Vanessa Priya Daniel

Greetings Good People, I have continued to crisscross the country for speaking engagements and gatherings in donor and movement spaces, including many focused on electoral work. Read it in full: tinyurl.com/VDOct26

When people on the left swarm in an ill-informed social media take down of a good person, integrity looks like speaking up to intervene. There have been a whole lot of takedowns of decent people and very little intervention in recent years.

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez’s nuanced analysis of Steinem’s history and legacy, and the online backlash, is required reading: alisav.substack.com/p/but-she-wa...

When people on the left swarm in an ill-informed social media take down of a good person, integrity looks like speaking up to intervene. There have been a whole lot of takedowns of decent people and very little intervention in recent years.

What ordinary person wants to join up or stay engaged with movements where people behave this badly and go unchallenged? The answer is glaringly obvious in the numbers – or lack thereof.

When people on the left swarm in an ill-informed social media take down of a good person, integrity looks like speaking up to intervene. There have been a whole lot of takedowns of decent people and very little intervention in recent years.

I appreciate everyone who has used their voice to intervene in the attacks on Gloria Steinem just days after her death. You are giving me hope that the left can evolve past the silence so many have kept – out of fear of being cancelled themselves – in the face of attacks like these.

“So here’s what’s helpful and meaningful right now. Find your line. If you’re in South Carolina: confirm your registration today, and set the reminder for August 11…That primary is open to you.” medium.com/@ashleewooda...

BEWARE OF SCAMS! 🚨 Please share this post and help me let others know. It has been brought to my attention that someone is impersonating me. The target seems to be progressive political candidates.

My latest newsletter is out! Let us REFUSE the urge to deal with our fear by rooting ourselves in scarcity, cynicism, or by abandoning each other. We need our hope, faith, and each other, more than ever.

TW: sexual violence. I am heart broken that my beloved movement elder and shero, Dolores Huerta, carried the weight of this secret all these years. May she, and every survivor who spoke up, feel our love and protection. Their truth sets us free.

The notion that we can ever build freedom for ANYBODY on top of the patriarchal rot in the foundation of this country is magical thinking. The time to clear it out – in this moment of Epstein and Chavez – is now.

Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone About Winning Turns 1 💛 Pictured here is an Unrig the Game retreat for leaders organized by The Chisholm Legacy Project. This image speaks volumes about this journey: Sisterhood, connection, healing.

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Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone About Winning Turns 1 💛 Pictured here is an Unrig the Game retreat for leaders organized by The Chisholm Legacy Project. This image speaks volumes about this journey: Sisterhood, connection, healing.

I poured my heart and soul into this Unrig the Game and 45 amazing leaders added their powerful testimony. We broke a silence to make leadership better and our movements stronger. Every week, I receive heartwarming messages from leaders across the country:

My friend and colleague Letetia Daniels Jackson is running for elected office in Alabama. Please join me in contributing to her campaign: secure.actblue.com/donate/letet... Letetia is a lifelong champion for the rights of working people, women and Black folks in the South.

Please join me in taking the following three actions to stand in solidarity with Minneapolis and with ourselves because if we don’t respond here, other cities will be next. Three things you can do right now: 1️⃣ Nationwide Shutdown January 30 - No work, school, shopping.

➡️ Unidos MN, project MONARCA - has trained 26K people and counting as constitutional observers www.givemn.org/donate/Navig...

Please join me in taking the following three actions to stand in solidarity with Minneapolis and with ourselves because if we don’t respond here, other cities will be next. Three things you can do right now: 1️⃣ Nationwide Shutdown January 30 - No work, school, shopping.

3️⃣ Donate. Many good places and people to fund, here are some: ➡️ The Central Neighborhood (a project of CANDO) - delivering groceries to immigrant families sheltering in place + building local organizing power thecentralneighborhood.com/new-page-2

Please join me in taking the following three actions to stand in solidarity with Minneapolis and with ourselves because if we don’t respond here, other cities will be next. Three things you can do right now: 1️⃣ Nationwide Shutdown January 30 - No work, school, shopping.