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Laddar... See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Loveav Valarie Kaur
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. I love her approach, it brought it even in to more focus when I was listening to Obama's former speech writer talk about his book and about how Obama didn't want to give a speech after the shooting in a black church in his time in office and how he only was willing to give a speech after he heard that the families forgave the shooter. It was the one that he sang Amazing Grace to. I think that example and this book go hand in hand. ( ) About the author, quoting from the book's jacket, "Valarie Kaur is a civil rights activist, lawyer, filmmaker, innovator and founder of The Revolutionary Love Project. She has won national acclaim for her work in social justice. . .[She is the daughter of Sikh farmers in California]. Van Jones, CEO of Reform Alliance and CNN Host, said of this work, "This is the book we have been waiting for. It calls us up and calls us into the hard and necessary work to heal our wounds and reimagine the world." This book is not indexed, but has extensive chapter notes. It also contains a selected reading list. This is a challenging book to read. I appreciate that she offers ways to work toward solving the problems she describes. It feels like a never ending task, but she does bring hope to her writing. I enjoyed her forays into her own life experiences. They were a break from the relentless problems we face. Heartbreaking in some places. Hopeful in others. I was glad to see some victories even if they weren't forever. Reading this with a book group would be a great idea. I found it really helped to talk to others about challenging passages. Some of the sections about healing rituals may not be to everyone's taste, but I thought it was good to see alternatives to help with the inevitable burnout that can come from political activism. There are quotes I will meditate on for a long time. Ms Kaur is a powerful writer and speaker. I'm grateful to my sister for getting me this book and for her thoughts shared via snail mail. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
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"We have entered a new era in America--dangerous, divided, and uncertain. In a moment when people are hungry for meaningful ways to respond to the ascent of nationalism, polarization and hate in the U.S. and around the globe, this book answers the central question of our time: How do we love in a time of anger? How do we love those who hurt us? How do we love those who are different from us, whose race or religion or politics we do not understand? How do we love people who are targeted by laws, policies, and violence? And how do we love ourselves? Valarie Kaur is a renowned Sikh activist and in this book, she argues that Revolutionary Love is the call of our times. When we practice love in the face of fear or rage, it has the ability to transform an encounter, a relationship, a community, a culture, even a country. Drawing from her personal experiences, Sikh wisdom, and the work of civil rights leaders of all kinds, Kaur has reenvisioned love as a public ethic: a commitment to loving others, opponents, and ourselves. She argues that this type of love is not a passing feeling; it is an act of will. It is an active, political, and moral response to violence, hate, and otherness. It is the choice to extend our will for the flourishing of others and ourselves. Grounded in Kaur's dramatic personal journey of practicing love in the face of political oppression, sexual assault, wrongful arrest, detention, racism, and murder, this important and timely book shows us a way to build movements that do not leave anyone behind. In an era defined by rage, Revolutionary Love is perhaps our greatest form of civil disobedience"-- Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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