Varshini Prakash co-founded the Sunrise Movement in 2017, transforming American climate activism through youth-led grassroots organizing. The movement’s 2018 sit-in at Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office propelled the Green New Deal into the center of national political debate, fundamentally reshaping how policymakers discussed climate urgency and environmental justice. Sunrise helped redefine climate advocacy for a new generation and made climate policy a central issue in American politics.
