Valarie Kaur is a civil rights activist, lawyer, filmmaker, innovator and founder of the Revolutionary Love Project. She has won national acclaim for her story-based advocacy, helping to win policy change on issues ranging from hate crimes to digital freedom. Her speeches have reached millions worldwide and inspired a movement to reclaim love as a force for justice. A daughter of Sikh farmers in California, she earned degrees from Stanford University, Harvard Divinity School and Yale Law School, and holds an honorary doctorate. She lives in Los Angeles, USA, with her husband, son and daughter.Valariekaur.comInstagram.com/valariekaurTwitter.com/valariekaur
'Valarie Kaur is a prophetic voice of our generation. Her wisdom
ignites and inspires me, lighting the way through the darkness.
This book will do the same for you.'
*America Ferrera, actress and activist*
'Valarie Kaur is a visionary worker for justice and this book is
her radiant offering.'
*Eve Ensler, author of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES*
'See No Stranger is rooted in radical honesty, vulnerability, and
fierce commitment to building a world in which we all belong.'
*Michelle Alexander, author of THE NEW JIM CROW*
'Valarie Kaur is a revolutionary for justice who shows us how to
labor for the world we dream. In my darkest moments, I remember my
Sikh sister's call to "breathe and push!" Her wisdom inspires us to
build movements and seek the change that love demands.'
*Rev. William J. Barber, II, president of Repairers of the Breach
and co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for
Moral Revival*
'In a world ravaged by anger and hatred, Valarie Kaur offers a
vision of 'Revolutionary Love,' not as platitude or panacea, but
rather as a powerful weapon against intolerance and injustice. It
may well be our only hope for peace and understanding in these
troubled times.'
*Reza Asian, author of ZEALOT: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JESUS OF
NAZARETH*
'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.'
*Van Jones, CEO of REFORM Alliance and CNN host*
'Love-firebrand...Part personal history, part inspiring manifesto,
Kaur's immensely readable book implores and inspires us toward love
as "sweet labor: bloody, fierce, imperfect, and life-giving."'
*Rainn Wilson, actor*
'This book and the woman who gave birth to it have so much to offer
the struggle for peace and justice as we move into a most complex
and crucial century. Open up your heart as you open these pages and
let yourself be inspired and invigorated by the way Ms Kaur breaks
it down.'
*Ani DiFranco, singer and songwriter*
'Inspires us to become who we believe we are.'
*Lawrence Lessig, legal scholar*
'Tested and tempered by suffering, but rising up with hope and joy,
Kaur shows us how to love others, opponents, and ourselves in ways
that will bring us closer to the Beloved Community. This book will
change your life.'
*Parker J. Palmer, author of LET YOUR LIFE SPEAK*
'A book of remarkable courage and deep insight...Kaur maps
singularly personal experiences of suffering and shared collective
agonies of inequality as she seeks to understand the terrain of our
humanity.'
*Melissa Harris-Perry, Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake
Forest University*
'The intimate, raw stories in See No Stranger will break and awaken
your heart; the profound teachings and compelling vision will
inspire you to serve and savor our precious world.'
*Tara Brach, author of RADICAL ACCEPTANCE*
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