The Power of ‘We’: Part One– The Impact of Sunrise in the Climate Movement
By Melanie Shao and Willa Wang
As Dan Schrag mentions in his Ecosystemic interview, “Climate change is a global collective action problem.” This assessment rings especially true in the context of the youth movement. The Sunrise Movement, a prominent United States-based environmental organization, emphasizes the power of “we”, as portrayed in its principles:
We are a movement to stop climate change and create millions of good-paying jobs in the process.We grow our power through talking to our communities.We are people from all paths of life.We are nonviolent in word and deed.We tell our stories, and we honor each other’s stories.We ask for help and we give what we can.We take initiative.We embrace experimentation and we learn together.We take care of ourselves, each other, and o...