Biography
Piper Dellums, daughter of Congressman and Oakland Mayor, Ronald V Dellums, is a Senior Corporate and Government Recruiter, UN Delegate CSW, Film Producer, Director, Editor, Screenwriter and Narrator. She is the published author of fifteen books, and an international public and inspirational speaker, victims advocate, and drama, arts and writing therapist. She has produced, directed, edited, narrated and written over 40 inspirational feature, short and documentary films to bring international awareness and attention to issues of domestic violence & abuse, environmental awareness & healing, human trafficking & trauma, spiritual evolution and soul healing- composed by and in partnership with multi Grammy award winning composer Gary Malkin and sound vibronic frequency healer, Dr Ivy Hylton. She is the Co- Founder/Creator of The Dream is love channel; The Emancipation of the human spirit Dramatic arts curriculum and retreats; Piper's Playhouse theater training program; CEO and Founder of The Dellums and Davis Legacy Foundation, Essential Artist Group, WeAreIsLove, Islove Retreats and philanthropic clothing boutique, Piper Dellums Productions and Golden Pipeline Productions. She is an executive producer at Raging Nations Films; and the Executive Producer and International Celebrity Ambassador of the 2020 and onward John Legend and Taye Da Prince, "Love one another" campaign, video and PSA bringing legislative and social awareness to International and domestic gun violence and gun law reform initiatives. Piper Dellums was the Director of Creative Marketing and film for two non- profits in California rescuing women and children from domestic violence and human trafficking. Piper also worked as a Drama Therapist/Tteacher/Assistant director for Marin Theater Company and Santa Barbara's "Hope Refuge'' school for teen survivors of human trafficking.
Piper Dellums was the keynote speaker at Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday celebration at the Spielberg/Capshaw auditorium in Los Angeles, Nelson Mandela's LA vigil, International Day of Peace Celebration of Vietnam Vet and Peace Activist, Safe children of Belarus, Help the Children-Belarus, International Day of the Girl in American Samoa, American Samoan Domestic and Victims Advocacy Summit, The American Samoan Women's Prison in-house drama therapy advocate, SuperWoman Summit of Beverly Hills, Inspirique, USA, Summit and Award recipient - National Adult Protective Services Association, Uhuru 400 African Americans journey to freedom, Senior Day Elder rights and Abuse Advocacy of Austin Texas, Ron Kovic for the "My Hero Foundation", United Nations USA San Diego Annual Conference, and United Nations USA Delegates at the CSW58- Commission on the Status of Women. Piper Dellums was the keynote, and is an active member of the International Superwoman Equality and Empowerment Summit on domestic violence and human trafficking; Celebrate Freedom, Celebrate Diversity, and University of California at San Diego International House graduation., She is the keynote and a continuing advanced agenda advocate for Area Agency on Aging & East Texas Counsel of Governments the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence); The Center for Aging and Elder Abuse; The Senior Life Midland Organization on elders rights and advancements; The Survivors Ball of Dallas; The juvenile correctional facility in Honolulu, Hawaii, The Puyallup Tribe of Indians, and The American Samoan Alliance against Domestic and Sexual Violence. She is the International Ambassador to Stop the Silence in Washington DC and has been the keynote at three International Institute for Violence and Trauma.
2019 - American Black Film Festival Best Screenplay recipient for her feature film, "Strive", starring Danny Glover; 2019 - Harlem Film Festival "Audience Choice: Award for producing "Strive" 2019- Best comedic screenplay -168 film festival for "Don't Talk About Jesus" 2019- Audience Choice award for producing "Don't talk about Jesus" 2019 - Recipient and Keynote - "Survivors Ball" Woman of the Year Award 2019- Inspirique Circle of Light recipient with Oprah Winfrey for her dedication to victims and women's rights international advocacy work. 2023 - Visioneers Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient 2022 Humanitarian Award Recipient 2021-2022 Oscar Consideration for "Cracka" 2021- 2022 Myriad national and international film festival awards for "Legacy of Woman: Journey of the Drum," , "About Love", "Pachamama" 2022- Best Women's Empowerment film 2022 -Best Women's Experiential Short 2022- Best Female Director 2022- Best Music Video and Best Native American Women's Short.
As a credentialed California teacher her determination to touch and heal the lives of children began with her puppet and dramatic arts therapy work with Bay Area Women Against Rape- Children's division, and was further unveiled in her establishing and designing curriculum's for the State of California, in addition to two institutions of learning, "Baby Earth" a Malibu based learning facility promoting ecological and cultural diversity and Awareness,
