Books that Offer Strength, Courage, and Resolve
As we fundraise this spring, we introduce you to just some of the amazing recent books coming out of Mesa Refuge residencies.
From leadership and democracy; to immigration and refugees; to climate crisis and extraction; to health and the body; to Indigenous wisdom and gift economies, these books invite us to imagine—and fight for—what is possible.
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Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone About Winning
by Vanessa Priya Daniel
A much-needed playbook to supporting and retaining women of color in leadership roles to create lasting change in the world, from a former labor and community organizer and founder of one of the nation’s premier funders of women of color-led organizations.
Buy the book at Point Reyes Books or find out more about Vanessa on her website.
From Vanessa:
“As a mom of two, who is often writing in the bits and snatches of time while at my kid’s swim meet, in the grocery store line, or while walking the dog, uninterrupted time to write at Mesa was absolutely golden.
Quietude is so rare in this society—the silence to have a long thought, to plumb the depths of your ideas—and it is precious.
I loved the natural beauty that surrounds Mesa, the wonderful writers who I shared the space with, the hospitality of Kamala and the Mesa team, and the magic of learning that so many people I deeply admire had once stayed at Mesa.”
Mesa Refuge residencies are free and funded by generous donors like you. This spring we must raise $75,000 so that we can host 100 writers and activists at Mesa Refuge this year. We provide them with the unique gifts of protected time, sanctuary, and community so that they can share the transformative stories, ideas, and knowledge the world needs to hear.”
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Will you donate to Mesa Refuge today to support books like Unrig the Game?
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