Valarie Kaur

Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Entrepreneur & Award-Winning Filmmaker; Best Known for the "Divided We Fall"

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Valarie Kaur Biography

Valarie Kaur is a renowned civil rights leader, lawyer, award-winning filmmaker, educator, innovator, and best-selling author of "See No Stranger." She is the founder of the Revolutionary Love Project, where she leads a movement to reclaim love as a force for justice. Kaur burst into global consciousness in the wake of the 2016 election when her Watch Night Service address went viral with 40 million views worldwide. Her question — “Is this the darkness of the tomb, or the darkness of the womb?” — is a beacon for people fighting for our future.

Kaur became an activist when a Sikh father and family friend Balbir Singh Sodhi was the first person murdered in hate violence in the aftermath of 9/11. Since then, she has led visionary campaigns to tell untold stories and change policy on issues ranging from hate crimes to solitary confinement to digital freedom. In 2021, she led the People’s Inauguration, inspiring millions of Americans to renew their role in building a healthy, multiracial democracy.

Today, the Revolutionary Love Project equips communities with practical tools to transform the nation from inside out. In Fall 2022, Kaur was honored at the White House in the first-ever Uniters Ceremony, recognizing her as a prophetic leader whose work is healing America.

Kaur earned degrees at Stanford University, Harvard Divinity School, and Yale Law School, and holds several honorary doctorates. She has created groundbreaking initiatives at the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and social justice, including Groundswell Movement, Faithful Internet, and the Yale Visual Law Project. She speaks widely and has been a regular TV commentator on MSNBC and contributor to CNN, NPR, PBS, the Hill, and the Washington Post. Her debut book "See No Stranger" became a #1 Los Angeles Times bestseller and expands on her “blockbuster” TED talk.

Kaur’s vision is deeply inspired by her Sikh faith. A daughter of Punjabi farmers, she grew up on the farmlands of California, where her family has lived for more than a century. Her grandfather gave her Sikh wisdom through stories and songs that showed the way of the sant-sipahi, sage-warrior. The sage loves; the warrior fights — it is a path of revolutionary love.

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Valarie Kaur Speaking Topics

  • “Innovating on the Frontier: A Free, Open, and Democratic Internet”

  • “The Law as Sword and Shield: Pursuing a Life of Public Service”

  • “Divided We Fall: Race, Religion, and Ending Hate in America”

  • “Breaking the Walls: Inside U.S. Prisons and Solitary Confinement”

  • “The Quest for Civil Rights: from 9/11 to Guantanamo”

  • “A New Generation of Women’s Leadership and the Meaning of Success”

Valarie Kaur Videos

  • Valarie Kaur to Deliver Tufts' 2022 Russell Lecture on Spiritual Life 2022
  • Valarie Kaur - 2019 Bioneers Conference
    Breathe! Push! The Labor of Revolutionary Love
  • Valarie Kaur - TED
    3 lessons of revolutionary love in a time of rage

Valarie Kaur Books

  • World of Wonder
    World of Wonder
  • See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love
    See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love
  • Sage Warrior
    Sage Warrior

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Valarie Kaur is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as “Innovating on the Frontier: A Free, Open, and Democratic Internet”, “The Law as Sword and Shield: Pursuing a Life of Public Service”, “Divided We Fall: Race, Religion, and Ending Hate in America”, “Breaking the Walls: Inside U.S. Prisons and Solitary Confinement”, “The Quest for Civil Rights: from 9/11 to Guantanamo” and “A New Generation of Women’s Leadership and the Meaning of Success”. The estimated speaking fee range to book Valarie Kaur for your event is available upon request. Valarie Kaur generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Joy-Ann Reid, Erin Gruwell, Cassandra Worthy, Blair Imani and Loretta Ross. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Valarie Kaur for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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