Community Call

Join other social justice leaders for an hour of community, connection, and joy.

Description

Rockwood Community Calls are a FREE online event series created to support leaders from everywhere within the social justice ecosystem so that you can feel connected, supported, and replenished.

Every other month, we host a 60-minute Zoom call with a teacher, healer, leader, activist, artist, or speaker who will hold space for whatever our collective spirit is seeking in that moment.

Everyone is welcome, whether you’ve been through a Rockwood program or this is the first you’ve heard of us. Register for the next call and give yourself the gift of space, ease, and joy in your workday.

 

March 27, 2025 | Vanessa Priya Daniel

 Vanessa Priya Daniel smiles at the camera with chin resting in left palm. Her brown hair is loosely up and she is wearing gold hoop earrings and a gray denim shirt.

Join us in partnership and personal ecology as we hear from author Vanessa Priya Daniel for a truth telling conversation about women of color and social justice from her book, Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone About Winning. From the streets, to the ballot box, to elected office, no other demographic group stands up more consistently and unequivocally for human rights, democracy, and the planet. Yet when they are in leadership positions, women of color face persistent and unfair obstacles. For them, too often, the game is rigged.


Vanessa Daniel has worked in social justice movements for 25 years as a labor and community organizer, writer, researcher, and funder. She is the founder of Groundswell Fund (a 501c3), and Groundswell Action Fund (a 501c4), two leading funders of women of color-led organizations in the U.S. Vanessa was named one of the “Top 100 Most Powerful Players in Philanthropy” by Inside Philanthropy. She is the recipient of the 2022 Smith Medal from her alma mater Smith College. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times and The San Francisco Bay Guardian, among other publications. She is currently a fellow with the Decolonizing Wealth Project, and her consulting firm, Vanessa Daniel Consulting LLC, offers strategic advising and executive coaching to donors, foundations and grassroots leaders. Vanessa and her co-parent Tricia, are mothers to two daughters, ages six and thirteen.
Learn more about Vanessa at vanessapriyadaniel.com.