Youth Power vs. The Climate Crisis: Aru Shiney-Ajay

April 10th, 2025

“The Green New Deal is the idea that the federal government needs to drive the effort to stop the climate crisis.”

We discuss the Green New Deal and how youth movements like the Sunrise Movement are the secret sauce in getting the federal government to drive the effort to stop the climate crisis.

Aru Shiney-Ajay is the executive director of Sunrise Movement, a movement of young people to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process.

Your civic action toolkit recommendations from Aru are:

1. Hold on to a disciplined form of hope

2. Join Sunrise Movement!

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Credits:

Host: Mila Atmos 

Guest: Aru Shiney-Ajay

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producer: Zack Travis