Vanessa Daniel

Thank you @smithcollege for a week I will always remember. #RallyDay2023 #SmithiesLead

Working Families Party mass call tomorrow: buff.ly/3UFFvem

LaTosha Brown does so much to lift other women of color leaders. “Power, Innovation, and Leadership” is an amazing program she created. Please spread the word and donate! More info: buff.ly/3AdOwEj buff.ly/3YctxcW

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So proud of my sister Aisha Nyandoro! Make sure to check out this amazing TIME magazine feature and support her work with @SpringboardToOp to end generational poverty. buff.ly/3XOeMgh

I wrote a book! Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone about Winning @RandomHouse 3.4.25 is a playbook based on my 25+ years of experience in social justice movements, and insights from 45+ women of color leaders. Pre-order now: buff.ly/3ZBga8l

The @FrontlinesFund just published their latest report! This year’s report chronicles the first three years of DFF and the incredible work being done by their slate of grantees. A must read: buff.ly/4e5k4ue #DemocracyFrontlinesFund #RealizingOurVision #FundingtheFrontline

Happy labor day!

I know I'm not around here much, but I wanted to let you know I'm on the photo app and that I'll be sharing exciting news over there in the coming weeks. The handle is my name VanessaPriyaDaniel.

Movement Friends, Exciting News: @MauriceWFP's “Building Resilient Organizations” is now available as a zine & workbook! A must-read for nonprofit & movement leaders looking to build resilience and connect to joy: bit.ly/45yJ0Y1 Let's use this tool, thrive, and WIN!

Thank you ⁦@MauriceWFP⁩ for modeling integrity. instagram.com/reel/C3-j5EVuo…

This is why I rock with the @LGBTQTaskForce as one of my queer political homes. Proud board member. Thank you for your leadership @KierraDC . Respect. instagram.com/thetaskforce/p…

Let’s take stock: Today, I voted against an $886 BILLION defense budget. @AdamSchiff voted for it. I voted against invading Iraq and Afghanistan. Schiff voted to do so. I voted against the PATRIOT Act. Schiff voted for it. I am the peace and security champion in this race.

Speak up - with colleagues, with friends, with Congress. Ceasefire now. Stop the use of US tax dollars to finance genocide. End the occupation.

It’s actually unfathomable.

I am the only Palestinian American serving in Congress, and my perspective is needed here now more than ever. I will not be silenced and I will not let anyone distort my words. I’m from Detroit, where I learned to speak truth to power, even if my voice shakes.

uncritically, we are sitting ducks for fascism. Anything large or small that is bucking and intervening in that cultural norm is something I’m celebrating right now. Good for him.

headlines, to swallow, decontextualized, rumors, and accusation whole instead of insisting on three dimensional, critical discussions that unpack things and consider facts and data. The bigger picture for me here is that when we adopt a sheep mentality and throw people out…

This seems trivial in light of what’s happening in the world, but I think it’s worth lifting up because it’s a microcosm of larger trends in the zeitgeist that are ripping through every sector, including movement, with a massively destructive force…. hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-n…