Mary Colby (Democratic Socialists of America)
“Shana has consistently demonstrated passion, skill and tenacity in her efforts to create a better, more progressive country for us all. The depth and breadth of her work extends from working for state, local and national progressives, as well as traveling across the world to share and enhance her understanding of progressive strategies. Articulate, intelligent, tenacious and determined, she will represent the intersectionality we so desperately need at this time.”
Sheilah Garland-Olaniran (Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival)
“Shana East is one of those extraordinary people who can make things happen. Her involvement with the Bernie presidential campaign is a matter for the history books. She organized so many people and worked very hard to grow the grassroots movement for not only Bernie but the overall movement for progressive elective politics.”
Stella Hetherington (African Americans for Bernie Sanders, People of Color for Bernie Sanders)
“I have worked with Shana on campaigns for Chuy Garcia and Bernie Sanders. I was an Administrator for several Facebook groups, one of the largest being African Americans for Bernie Sanders. I know Shana to be most knowledgeable, competent, diligent, organized, enthusiastic, sympathetic and empathetic in my interactions with her on all things political. Further, she demonstrates an ability to understand and incorporate humanity into political ventures. This is something that is sorely lacking on our current political landscape. She is an asset to every organization that has the fortune to have her unique set of skills available to it.”
Melissa Lindberg (Our Revolution, Northside DFA)
“Shana was brilliant in her support of a slate of challengers for the Democratic State Central Committee in the primary. She worked hard to help us all out, and I am grateful for all her work.”
Jill Manrique (Skokie, IL)
“I’ve never met anyone that so proactively seeks to talk through and solve problems. Shana uses every moment of her spare time, unlimited energy, and compassion to bring people together. She’s an incredible advocate and absolutely someone I look to for inspiration and I know I’m far from alone in that.”
Anthony Rogers-Wright (Policy Advisor and surrogate, Bernie 2016 campaign)
“Shana East is one of the best pure organizers I have ever met in my life. She is up there with Ella Baker and I say this as an African American. Her work ethic in the pursuit of justice, REAL justice, cannot be quantified. Shana has an uncanny ability to bring people together, to fuse ideas and evoke intersectionality in the process.”
Have a testimonial about Shana’s work that you would like to add? Please email it to: shana@shanaeast.com.