Above: The Sunrise Movement, @sunrisemvmt, shut down a fossil fuel lobbying event at the Trump Hotel in Washington, DC on March 5, 2018. They are #ShineALight on fossil fuel corruption to demand a safe climate and just future for everyone.
Sunrise Movement blockaded the doors at the Trump Hotel in DC to a cocktail party being thrown by the Independent Petroleum Association of America.
Sunrise, which describes itself as “a movement of young people uniting to stop the climate crisis,” organized a protest at the Trump Hotel in Washington, DC when the Independent Petroleum Association of America was holding a cocktail party lobbying event.
As you can see in the livestream they disrupted the party and told personal stories about climate impacts and the need for a swift end to the fossil fuel industry. They also had people outside the hotel holding a support rally that called attention to what was happening inside and talking to media.
On their Facebook page they write “We call ourselves Sunrise because we know this dark hour in America, when fossil fuel executives and climate deniers run our government, cannot last. The sun will rise again. We have a 4-year plan to make climate action an urgent priority in every corner of the country, expose the fossil fuel executives who have purchased politicians and blocked progress, and lift up champions who will work for the people at every level of government.”
We did it! 12 young people blocked the entrance to one of Big Oil’s largest lobby events at Trump Hotel tonight to #ShineALight on greed and corruption.
Sign up here to join our army of young people to get fossil fuel money out of politics: https://t.co/S4MxBwSai9 pic.twitter.com/Lul4EMwbsB
— Sunrise Movement (@sunrisemvmt) March 6, 2018
12 young people blocking fracking lobby meeting for 1 hr in Trump Hotel. We’re here to #shines light on #fossilfuel money on our government. #NoFossilFuelMoney #VoteThemOut2018 pic.twitter.com/H2NS0xfZ63
— Sunrise Movement (@sunrisemvmt) March 5, 2018
? So you claim to be an American,
But we see right through your greed.
It’s killing all across the world,
For that oil money.
So we proudly stand up,
until you #keepitintheground.
We The People of the world unite,
And we are here to stay.#ShineALight
? pic.twitter.com/Szc7AWveVs— Sunrise Movement (@sunrisemvmt) March 5, 2018
BREAKING: Millennials interrupt fracking lobbyist meeting at Trump International Hotel in DC.
From the NRA to Big Oil – young Americans are rising up to reject corporate influence in political issues that impact us the most. #ShineALight #NoFossilFuelMoney pic.twitter.com/BZWZh6CzBZ
— Garrett Blad (@gblad) March 5, 2018
“Being from Virginia, I’ve seen what it looks like when fossil fuels own your legislators. We need politicians who will represent US- not just fossil fuel billionaires.” our Stephanie here in DC to #ShineALight on Big Oil’s greed. #NoFossilFuelMoney pic.twitter.com/QKKSPjIcRF
— Sunrise Movement DC (@SunriseMvmtDC) March 5, 2018
.@evanlweber is from Hawaii—a beautiful place at risk of being destroyed by climate change. He’s here to #ShineALight on fossil fuel greed. We’re fighting for an America for all of us—not just Big Oil billionaires. pic.twitter.com/Vnmdj4ZO8P
— Sunrise Movement DC (@SunriseMvmtDC) March 5, 2018
Can you hear us .@IPAAaccess? We’re here at Trump hotel to protest the stranglehold that fossil fuel lobbyists have on our political system and to fight back against corruption!! You can no longer hold our futures hostage!! @sunrisemvmt @350action #ShineALight pic.twitter.com/4hIEhp4fYD
— Sunrise Movement DC (@SunriseMvmtDC) March 5, 2018
They kicked out our livestream, but we’re still here. Standing with @sunrisemvmt in front of the #fracking lobby meeting in the #Trump hotel. This business is is directly in contrat with a livable future for my generation. #NoFossilFuelMoney <ahref=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/VoteThemOut?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#VoteThemOut pic.twitter.com/q3rCNAnsbZ
— Sunrise Movement (@sunrisemvmt) March 5, 2018
Sing along from home! #NoFossilFuelMoney #KeepItInTheGround https://t.co/Io6YNMVwwV
— ClimateTruth (@climatetruth) March 5, 2018
The Trump Hotel security are trying to block us in, but the barricades can’t drown out our singing! We’re here to #ShineALight on Big Oil’s greed, and ? we shall not be moved. ? pic.twitter.com/ox0R012siR
— Sunrise Movement (@sunrisemvmt) March 5, 2018
They kicked out our livestream, but we’re still here. Standing with @sunrisemvmt in front of the #fracking lobby meeting in the #Trump hotel. This business is is directly in contrat with a livable future for my generation. #NoFossilFuelMoney #VoteThemOut
— Dyanna Jaye (@DJaye) March 5, 2018
Blockaders are out of the Trump Hotel! We came to #ShineALight on fossil fuel greed, and we’ll keep coming back until our leaders are willing to stand up for our generation and be accountable to everyday people, not just the wealthy and well-connected. ✊ #NoFossilFuelMoney pic.twitter.com/61gVm3tJDJ
— Sunrise Movement (@sunrisemvmt) March 5, 2018