Barbara Lee
As the first African American woman elected to Congress, Barbara has consistently used her platform to champion policies that uplift marginalized communities and promote equity. She was recently elected Mayor of Oakland, California.
Women Leaders
Women to watch: Experts changing the face of feminism
Michelle Saahene
Wellness, progress and justice activist focusing on healing within a system of institutional racism. Michelle creates spaces for dialogue on racial healing, growth and learning.
Betsy Gaines Quammen
Author of American Zion: Cliven Bundy, God, and Public Lands in the West. Environmental historian and writer with a background in international conservation work, land issues, science denialism, and anti-government agitation in the American West.
Daisy Hernández
Daisy’s work is at the intersection of culture, identity, social justice and media representation. Winner of the Pen Book Award for The Kissing Bug which turns a critical eye to a devastating infection, Chagas disease, affecting predominantly impoverished and marginalized communities.
Jessica Valenti
Called “one of the most successful and visible feminists of her generation” by the Washington Post and one of the “Top 100 Inspiring Women in the World,” Valenti is a NYT Best-selling author, columnist and ‘the best abortion journalist in the country’.
Mariama White-Hammond
As a climate justice minister and a prominent figure in the intersection of faith and activism, Reverend White-Hammond emphasizes the moral imperative of addressing environmental issues related marginalized communities.
Christine McKinley
STEM activist, mechanical engineer, musician, host of Discovery Channel’s Decoded, and author of Physics For Rock Stars. Her musical Gracie and the Atom won a Portland Drammy for Original Score.
Rinku Sen
Rinku brings an innovative approach to complex social and racial justice issues. She is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, known for her transformative work promoting equity across marginalized groups.
Vien Truong
One of the country’s foremost policy innovators and solutions architect on building an equitable green economy. She has dedicated her career to advocating for communities who have historically been excluded from environmental policy decision-making.
Shola Lynch
Award-winning filmmaker, scholar, and film curator of documentaries: Free Angela & All Political Prisoners and Chisolm ’72-Unbought and Unbossed. Her current project, Number One On the Call Sheet, has been called “… as impressive a rundown of talent in a non-fiction project as you’re likely to see this year...”
Lateefah Simon
A nationally recognized advocate for civil rights and racial justice, Lateefah Simon is a community organizer who has brought opportunity to our nation’s most rejected and marginalized. Her leadership continues to strengthen communities. She is currently the Representative of California’s 12th District in Congress
Angela Shelton
Be Your Own Hero! Angela Shelton shares heartwarming and hilarious real-life stories about moving from a life of abuse and hardships to activist, artist, performer, writer, and award-winning filmmaker.
Kathleen Hanna
Unwavering feminist, legendary punk singer, artist and pioneer of the Riot Grrrl movement
Emily Hunter
An environmental activist, Hunter’s documentary series Activism 2.0 shows the new wave of environmentalism of grassroots movements.
Lorene Cary
Powerful storyteller, educator, and social activist delivering autobiographical, historical, and fictional stories about issues surrounding race and class.
Suzan Shown Harjo
President of The Morning Star Institute. Poet, writer, lecturer and policy advocate, who has helped Indigenous peoples protect sacred places and recover more than one million acres of land.
Jianying Zha
Born in Beijing, educated in the West, journalist and author Jianying Zha brings unique insight into the rapid changes and movement in Chinese culture, politics, and economics.
Edith Widder
Biologist, adventurer, deep sea explorer, innovator & inventor, who is changing the nature of aquatic conservation through her organization ORCA