Executive Summary
Newly obtained slides from a recent Sunrise Movement membership meeting calls for a “political revolution” that includes the “need to structurally change the foundations of this country” to achieve “Eco-socialism, [a] multi-racial democracy, and Green New Deal legislation.”
The slide presentation from the organization includes a timeline for action and tactical escalation beginning with the March 28, 2026, “No Kings” event and May Day national mass noncooperation strike and protest.
Note: This group, Sunrise Movement, has played a role in coordinating the Anti-ICE walkouts we’ve seen (and continue to see) in K-12 schools. Click here and here to learn more.
Key Takeaways
- Sunrise Movement states that “we need a political revolution” and “to structurally change the foundations of this country.”
- Under potential future scenarios, Sunrise Movement states that a “Full Dictatorship” where “Trump steals the 2026 and/or 2028 elections,” the “military is fully under Trump’s control and he uses them to imprison and cut out his opposition from political power,” and that “freedom of speech is ended and speaking poorly of him and his billionaires is illegal” is possible.
- The document includes a section titled “On the Road to Revolution” which discusses the various phases building up to what the group calls “The New System.” Wins for the organization include passing a Green New Deal, “ending the billionaire 2 party system,” and “happiness (maybe).”
- Sunrise Movement’s “Grand Objective” is to achieve “Eco-socialism, [a] multi-racial democracy, and Green New Deal legislation.”
- The organization lists various tactics to achieve a “political revolution” including “booking and cancelling reservations at Hilton Hotels,” “wide awake actions,” and “public boycotts.”
- A slide titled “Hilton to May Day” shows the increase in escalation of tactics including a March 28, 2026 “No Kings” event to “May Day – May 1.”
- The group calls for college students to force “schools to stop contracting with ICE enablers like Hilton & topple the corporate pillar.“
Membership Mass Meeting – March 17, 2026
An opening slide states that the organization is “on a mission to stop the climate crisis and Donald Trump.” It adds that it will “only happen through society wide mass noncooperation.”
Sunrise Movement states that “we need a political revolution” and “to structurally change the foundations of this country.”
The organization’s slides state that to “get majority of society out in the streets and an explosion in voting, we need to repolarize society.” Which is defined as “fighting for hearts and minds – a rainbow coalition of the multiracial working class” that moves away from a “(corrupt) system” to a changed system with “more democracy.”
A section titled “On the Road to Revolution” discusses the various phases in the process that are building up to “The New System.” Wins for the organization include passing a Green New Deal, “ending the billionaire 2 party system,” and “happiness (maybe).” The organization’s “Grand Objective” is to achieve “Eco-socialism, [a] multi-racial democracy, and Green New Deal legislation.”
The meting slide deck lists three potential future “scenarios” including a “Full Dictatorship,” a “Seesaw Democracy,” and “something else.”
The organization lists under “Full Dictatorship” that “Trump steals the 2026 and/or 20268 elections,” the “military is fully under Trump’s control and he uses them to imprison and cut out his opposition from political power,” and that “freedom of speech is ended and speaking poorly of him and his billionaires is illegal.”
The second scenario labeled “Seesaw Democracy” states that “Democrats put up a serious fight, win the 2028 elections, but because of the dismantling of the Voter Rights Act, the Senate, and the Supreme Court, there isn’t a governing coalition.” It also includes that in a “2 party system, and without the ability to pass or implement big legislation, seesaw public opinion shifts against Democrats” and that “Authoritarians rise to power again.”
The third scenario offers the organization’s desired outcome which is “mass noncooperation and huge electoral turnout removes Trump and his cronies from power,” there is “huge popular support for ending the billionaire 2 party system changes our government,” and “we win good jobs, free healthcare and bright futures.”
