Drawing from the wisdom of sages, scientists, and activists, Kaur reclaims love as an active, public, and revolutionary force that creates new possibilities for ourselves, our communities, and our world. Kaur takes readers through her own riveting journey – as a brown girl growing up in California farmland finding her place in the world as a young adult galvanized by the murders of Sikhs after 9/11 as a law student fighting injustices in American prisons and on Guantanamo Bay as an activist working with communities recovering from xenophobic attacks and as a woman trying to heal from her own experiences with sexual assault and police violence. Starting from that place of wonder, the world begins to change: It is a practice that can transform a relationship, a community, a culture, even a nation. It enjoins us to see no stranger but instead look at others and say: You are a part of me I do not yet know. How do we labor for the world we want when the labor feels endless? Valarie Kaur – renowned Sikh activist, filmmaker, and civil rights lawyer – declares that revolutionary love is the call of our time, a radical, joyful practice that extends in three directions: to others, to our opponents, and to ourselves. It means you are awake to what is happening right now: The world is in transition.” Your breathlessness is a sign of your bravery. “This book is for anyone who has felt breathless. Revolutionary Love Project with Charmaine Flanagan
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