Leah Hunt-Hendrix

Leah Hunt-Hendrix is an activist, political theorist, and movement builder, who writes and speaks about the new economy, solidarity, and funding progressive social movements.[1] After time living in Egypt, Syria, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Hunt-Hendrix began a PhD on Religion, Ethics, and Politics at Princeton University. During that period, she became involved in the Occupy Wall Street movement out of an interest in the role of money in politics, global inequality, and the power of social movements. These experiences led her to co-found three organizations: Solidaire, the Emergent Fund and Way to Win.

Solidaire

In 2012, Hunt-Hendrix co-founded Solidaire,[2] a community of donors and foundations committed to funding progressive social movements.[3] Members of Solidaire address the deep, systemic causes of injustice and inequality by consolidating their efforts and collaborating in their giving. Solidaire has a rapid response protocol enabling members to meet the immediate needs of activists on the ground, such as bailing front-line activists out of jail when they are arrested during protests.[4][5] Hunt-Hendrix served as the group’s first executive director.

Other Activism

Immediately after the 2016 election, Hunt-Hendrix co-founded the Emergent Fund, a partnership between Solidaire Network, Women Donors Network, Threshold Foundation, and the Democracy Alliance. The Fund is governed by an Advisory Council made up of leaders who represent communities who the Fund is designed to serve. As a member of the Advisory Council,[6] Hunt-Hendrix assists others in moving quick resources with no strings attached to underserved communities—including immigrants, women, Muslim and Arab-American communities, Black people, LGBTQ communities, and all people of color.[7][8]

In 2018, Hunt-Hendrix co-founded Way to Win, as her latest endeavor. Way to Win is a resource and strategy hub that seeks a new approach to progressive political spending and elections, advances transformative policy, and builds lasting power. The network supports organizations and candidates that envision a more just future and that are accountable to low income communities and people of color.[9]

Board Appointments and Memberships

Hunt-Hendrix is a member of Democracy Alliance and Women Moving Millions. She is an Associate Fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies.

Past Appointments, Previous Roles & Activism

Hunt-Hendrix’s past appointments include: Board of Directors of the New Economy Coalition, The Worker’s Lab, Free Speech for People and EDGE Funders Alliance, and the Advisory Board of The Wildfire Project. She was the director of the New Economies Initiative at ThoughtWorks, and a home-care assistant at an intentional community called L’Arche.

Education

Leah completed her doctorate at Princeton University in Religion, Ethics and Politics in 2013, where she wrote on the concept of solidarity. She was a participant in the Occupy Wall Street movement, and a theorist of the nature of the movement.[10][11][12]

Hunt-Hendrix received a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Governance from Duke University in 2005.

Awards

Hunt-Hendrix has received the following awards for her political activism:

  • Honoree for Championing Grassroots Organizing in Her Philanthropy, New York Communities for Change, 2017
  • Sarah Pillsbury NextGen Award, Liberty Hill Foundation, 2017
  • Catalyst Award, New Economy Project, 2016
  • Courage Award, The Micah Institute, 2014

Personal life

Hunt-Hendrix was born and raised in New York City. She is the daughter of Helen LaKelly Hunt, founder of The Sister Fund and Women Moving Millions, and Harville Hendrix, author and creator of Imago Relationship Therapy. Her brother, Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, is the frontman of American metal band Liturgy. She is also the granddaughter of Texas oil tycoon H.L. Hunt.[13] She currently lives in San Francisco, CA.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Leah Hunt-Hendrix on Taking a Page from Occupy Wall Street with Solidaire -". Avenue Magazine. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  2. ↑ "Home". Solidaire. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  3. ↑ "Cash, Speed, and Trust". Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  4. ↑ "Shared Power: How One Rapid Response Fund Defies Philanthropy's Hierarchical Streak". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  5. ↑ "Keeping Up: Philanthropy In an Era of Sweeping Social Movements". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  6. ↑ "Advisory Council". Emergent Fund. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  7. ↑ "Emergent Fund". Emergent Fund. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  8. ↑ "How the Emergent Fund Makes Grants to Fight Attacks on Vulnerable Groups - Philanthropy Women". Philanthropy Women. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  9. ↑ "Home". Way to Win. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  10. ↑ Hunt-Hendrix, Leah (February 27, 2012). "Occupy, the brand". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  11. ↑ Myerson, J. A (March 17, 2012). "Occupy's heiress: Leah Hunt-Hendrix, the granddaughter of an oil and gas billionaire, is determined to radicalize America's wealthy". Salon. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
  12. ↑ Rothbaum, Rebecca (October 20, 2011). "Super-wealthy join protesters on Wall Street [Internet]". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  13. ↑ https://www.dmagazine.com/Media/MediaManager/hunt_tree_lr.pdf
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