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A pop star donated all proceeds from her inaugural festival to organizations that serve women and girls around the world.
Ahead of the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Festival in Irvine, Cal., international pop star and Daisy Chain founder Olivia Rodrigo announced a $10 million donation to ten of the festival’s nonprofit partners, including one of the nation’s most influential Native American health organizations.
The funds come from the festival’s total net proceeds from ticket sales, and the festival features an all-woman lineup of performers and spotlights women-owned businesses and artists through a marketplace and art installations.
The Johns Hopkins Center of Indigenous Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health (CIH) received a $1 million donation. Founded in 1991, the organization advocates for evidence-based public health initiatives across Indian Country.
According to an announcement, the festival’s non-profit partners were selected for their work addressing urgent issues affecting girls and women across the globe. Melissa Wells, co-director of CIH, sat next to Rodrigo at an Aug. 28th press conference in Los Angeles, announcing the funds.
“Daisy Chain Fields was created to celebrate the power of what can happen when we come together to support one another,” Rodrigo said at the press conference. “The organizations we’ve partnered with are doing incredibly important work every single day in the US and globally. I’m so grateful to every person who bought a ticket, every artist who waived their fee, every sponsor for signing onto a brand new festival, and every donation that helped get to $10 million dollars to support women and girls. I can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow!”
CIH stated they will be using the funds toward its 35th anniversary vision: Thriving Indigenous Communities Worldwide.
The Daisy Chain Fields Festival featured an all-women line-up, including Bikini Kill, Chappell Roan, Devon Again, Doechii, Garbage, Mitski, Olivia Rodrigo, Rachel Chinouriri, Santigold, and The Breeders, with special guests Karen O, Sarah McLachlan and Stevie Nicks. Other grant recipients included: Black Mama’s Matter, Centers for Reproductive Rights, and National Domestic Workers Alliance.
