The Sunrise Movement’s primary goal is to pass Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal.” The group has worked closely with Ocasio-Cortez, protesting alongside her. This is hardly a grassroots organization. Over half of the Sunrise Movement’s funds came from “institutional funders” like these. The Sierra Club is a major player on the left, and has helped fund Senate Majority PAC. Members of the Rockefeller Family fund have funneled cash to high-profile Democratic Senators like John Tester, Bob Casey, Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse. Members of the Wallace Global Fund have given over $2 million to Democratic candidates since 2004, including to both the DCCC and DSCC. In addition to 350.org and the Sierra Club, the Sunrise Movement also has ties to politically-connected Democratic-leaning organizations, including the Wallace Global Fund, the Rockefeller Family Fund and the Winslow Foundation. Sunrise even accepted a $50,000 check from the Sierra Club.
And where is the Sunrise Movement located? None other than the offices of the Sierra Club, one of the largest eco-activist groups in the nation. In fact, the Sunrise Movement received initial funding from 350.org, a well-known environmental group. But dig a little deeper, and it is clear that the group is hardly organic. The Sunrise Movement casts themselves as a grassroots group of climate activists. In February 2019, they used young children as props during an ambush of California Senator Dianne Feinstein to push for the “Green New Deal.” The stunt created a viral video of Feinstein giving the kids a needed civics lesson.
Senator Ed Markey, the lead Senate sponsor of the “Green New Deal,” even invited a Sunrise Movement troop as his guest to the State of the Union. The Sunrise Movement first gained notoriety for occupying Nancy Pelosi’s office soon after the 2018 midterms to push for extreme climate action, joining forces with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. You may have seen the “Sunrise Movement” in the news for one of their various protests against members of Congress. And they’re making the “Green New Deal” and its socialist takeover of America their signature issue. They say the United States has become a “rogue nation” by promoting its energy industry. They call themselves an “ army” that is at “ war” fighting in the name of extreme environmentalism.
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