Speeches, chants and mariachis from the "Climate Joy for the Climate Charter" celebration. On Monday July 25th, we submitted to the El Paso City Clerk 39.150 signatures in favor of the Climate Charter. This is well over the number of signatures

Direct Climate Democracy Radio Pt 3: Seizing Power Against Polluters

Apr 26th, 2022 1h 3m

Welcome to "Direct Climate Democracy Radio," our three-part series outlining the history, theory, importance and urgency of the El Paso Climate Charter ballot initiative. {www.bit.ly/epclimatecharter)*The campaigns against the JP Morgan corpo

Direct Climate Democracy Radio Part 2: The Violence of Newman 6

Apr 22nd, 2022 1h 25m

Direct Climate Democracy Radio Part 1: Fossil Fuel Dictatorship in El Paso

Apr 18th, 2022 35m 52s

Gas Plant Fighters: Roundtable Discussion with Frontline Communities

Dec 24th, 2021 1h 42m

In this roundtable discussion, we recount the frontline-led fights against El Paso Electric's polluting gas plants: the Newman Generating Station in Chaparral and the Montana Vista Gas Plant near in Montana Vista. To discuss the fight against

(No.9) Newman 6 and Climate: Voices from "March For Clean Air"

May 19th, 2021 23m 47s

Newman 6 and Climate: Voices from "March For Clean Air"

Sunrise Weekly Ep. 2 (Full Show) Beyond Bernie

May 27th, 2020 58m 55s

Episode 2 of Sunrise Weekly 🌞Organizers Crystal and Gracie discuss the Democratic establishment's coup on Bernie, how the movement can continue after Bernie's dropped out, and local efforts to move the Democratic Party to the left 🌵http://

Sunrise Weekly Ep. 1 (Full Show)

May 23rd, 2020 1h 12m

Sunrise Weekly Ep. 1 (Full Show): Veronica Carbajal for Mayor, El Paso's Green New Deal Summit, In-Case-You-Missed-it HeadlinesMay 17, 2020#SunriseElPaso #SunriseElPasoWeekly #Weekly

(No.8) Bernie vs. Biden pt. 1: Primary Status, Covid-19 Responses, and Cult of Visual Politics

Apr 3rd, 2020 1h 2m

Why should Bernie continue to run? How have Bernie vs. Biden responded to the COVID-19 crisis? Why does our society (and the mainstream media) focus on "imagery over substance"?

(No.7) Connecting the Climate Movement with Immigrant Solidarity [ft. Destiny Garcia from DMSC]

Mar 28th, 2020 46m 38s

In this episode, we discuss the connection between the climate justice movement and the immigration justice movement. As a border community, we are first-hand witnesses of the cruelty of the United States immigration policies. Our community see

(No.6) COVID-19 and Climate Crisis Parallels: Tragedies of Neoliberalism [ft. Xavier Miranda]

Mar 26th, 2020 1h

In this episode, we discuss the two major political crises of our time: the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the Climate Crisis. One exposes the gaping weaknesses of America’s health care systems, the other exposes the destructiveness of our economical

(No.5) Teach-In: Naomi Klein's Burning Case for the Green New Deal

Mar 23rd, 2020 48m 27s

Book summary and analysis of Naomi Klein's "The (Burning) Case for the Green New Deal." Klein is a author of books such as "No Logo" and "The Shock Doctrine." She is a renowned author and climate theorist. This is a live recording from a Teac

(No.1) Speeches from 9/20/19 El Paso Climate Strike

Mar 23rd, 2020 1h 21m

Young community leaders speak at the 9/20/19 El Paso Climate Strike. The climate crisis in an intersectional issue--the problem contains racial and economic dynamics of oppression. Local organizations such as Familias Unidas se Chamizal, Det

(No.4) How JP Morgan is Trying to Rip off El Paso and the Environment [interview with Tyson Slocum]

Nov 14th, 2019 50m 32s

This Podcast will consist of an interview that Sunrise El Paso organizers conducted with Tyson Slocum, Energy Director at Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization. Tyson has been an immense help for the El Paso community in

(No.3) Green New Deal on a City Level: Sunrise Los Angeles Case Study

Oct 16th, 2019 31m 12s

On this episode of Sunrise El Paso Media, we interview Lynn Wang, HUB Coordinator of Sunrise Los Angeles, to discuss her experience in organizing for a city-level Green New Deal. The end result was Mayor Garcetti's "Green New Deal LA"--it has i