A year in review Hey folks, It’s been a year. A rapidly accelerating climate crisis; a global pandemic; an economic recession; concentration camps at our country’s border; and the continued killing of Black people at the hands of police. In Chicago alone we’ve seen Lori Lightfoot and city leadership back…

Sunrise Chicago enthusiastically endorses Marie Newman for Congress in IL-03 We are only days away from a monumental election, and the future of our climate, the health and safety of our BIPOC communities, and the economic survival of our working and middle class citizens are all at stake. We need…

Sunrise Chicago enthusiastically endorses Sen. Robert Peters for 13th District State Senate By DD Klionsky, Sunrise Chicago An appointee to a seat with a storied history (the 13th district senate seat was the first elected office that Barack Obama held), Robert Peters wasted no time in his first year as…

THANK YOU Our names are Emily and DD, and we were Sunrise Chicago’s full-time fellows (from February through the end of June). Now, with the first cohort of the fellowship behind us and the perspective of a summer to go on, we wanted to thank all of you–the generous people whose donations…

CHICAGO, IL — On Saturday, August 15th, Sunrise Movement Chicago and partner organizations held a rally and march in McKinley Park. Speakers talked about their experiences with Chicago’s continued investment in police and disinvestment in local communities, while attendees used chalk to write and draw their vision of a just…

by Irene Henry in collaboration with Sunrise Movement Chicago While the magnitude of ripple effects from the pandemic across society can feel paralyzing, there is also comfort to be found in this profoundly deep moment of shared human existence. …

Meet Chris, Julia, Eliana, and Dejah — Sunrise Chicago core-team members who share their hopes and goals for climate justice in the coming year. Christopher Walsh: Tech Team Lead Why is the Sunrise Movement important for Chicago? I don’t like the path we are currently going down as a nation, in regards to our policy…

Climate Injustice on Chicago’s South Side and the Importance of Role-Models Written by Emma Zimmerman in collaboration with the Sunrise Movement On a Wednesday evening, 31-year-old Joe Ortega sipped on a tall glass of beer in a Logan Square café. At 7pm, any commuter walking by would have assumed Joe…

Growing the Movement through Age-Diversity at the September 20th Strike This article was written by Emma Zimmerman in collaboration with the Sunrise Movement Chicago Communications Team On Friday, September 20th, activists of all ages spanned westward from Grant Park, barricaded by police officers, and serenaded by the shouts of thousands…