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Vanessa Priya Daniel

@vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social
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Queer, Feminist, Organizer, Writer, Mom. Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone about Winning, Random House, March 2025. Order it today: www.vanessapriyadaniel.com/books Founder of Groundswell Fund & Action Fund.

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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Angela Davis’ NPR interview remembering Gloria Steinem’s allyship is required listening: www.npr.org/2026/09/05/n...
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I don't think I had $10 in the bank: Angela Davis remembers Gloria Steinem's allyship
Activist and author Angela Davis remembers her friend Gloria Steinem, and discusses intersectional feminism today.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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...
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bUt ShE wAs CiA sO wE hAtE hEr NoW
Gloria Steinem died. Now she’s being canceled by leftist internet warriors. Does she deserve it?
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
When there’s an accusation, before piling on, let’s get curious, read the full story, take in all the facts, and move from an informed place. Here are two helpful sources:
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If we do not examine facts instead of running with rumors, put things in context, allow room for people to grow and evolve; if we continue to swarm and destroy people and their legacies based on soundbites and spotty information, how are we any different from those who follow MAGA or QAnon?
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
“If you’re in Maine: know the date. July 25, then November. Everywhere else: the Senate is back as of Monday, July 13, and Trump wants the SAVE America Act attached to the defense bill, so call both of your senators.”
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
“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...
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TWO FACTS, ONE WEEKEND
Lindsey Graham died Saturday night. Mitch McConnell broke four weeks of silence Sunday to say a fall put him in the hospital in mid-June…
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Please don’t engage and contact my official social media channels or email contact @ vanessapriyadaniel . com if someone reaches out to you offering services and/or asking you for money using my name.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Rashad Robinson’s must-have framework on power ‘From Presence to Power’ is available for pre-order! Head to the link below to get your copy. #frompresencetopower www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676299... #frompresencetopower
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From Presence to Power by Rashad Robinson: 9780593243565 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Why do some fights for justice hit a wall while others succeed? What does it take to win social change, especially now? It comes down to understanding one thing: the difference between presence and po...
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Silent Auction “In Solidarity with Our Immigrant Neighbors in Northampton and Nearby Communities” organized by Immigrant Solidarity Collective I donated a signed copy of Unrig the Game, and there are many more amazing items up for grabs. Bid and support by June 5. givebutter.com/c/wCO7w5/auc...
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In Solidarity with Our Immigrant Neighbors in Northampton and Nearby Communities
By Immigrant Solidarity Collective
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
To all those in philanthropy holding the line and bolstering rather than abandoning movement infrastructure: thank you! & keep going!
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
In this edition: Epstein, Chavez, Gender and the Left. Unrig the Game’s 1 year anniversary: help strengthen movements by getting it into more hands! Honoring the wonderful Helen Kim and the lessons she taught us. Philanthropy Corner & Resources. Subscribe: www.vanessapriyadaniel.com/newsletter
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NEWSLETTER — Vanessa Daniel
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It's going to be chilly in the East on Saturday, and hot in the West, so No Kings Day requires that we all do a little extra organizing over the next 48 hours. Text people and tell them where to go! billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-time-to-...
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A Time to Rise
In anger, in hope, in whatever gets you out the door on Saturday!
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Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 25/03/2026
It's never been clearer that "we can't afford it" has always been a lie.
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Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 24/03/2026
Saturday, March 28th. No Kings. More than 3000+ events, nationwide. The biggest day of mass protest yet. Find one near you: bit.ly/nokings-march28
No Kings. Mass protest. 3/28/26.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
No Freedom Without Dismantling Patriarchy: An Open Letter to Our Movements and Our Country ✓ The Pattern We Must Name ✓ The Questions We Must Answer ✓ What We Commit to in Our Homes, Relationships, Communities, Institutions, Politics, and Movements Read it in full and sign on:
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No Freedom Without Dismantling Patriarchy: An Open Letter to Our Movements and Our Country
In the wake of the César Chávez revelations, we commit to uprooting racism AND patriarchy, together, without exception.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Everyone in movement needs to wake the f*ck up and shine a feminist black light over every leader & organization, every strategy & campaign, every action and demand, to ensure that we are dismantling patriarchy alongside white supremacy, colonialism and capitalism. THERE. IS. NO. WORKAROUND.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
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.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
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.
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 16/03/2026
While dropping off his kids, federal agents detained an Afghan refugee who served alongside U.S. special forces. He died less than 24 hours later. This is the 43rd death in ICE custody since Trump retook office. We need accountability and justice for all those who’ve died under their watch.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Organizing for the win. Thank you Nick, for your courageous leadership. @ndncollective.bsky.social ndncollective.org/all-charges-...
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All Charges Dropped Against Nick Tilsen in Politically Charged Case - NDN COLLECTIVE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 16, 2026 Rapid City, SD – Today, the Pennington County State’s Attorney’s office dropped all charges...
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Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 04/03/2026
Text NO WAR to 30403 to call your Senator and tell them to also vote yes!!
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
We need each other and our full strength more than ever in these heartbreaking times. Let’s use EVERY tool to make our movements stronger, let’s have each other’s backs, and let’s win! “Unrig the Game is one of the best books I’ve read in years.” Aparna Rae (Writer - Forbes, Business Insider)
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Help get Unrig the Game’s message to more leaders and movement workers! 🔸Buy 25+ copies for your colleagues, boards, and conference attendees. Happy to send signed bookplates for bulk orders. 🔸Invite or recommend me to speak. 🔸Post about the book. 🔸Subscribe to my newsletter. More info:
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BOOKS — Vanessa Daniel
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Tanya Gobern-Wallace, ED of the National Black Worker Center Project, writes “In Unrig the Game I found a lifeline…as if someone finally understood the terrain I was navigating and offered instruction, a language for what I was experiencing, and tools I could actually use.”
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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:
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 25/02/2026
Attention high school students in WA-07 📢 Submit your work to the Congressional Art Competition — and have a chance to have your art displayed in the U.S. Capitol! Entries are due 4/24 at 4:30 PM PST. I look forward to seeing your creativity! jayapal.house.gov/services/art-comp…
Poster for the Congressional Art Competition featuring a large artist's easel and canvas with the text "Submit by April 24!" Instructions listed include reviewing the 2026 rules, completing a release form, and submitting by April 24, 2026, at 4:30 PM. The website jayapal.house.gov/services/art-competition/ is provided for more information.
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Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 25/02/2026
Watch live: The @workingfamilies.org State of the Union Response, delivered by @summerlee.bsky.social:
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Working Families Party Response to the State of the Union
YouTube video by Working Families Party
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Los Angeles, CA - Scripps Presents: Vanessa Priya Daniel (Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone About Winning) in conversation with Myriam J. A. Chancy, followed by a book signing. Books available for purchase. 📍February 24 @ 7pm Balch Auditorium 🎟️ Get your free tickets:
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Vanessa Priya Daniel in Conversation
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Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson @ashdashlee.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
SOTU is Tuesday. The real state of our union isn’t coming from that podium — it’s coming from us. I’ve been building something called WeAct. 559 people are already taking verified actions together. New SOTU response actions just dropped. 🧵 Here’s what’s live for the State of the Union:
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Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 20/02/2026
Relevant words.
Black History Month. Ignorance married with power is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. James Baldwin.
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Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson @ashdashlee.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Use our email and call tools to tell Congress: Not a penny more for ICE brutality! Email: - nokings.org/aclu-stopice Call: - nokings.org/iceout-senate - nokings.org/iceout-house #NoKings #IceOut
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Ensuring that folks like Letetia Daniel’s Jackson have the power to govern has never been more critical than in these times.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
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.
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NPR @npr.org · 31/01/2026
A judge has ordered the U.S. to release a father and 5-year-old son who were taken into custody during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. A judge previously ruled that they could not be removed from the U.S. for now. n.pr/4qVBJLV
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Judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his dad from ICE detention
A judge has ordered the U.S. to release a father and 5-year-old son who were taken into custody during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. A judge previously ruled that they could not be removed from the U.S. for now.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
➡️ The people who have fought hardest to lead us out of oppression are facing the greatest threats now, especially Black women. Check for these leaders and flank and support them. One action you can take this week is to donate to @ilhanmn.bsky.social to ensure she can keep her security detail.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
➡️ Unidos MN, project MONARCA - has trained 26K people and counting as constitutional observers www.givemn.org/donate/Navig...
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GiveMN | Ignite generosity. Grow giving.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
➡️ Public Research Associates - training clergy and community members secure.politicalresearch.org/forms/donate
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PRA Website Donation Form
Your support enables us to provide changemakers with strategic insights and actionable research to block antidemocratic forces. With a gift today, you bring us closer to building a just and inclusive...
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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
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Donate — The Central Neighborhood
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
2️⃣ Call and email your representatives ➡️ Senators (202) 224-3121 or use @5calls.org Ask them to: → Investigate ICE killings → Freeze ICE in Minnesota → Remove DHS Secretary Noem
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
One thing I love about my friend Edgar Villanueva is that he is not timid about scale. There’s nothing wrong with small & scrappy efforts and they can even win some things but i appreciate when people and orgs on the left play big and set audacious goals. We need more of this!
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How This Entrepreneur Aims To Redirect $1 Trillion In Philanthropy
Since founding the Decolonizing Wealth Project, Edgar Villanueva has redirected reportedly $1 billion towards "reparative" initiatives. His next goal? $1 trillion.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
5) When triggered, before you act, go down the elevator all the way to the ground floor to comfort your child self and whatever tender hurt may have been bothered by what occured. 6) Remember to laugh and have joy in the work!
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
3) A teaspoon of salt in a glass of water tastes terrible, but in a lake is barely noticeable. Step back and put the bad in the perspective of all of the good. 4) As a leader, invest more time into the people who are clear and effective, than the ones who are not.
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Vanessa Priya Daniel @vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
A few lessons Helen taught that I carry with me: 1) The importance of a clean cut. 2) Allow time for the mud to settle, so that you can see clearly before you act.
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