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Senator Bernie Sanders arrives for Senate Democratic party leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Nov. 16, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is scheduled to deliver a speech Wednesday evening on behalf of Our Revolution, a political action organization that was created by supporters to carry on the work of Sanders.

Sanders is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. EST from Washington, D.C. Find instructions for how to watch a free live stream of the speech at the bottom of this news article.

The former Democratic presidential candidate is expected to speak on the topic of the “future of our country” under a Donald Trump presidency, according to a statement issued by Executive Director Shannon Jackson of Our Revolution. The address will come on the heels of Sanders’ new book, also named “Our Revolution,” which was released Tuesday.

“We need to do all we can to protect the most vulnerable people in our country from Donald Trump’s administration,” Jackson wrote in her statement. In what is sure to highlight Sanders' messages in the “Our Revolution” campaign, the statement urged viewers to “find out how best to continue our political revolution.”

Sanders was also named chair of outreach for Senate Democrats as well as a ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, according to a separate news release Wednesday.

“Serving as a ranking member of the Budget Committee is a heavy responsibility,” Sanders said in a statement. “It helps shape the priorities of the United States government and I am going to do everything I can to make sure the budget that leaves the United States Congress is a budget that represents the needs of working families and a shrinking middle class, not billionaires.”

Following the presidential election, Sanders has been actively been encouraging supporters to take more action in campaigning for policies and becoming more involved in the political process. He used a recent op-ed piece in the New York Times to speak of his hopes for the Democratic Party and the challenges it faces following the election of Trump.

Sanders has led by example by actively campaigning on behalf of working families and environmental initiatives. He made a surprise appearance outside of the White House Tuesday evening to speak on behalf of the Dakota Access pipeline on a global day of action that saw demonstrators turn out to protest the pipeline’s construction in hundreds of cities.

To watch a live stream of Sanders' speech on behalf of Our Revolution, viewers can visit Unity Feed to RSVP for a working link.

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