Activist-in-Residence

Varshini Prakash has been a leader in the climate movement for over a decade and was the former Director and co-founder of Sunrise, organizing thousands of young people in the fight to stop climate change, create millions of good, union jobs, and build racial equity through a Green New Deal. Sunrise's work contributed to creating the national mandate to pass the first and largest federal climate legislation in US history. She is a proud UMass grad in the class of '15, and she currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

As the second annual Ellsberg activist-in-residence, Varshini will be on campus February 24-28th, where she will visit with departments and classes, hold office hours, lead a workshop for student activists, and deliver a public lecture.