Olivia Rodrigo Put Reproductive Rights at the Heart of Daisy Chain Fields. We Asked Fans Why It Mattered
Why did it matter to you that Daisy Chain Fields is raising money for reproductive-rights organizations?
· CosmopolitanIf anyone understands the importance of girlhood, including the issues young women and people care deeply about, it’s Olivia Rodrigo. The Grammy winner’s impact goes far beyond her diary-entry songwriting, as proven by her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields music festival in Irvine, California, on Saturday, August 29.
Though the Daisy Chain Fields lineup included sets from artists like Doechii, Chappell Roan, and Bikini Kill, its greatest performance came from its thousands of attendees, who showed up to support 10 organizations spotlighting issues affecting women and girls globally. Nonprofits like the Center for Reproductive Rights, Baby 2 Baby, the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and the Black Mamas Matter Alliance posted up at the festival to engage and educate fans on issues from reproductive rights to immigration and queer protection.
What’s more: 100 percent of the festival’s proceeds went straight to these orgs, on top of a generous $20 million donation from O-Rod and Melinda French Gates.
Luckily, Cosmopolitan got to witness the incredible feat on the grounds at Daisy Chain Fields, where we caught up with attendees and key players dedicated to the cause and asked them:
Ai-jen Poo, Founder of the National Domestic Workers Alliance
This is a time when a lot of us feel really overwhelmed, and we don’t know what to do. Today is such an antidote to that. Every single person who’s walking around here experiencing these booths is getting a spark, a seed they’re going to take with them, and they’re going to continue to do great things in the world based on some idea, some story, some inspiration, something that touched them today. There are a thousand of those touch points happening every minute, every second, and it’s going to set off this virtuous daisy chain of activism and energy.
Gracie and Evy
Evy: I feel like it means more girls in science, and that’s really exciting.
Gracie: I’m really appreciative to have a festival like this because I’ve been to a lot of festivals, and I haven’t seen any where they’ve actually gone and taken the time to help donate the money and design it themselves. So, it’s a great thing.
Jena
It’s super important and probably part of the reason why we were so excited to come. It’s great to know that our money is going toward such great causes, especially reproductive health and women’s healthcare.
Lana and Thainha
Thainha: It means everything for an artist as young as Olivia to use her platform to give back to the world. And women’s rights now, more than ever, deserve to be protected. We deserve the right to exist, human rights, and especially the future for our girls and children. It’s just amazing.
Lana: It makes it so easy to support your favorite artist if you know they’re giving back. It means the world that art and music can bring people together for a cause that means something to me personally. My reproductive health is being protected by an artist I admire.
Photos by Abby Waisler.
Check out the organizations spotlighted at Daisy Chain Fields below.
Baby2Baby Black Mamas Matter Alliance Center for Reproductive Rights FreeFrom Jhpiego Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health
National Domestic Workers Alliance National Institute for Reproductive Health