White Women Raise $2M in Historic Zoom Meeting for VP Kamala Harris

More than 164,000 white women gathered online on Friday, raising nearly $2 million for American Vice President and presidential hopeful Kamala Harris. Titled ‘White Women: Answer the Call,’ the event became the largest Zoom meeting in history.

The occasion, which united women across America in support of Harris, featured notable personalities, including pop star Pink and actress Connie Britton, who spoke passionately about Harris’s qualifications and the importance of backing her campaign.

Prominent activist Shannon Watts, who organized the meeting, highlighted that it was the first Zoom call to surpass 100,000 participants. She announced that grassroots donations exceeded $1 million within the first hour and eventually approached $2 million.

The event’s success extended beyond Zoom when the platform experienced glitches due to the high volume of participants, prompting many to switch to YouTube to continue watching the live stream.

The success of the event has been described as a testament to the collective impact women can make in politics.

“150k white women on #AnswerTheCall to support a woman of colour. There are no words to describe what I’ve been feeling the past few days. I thought seeing Obama get elected was the highlight of my life, but I was wrong. This is history,” an X user remarked.

Kamala Harris, who was born to an Indian mother and a Jamaican father, both of whom immigrated to the US, has a biracial identity. Harris was born on October 20, 1964.