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BeforeThe Sunrise Movement was founded in 2017 by a group of organizers in their twenties, including Varshini Prakash and Evan Weber, as a youth-led climate organization combining electoral work with direct action. Published accounts differ on the month: some date the founding to April 2017 and others to June 2017, and the organization's own materials give the year without settling the month. This entry therefore carries year-only precision. In November 2018 more than one hundred young activists occupied the office of House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi to press for a Green New Deal. The …

AfterThe Sunrise Movement was founded in 2017 as a youth-led climate organization combining electoral work with direct action. Two first-party records give the year: the organization's own movement timeline ("2017 Sunrise is founded"), and Varshini Prakash's statement of 7 November 2018, "I founded Sunrise Movement last year", signed as co-founder. Neither gives a month, so this entry carries year-only precision. In 2018 Sunrise activists staged a sit-in in the office of House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, alongside Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, to press for a Green New Deal; the organization …

BeforeThe Sunrise Movement is founded as a youth-led climate action organization focused on political advocacy and grassroots organizing. Founded by activists including Evan Weber and Varshini Prakash, the movement emerges from years of planning and discussion among climate activists seeking more direct action approaches. The organization adopts 11 core principles rooted in social justice and grassroots activism, emphasizing community leadership, non-violent action, and solidarity with other social movements. Initial goals focus on electing renewable energy proponents in the 2018 midterm …

AfterYouth-led climate organization launches. The Sunrise Movement was founded in 2017 by a group of organizers in their twenties, including Varshini Prakash and Evan Weber, as a youth-led climate organization combining electoral work with direct action. Published accounts differ on the month: some date the founding to April 2017 and others to June 2017, and the organization's own materials give the year without settling the month. This entry therefore carries year-only precision. In November 2018 more than one hundred young activists occupied the office of House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi …