The Dandelion Insurrection Study Guide: - making change through nonviolent action - (Dandelion Trilogy - The people will rise.)
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The Dandelion Insurrection Study Guide: - making change through nonviolent action - (Dandelion Trilogy - The people will rise.)
All around the world, people like you have worked for justice, equality, and freedom using the tools of Martin Luther King, Gandhi, Jesus, and Cesar Chavez. Learn these strategies and apply them in your community. This study guide covers the basic dynamics and strategies of nonviolent action. Discover how to envision and build campaigns, become familiar with the 198 Methods of Nonviolent Action, envision how to weaken the pillars of support of your opponent and learn to strategize for the issues your community faces.
Taking lessons off the page and into our lives, author Rivera Sun guides us through the skills and strategies that created the thrilling adventure of The Dandelion Insurrection. Using your favorite scenes from the book and also drawing on historical examples of nonviolent struggles, this study guide brings the story of nonviolent movements to life in an exciting way.
The Dandelion Insurrection Study Guide offers students and elders, parents and families, church groups and social justice organizations a fun and friendly way to dive into the reality of making change through nonviolent action.
Use this study guide on your own, or gather your friends, neighbors, and associates. You can use this book as a wonderful way to build community or perhaps take your book club on a great new adventure. Together we’ll explore how ordinary people can make extraordinary change
"When fear is used to control us, love is how we rebel!" ~ The Dandelion Insurrection
Several reviewers have called The Dandelion Insurrection "The handbook of the coming revolution" because of the prophetic nature of its story and the dynamic structure of nonviolent civil resistance it illustrates. Both the novel and the study guide can be enjoyed seperately, together they are a remarkable look at what is possible and how we can get there. Remember: "Be kind. Be connected. Be unafraid!" ~ The Dandelion Insurrection
Editorial Reviews of The Dandelion Insurrection – Love and Revolution by Rivera Sun
"Close your eyes and imagine the force of the people and the power of love overcoming the force of greed and the love of power. Then read The Dandelion Insurrection. In a world where despair has deep roots, The Dandelion Insurrection bursts forth with joyful abandon." ~ Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CodePink
"I love this book! An epic novel that will set your heart on fire. A rare gem of a book, a must read, it charts the way forward in this time of turmoil and transformation. If you loved Occupy Love, you will love the Dandelion Insurrection!" ~ Velcrow Ripper,,Canadian Academy Award (Genie) winner, director of Occupy Love
"This novel will not only make you want to change the world, it will remind you that you can." ~ Gayle Brandeis, author of The Book of Dead Birds, winner of the Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction
"THE handbook for the coming revolution!" ~ Lo Daniels, Editor of Dandelion Salad
“The Dandelion Insurrection is an updated, more accurate, less fantastical Brave New World or 1984." ~ David Swanson, journalist, author, peace activist
"A fundamentally political book with vivid characters and heart stopping action. It's a must and a great read." ~ Judy Rebick, Canadian activist and author of Occupy This!
". . . a beautifully written book just like the dandelion plant itself, punching holes through the concert of corporate terror, and inviting all to join in the insurrection." ~ Keith McHenry, co-founder of the Food Not Bombs Movement
"Let's all join and have our own Dandelion Insurrection, I give the book 7 gold stars . . . and a huge Right On Sister!" ~ Joe Hock, OWS, March Against Monsanto
"Rivera Sun beckons us to address the crises of our day with kindness, in community and from courage. With these tools, we can change the world one heart, one home, one block at a time." ~ Anne Symens-Bucher, Canticle Farm