She the People Summit

It is time to celebrate and usher in a new era in American politics. On Thursday, September 20, 2018 in San Francisco, the inaugural She the People Summit—an unprecedented national gathering of women of color transforming U.S. politics—will mark this moment in history of our rise. Founded and led by Aimee Allison, president of Democracy in Color and host of the “Democracy in Color” podcast, the summit will convene leading change makers in national progressive politics. We are coming together to strengthen our collective bonds, to organize our common efforts, and to realize the political power of women of color in 2018, 2020, and beyond. VoteRunLead is a proud sponsor.

She the People kicks off a national conversation with the She the People Summit on September 20, 2018. We are highlighting the nation’s most exciting progressive women of color leaders who are on the ballot, championing movements, and driving winning political strategy. At the Summit, we will have 500 women of color from 25 states, including elected officials and candidates in Congressional, statewide, mayoral, and district attorney races, movement leaders, and top political strategists. We are committed to strong representation from our under-25, low-income, immigrant, LGBTQ, and Muslim communities on stage and in the audience. She the People brings together partner organizations that are led by or center women and girls of color.

Confirmed speakers include: Montserrat Arredondo, Field Director, AZ Fair Wages & Healthy Families Campaign; Sayu Bhojwani, Founder & President, New American Leaders; Dereca Blackmon, Director, Diversity & First-Gen Office, Stanford University; Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo, California Assembly District 51; Vanessa Daniel, Founder & Executive Director, Groundswell Fund; Colorado State Congresswoman and Speaker of the House Crisanta Duran, District 5; Alicia Garza, Principal, Black Futures Lab; Strategy & Partnership Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance; Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter; Tory Gavito, Executive Director, Texas Future Project; Co-Founder, Way to Win; Deb Haaland, Democratic Nominee, New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District; Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, WA-7; Saru Jayaraman, Co-Founder & Co-Director, ROC United; California State Senator Holly Mitchell, District 30; Tram Nguyen, Co-Executive Director, New Virginia Majority; Isa Noyola, Deputy Director, Transgender Law Center; Ai-jen Poo, Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance; Arizona State Congresswoman Rebecca Rios, District 27; Linda Sarsour, Founder, MPower Change; DeJuana Thompson, Co-Founder & Partner, Think Rubix; and Rashida Tlaib, Candidate, Michigan’s 13th Congressional District; Nse Ufot, Executive Director, New Georgia Project

This Summit is taking place on the eve of the midterm elections at a time when our country is looking for signs of hope and courageous leadership. We have witnessed since 2016 a surge of women of color both rising in politics and entering politics. The Summit will be an unprecedented convening of women of color who are changing our national and local politics. From the stage, participants will learn about the political power of women of color as a voting bloc, and will hear stories of the challenges and triumphs of what it takes for women of color to succeed in politics. They will also hear from the very best strategists about how women of color are leading new approaches to win in the mid-terms and beyond.

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