office, how dozens of youth were arrested in the halls of Congress with signs reading βDems, whatβs your plan?β and reporters calling from around the country wondering what βthe Green New Dealβ was.
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Big love to @MauriceWFP who just dropped this powerful essay for anyone wanting to build movements that are joyful & relentless about winning. He digs into the causes for the internal problems our orgs face AND offers specific solutions. So much resonated with me. Check it out!.
Our people and communities deserve organizations and movements that exude joy, build power, and secure critical victories for working people. Don't miss our latest by @MauriceWFP on #BuildingResilientOrgs . w/ @_convergencemag & @npquarterly
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RT @sunrisemvmt: BREAKING: @SummerForPA wins in #PA12! Sheβs on her way to becoming the first Black woman ever elected to Congress from Penβ¦.
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