#NoMoreExcuses: Mass Action on Capitol Hill to Demand Dems Back Green New Deal Instead of Fossil Fuel Interests

More than 800 climate action advocates attended a training in Washington, D.C. on Sunday ahead of a huge public action planned for Monday aimed at pressuring Democratic leaders to back a Green New Deal. (Photo: Sunrise Movement)

#NoMoreExcuses: Mass Action on Capitol Hill to Demand Dems Back Green New Deal Instead of Fossil Fuel Interests

"Every day for the past three weeks we have been asking our leaders in Congress: will you stand with us, fight for our futures, and back a Green New Deal? Today, we're here for their answer."

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