Beloved Family,

The numbers are in! I am inspired by all we accomplished together, and ready to take our movement to new heights in the new year!

Will you join our Beloved Donor Circle? There are 3 days left to make a tax-deductible donation before the end of the year! When you donate before December 31st, we mail you beautiful thank you gifts.

Highlights to celebrate with you:

  • 200+ million people reached through our mobilizations: the People’s Inauguration, the Solidarity Vigil, the Learning Hub, and our 9/11 Anniversary Campaign. All used art, music, poetry, storytelling, teaching and memorial to model beloved community.
  • 150+ organizations partnered and amplified our movement.
  • 115+ press hits! We made headlines from CNN to NBC, NPR to the AP, PBS to People Magazine!
  • 75+ visionaries joined our events, including movement leaders Ai-Jen Poo, Sherrilyn Ifill, and adrienne maree brown; faith leaders Rev. William Barber II, Rabbi Sharon Brous;  thought leaders Baratunde Thurston and Van Jones; artists Kerry Washington, America Ferrera, Ani DiFranco, and many more.
  • 40,000+ people mobilized in our ten-day teaching series to activate revolutionary love
  • 3,000+ messages of solidarity delivered to families of people killed in acts of hate.
  • 150 virtual events with Valarie Kaur reached thousands of people through teachings, interviews, and keynotes.
  • 2 new learning hubs to equip you to practice revolutionary love everyday and understand the impact of 9/11 on communities of color, including 680+ downloads of our educator’s guide
  • #1 LA Times Bestseller awarded to SEE NO STRANGER

Each of these numbers tells a story. About how we broke away from isolation, found a way to process our pain, recommitted to our values, and lifted our gaze to the future with revolutionary love as our North Star. We each have a role in shaping that future. Now with our eyes on that horizon, let’s be brave and bold.

When you donate to the Revolutionary Love Project in your year-end giving, you are funding the future. Please join our Beloved Donor Circle before December 31st!

If you donate before the year’s end, we will mail you beautiful gifts to express our appreciation. With my whole heart, thank you for being on this journey with us.

Yours,
Valarie + The Revolutionary Love Team


Join our Beloved Donor Circle. 

Here are three ways to give to continue the labor of building beloved community. For every donation, we would like to send you thank-you gifts to enrich your journey. 


#1 Are you a Beloved Sustainer?

When you make a monthly donation of any amount, you become a Beloved Sustainer. You sustain our work with your faith in us. We send you a postcard of revolutionary love artwork in the mail and keep you posted with special updates. Plus, the first 50 to sign up are invited to join Valarie in a virtual group tea date! (You can also make a one-time donation of $150 or more). 

#2 Are you a Beloved Champion

When you donate $1K or more, you become a Beloved Champion. You are the wind at our back! To thank you, we send you all of the above, plus a signed copy of See No Stranger, a poster of the Shephard Fairey portrait “Rebirth” signed by Valarie, a copy of Ani DiFranco’s new album “Revolutionary Love,” and an invite to join Valarie in a virtual group tea date. 

#3 Are you a Beloved Anchor

If you or your family can donate $10K or more, you become a Beloved Anchor. Thank you! We send you all of the above, plus the brand-new Revolutionary Love audio training course and an invite to join Valarie in a 1-1 virtual tea date.

And — If you or your family are interested in becoming a Beloved Partner with a contribution of $40K or more over a two year period, we invite you to email us directly at contact@revolutionaryloveproject.com.

Our Gifts to Thank You

As an expression of our gratitude, we’re excited to mail you some of our favorite work from 2021!

Our fundraising campaign ends December 31st. Our thank-you gifts will ship to you by March 2022. 


A word…

In our team meetings, we close by leaving each other a single word. It’s a wish to give each other inspiration to carry through the week and remind us that we are connected to each other. As this year comes to a close, we look back with gratitude and look forward with wonder and hope. In the spirit of the season, we wanted to share this ritual with you. Here are our wishes for you at the close of 2021!

Photo of the starry night in header is the cover art on Ani DiFranco’s new album Revolutionary Love + created by @susan.alzner.