Rhiana Gunn-Wright
Rhiana Gunn Wright | |
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Democratic Party of the United States | |
Movement | Green New Deal |
Rhiana Gunn-Wright (born 1988) is the Climate Policy Director at the Roosevelt Institute.[1] She has worked with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as an author of the Green New Deal. Gunn-Wright was educated at Yale, before becoming a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford in 2013.
Early life and education
Gunn-Wright grew up in
Research and career
After graduating, Gunn-Wright served as an intern to Michelle Obama.[9] Gunn-Wright was appointed policy lead for Abdul El-Sayed's campaign for governor of Michigan.[10] When he asked her to join his campaign, she asked if he was certain: "Are you sure? Because you’re very Muslim and I’m very black, and this is Michigan." For El-Sayed, Gunn-Wright set out a bold policy agenda, including state-funded access to the internet and a shift to all renewable energy by 2030.[11]
Gunn-Wright was head hunted by the
She has written for The Guardian and was included in Time magazine's list of the top women fighting to end climate change.[23] Gunn-Wright was a signatory on the Women Lead Climate campaign.[24]
External links
References
- ^ "Rhiana Gunn-Wright". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Owens, Donna M. "She, The People: Meet Rhiana Gunn-Wright, An Architect Behind The Green New Deal". Essence. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ "The Association of American Rhodes Scholars: Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Rhodes Scholar, Aims To Shine Light From Her Bright Future On To Englewood". www.americanrhodes.org. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ a b "Rhodes Scholar Rhiana Gunn-Wright 'Grateful'". Institute for Women's Policy Research. November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Baker, Dorie (December 10, 2012). "Rhiana Gunn-Wright '11: Shaping policy to break the cycle of disadvantage". YaleNews. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c Wallace-Wells, David (September 20, 2019). "A Green New Deal Co-Author on the Rapid Evolution of Climate Policy". Intelligencer. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Green New Deal visionary Rhiana Gunn-Wright to speak at Tulane". Tulane News. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Three African American Women Win Rhodes Scholarships". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Rhiana Gunn-Wright | Aspen Ideas". Aspen Ideas Festival. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "People". New Consensus. January 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c "CLIMATE: Meet the scholar crafting the 'Green New Deal'". www.eenews.net. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ Smith-Janssen, Karen L. (October 4, 2019). "For the Architect Behind Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal, Policy Is Personal". Marie Claire. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Land Use, Markets, and the Green New Deal: a Conversation With Rhiana Gunn-Wright". Ecosystem Marketplace. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ IBW21 (August 13, 2019). "Meet Rhiana Gunn-Wright, An Architect Behind The Green New Deal". Institute of the Black World 21st Century. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Green New Deal" (PDF). New Consensus. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Columbia | SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy | The Green New Deal: Rhiana Gunn-Wright". energypolicy.columbia.edu. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ "Green New Deal architect: Details on cost, policy are coming". MSNBC.com. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ "Town Hall with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. TRANSCRIPT: 3/29/19, All In w/ Chris Hayes". MSNBC. March 29, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ Irfan, Umair (September 5, 2019). "6 winners and 3 losers from CNN's climate town hall". Vox. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ Dennis Harvey (January 23, 2022). "'To the End' Review: A Doc on Pushing For Climate Policy Change". Variety. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ Leslie Felperin (January 23, 2022). "'To the End' Review: Rachel Lears' New AOC Doc at Sundance – The Hollywood Reporter". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ Jill Goldsmith (April 19, 2022). "Tribeca Festival 2022 Lineup With Jon Hamm, Ray Romano, Bryan Cranston – Deadline". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ "Rhiana Gunn-Wright | The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Declaration". Women Lead Climate. Retrieved November 20, 2019.