{"id":591307,"date":"2021-07-14T17:06:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T21:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=591307"},"modified":"2021-07-14T17:06:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T21:06:20","slug":"youth-activists-who-lectured-dianne-feinstein-in-2019-are-back-and-now-they-say-they-wont-leave-until-she-meets-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youth-activists-who-lectured-dianne-feinstein-in-2019-are-back-and-now-they-say-they-wont-leave-until-she-meets-demands\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Activists Who Lectured Dianne Feinstein In 2019 Are Back And Now They Say They Won\u2019t Leave Until She Meets Demands"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyouth-activists-who-lectured-dianne-feinstein-in-2019-are-back-and-now-they-say-they-wont-leave-until-she-meets-demands%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=591307&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sen.-Feinstein-D-CA.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Youth climate activists with the Sunrise Movement slept outside California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein\u2019s office in Los Angeles on Tuesday night and say they aren\u2019t leaving until she meets their demands.<\/p>\n<p>Sunrise Movement LA describes itself as an organization of \u201cyoung people fighting for a Green New Deal, a livable future, and good sustainable jobs for all Angelenos.\u201d It is affiliated with other activist groups in the region that organize against law enforcement agencies and advocate for the homeless population.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.3636363636364\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good night Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DianneFeinstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DianneFeinstein<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uaPxrDwmb7\">pic.twitter.com\/uaPxrDwmb7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sunrise L.A. Youth \ud83c\udf05 (@SunriseLAYouth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunriseLAYouth\/status\/1415202167514820609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>FOX News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/climate-change-dianne-feinstein-office-sunrise-movement-protest\">reported<\/a> that the group wants an infrastructure bill making its way through Congress to \u201cinclude $10 trillion in climate spending over the next 10 years and a government-funded \u2018Civilian Climate Corps.\u2019\u201d The Sunrise Movement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunrisemovement.org\/theory-of-change\/the-ccc-explained\/\">describes<\/a> CCC as \u201ca visionary policy that would create a government jobs program putting a new generation of Americans to work combatting the climate crisis.\u201d Organizers are also demanding a meeting with Feinstein, alleging she has \u201crefused to meet with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.5106382978723\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s been 24 hours and WE\u2019RE \ud83d\udde3 STILL \ud83d\udde3 HERE \ud83d\udde3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenFeinstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenFeinstein<\/a> you ready to meet our demands? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x9iFnLGVv2\">pic.twitter.com\/x9iFnLGVv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sunrise L.A. Youth \ud83c\udf05 (@SunriseLAYouth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunriseLAYouth\/status\/1415376213762211844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The activist group <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sunrisemvmt\/status\/1099168970169569281\">accused<\/a> Feinstein of having a \u201cdismissive attitude\u201d in 2019 after several schoolchildren and parents from the Sunrise Movement showed up at her San Francisco office to confront the senator about her unwillingness to support the Green New Deal. Video of the exchange went viral.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know what\u2019s interesting about this group?\u201d Feinstein said at the time. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing this for 30 years. I know what I\u2019m doing. You come in here and you say it has to be my way or the highway. I don\u2019t respond to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.5430267062315\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is how <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenFeinstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenFeinstein<\/a> reacted to children asking her to support the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GreenNewDeal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GreenNewDeal<\/a> resolution \u2014 with smugness + disrespect.<\/p>\n<p>This is a fight for our generation&#8217;s survival. Her reaction is why young people desperately want new leadership in Congress. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0zAkaxruMI\">pic.twitter.com\/0zAkaxruMI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sunrise Movement \ud83c\udf05 (@sunrisemvmt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sunrisemvmt\/status\/1099075460649107458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While the activists outside of Feinstein\u2019s L.A. office on Tuesday and Wednesday appear to be older than the children who confronted her two years ago, the group\u2019s message has not wavered. The Sunrise L.A. Youth branch claims to be \u201cbuilding an army\u201d of young people to organize locally. They say Feinstein, 88, is complicit in causing climate change and has \u201cenabled fossil fuel corporations to pollute neighborhoods.\u201d Sunrise Movement activists <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunriseMvmtLA\/status\/1415138701949095938\">referenced<\/a> \u201celderly elected officials\u201d who they say \u201care allowing young people to spend their youth lobbying those in power to fight for a livable planet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want green jobs,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunriseLAYouth\/status\/1415384919983804417\">said<\/a> a Sunrise L.A. Youth activist identified as Sara. \u201cOur children, and our children\u2019s children, deserve to live in a world that is clean. A world where they aren\u2019t constantly gasping for breathable air. It\u2019s sad that I, a 15-year-old, have to be yelling at a nearly 90-year-old senator to do their job. We are done waiting around for her to do something.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.2523364485981\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Amir is 14 years old, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenFeinstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenFeinstein<\/a> is 88.<\/p>\n<p>Children are fighting for their futures and taking on a burden that they don\u2019t deserve. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mHnBY21BZ0\">https:\/\/t.co\/mHnBY21BZ0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sunrise Movement LA \ud83c\udf04 (@SunriseMvmtLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunriseMvmtLA\/status\/1415065042597253120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Several allied progressives running for elected offices <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunriseLAYouth\/status\/1415073065654833153\">attended<\/a> the rallies, and others <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BryantOdegaLA\/status\/1415093890995032066\">showed support<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.0597014925373\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Honored to join <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunriseMvmtLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SunriseMvmtLA<\/a> today. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoClimateNoDeal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoClimateNoDeal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xcFDYRRjd7\">https:\/\/t.co\/xcFDYRRjd7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fatima Iqbal-Zubair (@fatima4assembly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fatima4assembly\/status\/1415134445158342656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to FOX News, \u201cSunrise Movement, which is funded in part by a left-wing dark money network called The Sixteen Thirty Fund, is known for its aggressive tactics toward politicians,\u201d and:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"15.130890052356\">\n<p><em>Last month, its activists dumped wildfire ashes on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/protesters-dump-wildfire-ashes-pelosis-porch\">front porch,<\/a>&nbsp;in addition to visiting Feinstein\u2019s home, in order to ramp up pressure for its climate demands.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Also last month, a Sunrise Movement demonstration outside Texas Sen. Ted Cruz\u2019s home led to arrests after police said eight protesters&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/climate-change-protesters-arrested-ted-cruz-texas\">trespassed onto Cruz\u2019s property<\/a>&nbsp;and refused to leave.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In 2020, the group&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/supreme-court-rbg-protests-lindsey-graham-mcconnell\">organized protests<\/a>&nbsp;at the homes of Republican senators to pressure them against confirming the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg\u2019s replacement.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Wednesday, Washington Post reporter Jeff Stein said that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JStein_WaPo\/status\/1415365167202938885\">multiple sources<\/a> have confirmed funding for the Civilian Climate Corps is included in the Democrats\u2019 $3.5 trillion reconciliation package.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know the amount\/scope,\u201d Stein tweeted.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Youth climate activists with the Sunrise Movement slept outside California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein\u2019s office in Los Angeles on Tuesday night and say they aren\u2019t leaving until she meets their &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-591307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=591307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=591307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=591307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}