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8 SUNRISE MOVEMENT ACTIVISTS ARRESTED ON TED CRUZ’S LAWN AFTER MARCHING 400 MILES
Sunrise Movement activists with “Generation on Fire” demand President Biden stop impeding life-saving climate legislation in the American Jobs Plan and support a fully funded Civilian Climate Corps (CCC). Marchers presented a choice to the President: continue negotiating away our future with Republican climate deniers like Cruz or stand with the young people who elected you.
100 activists finished the final mile of their 400 mile march by marching to Cruz’s doorstep holding signs saying, “Our Homes Flood, Our People Freeze, Cruz Abandons Us,” and “No Deal with Climate Deniers,” and demanded Biden stop negotiating away their futures and hire 1.5 million people to fight the climate crisis through a fully funded CCC.
“Politicians like Cruz and Biden can’t sell my future away to their highest donor while Gulf South residents are losing their lives to storms like Claudette and the Texas Freeze. Our homes burn, our neighborhoods flood, our parents freeze, and they sentence us to death while talking about fake bipartisanship,” said arrested Sunriser Kidus Girma.
“Biden, I voted for you because I thought I was securing my future but everyday since inauguration I’ve woken up with the same fears. Your decision to work with the same people who won’t upgrade Texas’ power network to save us from blackouts this summer is a slap in the face. Deliver on your promises so I can have a future doing meaningful work like fixing our power grid,” said 19 year old marcher Ishan Gupta.
Sunrise demands Biden:
Stop negotiating with moderates and the GOP on climate jobs legislation and fight for what the people need.
Support Ed Markey and AOC’s Civilian Climate Corps that provides 1.5 million good jobs.
Take the first step towards climate justice by revoking the Formosa Plastics permit in St. James Parish, LA.
Activists marched for six weeks starting from the Superdome in New Orleans and highlighting issues of injustice along the way like a $9.5 billion plastics facility in St. James Parish, LA.
These arrested activists need funds for bail and legal support.