See No Stranger
A memoir and manifesto of revolutionary love
Valarie Kaur
- 'Stunning,
- timely
- and
- timeless.'
- -Elizabeth
- Gilbert,
- author
- of
- Eat
- Pray
- LoveRenowned
- activist,
- filmmaker
- and
- civil
- rights
- lawyer
- Valarie
- Kaur
- made
- headlines
- when
- her
- 'Breathe
- and
- Push'
- speech
- on
- how
- to
- survive
- in
- a
- time
- of
- rage
- went
- viral
- with
- 30
- million
- views
- worldwide.
- In
- this
- inspiring
- and
- timely
- debut,
- she
- shows
- you
- how
- to
- reclaim
- love
- as
- a
- force
- for
- justice.When
- we
- practise
- 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.
- Love
- becomes
- revolutionary.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
- invites
- you
- to
- see
- no
- stranger
- but
- instead
- look
- at
- others
- and
- say:
- You
- are
- part
- of
- me
- I
- do
- not
- yet
- know.Grounded
- in
- Valarie's
- own
- personal
- experience
- of
- practising
- love
- in
- the
- face
- of
- political
- oppression,
- sexual
- assault,
- wrongful
- arrest,
- detention,
- racism
- and
- murder,
- See
- No
- Stranger
- is
- an
- important
- and
- urgent
- manifesto
- that
- shows
- us
- a
- way
- to
- build
- movements
- that
- leave
- no
- one
- behind.
- You
- will
- learn
- to
- love
- others
- without
- prejudice
- or
- judgement,
- love
- your
- opponents
- through
- empathy
- and
- forgiveness,
- and
- ultimately
- to
- love yourself.
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