The Dandelion Insurrection - love and revolution -
"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! It beautifully captures the revolution of love that is sweeping the globe, told as 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"The Dandelion Insurrection is a prayer seven billion hearts strong and counting."-- Megan Hollingsworth, Founder of Extinction Witness"Rivera Sun's The Dandelion Insurrection takes place in a dystopia just a hop, skip and jump away from today's society. A fundamentally political book with vivid characters and heart stopping action. It's a must and a great read."-- Judy Rebick, 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 MovementThis book had me at hello."-- Chris Moats, reader, reviewer"Rivera Sun is an author in a league of her own."-- Marirose NightSong, Transformational Holistic Care, Healing Wise Center"This is the book that our generation has been awaiting . . . I predict it will be a major contributor to the change in history that WE are all being called to write together."-- Malathy Drew, Founder of Whispering Energy --Rising Sun Press Works"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"It s rare phenomenon when a writer can move a reader to tears in the beginning chapters of a fictional novel."-- Kevin 'StarFire' Spitzer, radio host, writer, mentor, visionary thinker"Rivera Sun is a fabulous, creative author who weaves the kinds of stories on the pages of her books that inspire me to create life differently."-- Cindy Reinhardt, founder The Success Zone"Be kind, be connected, be unafraid. With this slogan of the Dandelion Insurrection, 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"If you are seeking to understand our evolved world and how to unite and prosper, I urge you to read The Dandelion Insurrection."-- Lauren Taite Vines, author of The New Dawn on Planet Earth"This is a very inspiring read...I got even more fired up about what I want to create for our world at this time. The words are contagious!"--Sheila Ramsey, author, founder of Personal LeadershipWritten on the winds of hope, this book presents a political prophesy showing how a people united can defeat corporate/statist tyranny through the force of their will.--Steven Jonas, MD, MPH, author of The 15% Solution."A wonderful vision of a true meritocracy that's within our grasp".-- Cindy Barnes, Chief Innovation Officer, FuturecurveRivera Sun knows how to articulate what is going on in our country and the world and that s a gift. I wish I could say this is some far away future that could never happen here but alas it s already arrived.-- Jill Dalton, actor, author"The opus is a well-written allegory of what could happen in the future and how only through the power of love we can make real change in the world."--Ted Zeff, Ph.D. author of The Highly Sensitive Person s Survival Guide --Rising Sun Press Works