![]() She exposes the rift between the dream of this country and the brute reality of it-where those with the most agency are white, male and Christian. Her story draws the reader into those lives most vulnerable to the national divide: the us and them, the dominant and powerless, the black and white. This kind of love, Kaur writes, is not a “feeling,” but a labor.įirst and foremost, “See No Stranger” is memoir-a vivid and compelling coming of age narrative of a young girl born into California farmland owned by her grandfather. This vision of one-ness comes from her faith and issues a call to service. An anthem throughout the book is: “ You are a part of me that I do not know”-and this “you” is, as often as is not, what she calls “an opponent.” If I were to reduce the entire tome to one sentence, I would say it is to approach each other as parts of ourselves. We learn how to negotiate with-and care for-the self and others, and how to reckon with those who seek to do harm. Readers gain an education in Sikhism-both in history and faith-along with lessons in traveling the high road of love. Her telling is informed by her listening. Both that speech and her TED talk offer a connecting vision about the work she has done and its promise for all of us-especially for victims of hate crimes, racial profiling and those caught in the claws of immigration policies and police brutality. When you make a donation, you are funding the lasting revolution.Kaur herself gained national prominence after the publication of a rousing address she gave during a “watch night service” at the Washington D.C. Please join our Beloved Donor Circle to help us scale up our work in 2022 and beyond. ![]() We are ready to move into the next phase of work and support these pockets to grow and spread - but we can only do it with your support! Now i magine if we could make every school, every home, every organization, every institution a container for multifaith, multiracial community that affirms dignity above all. And faith leaders, social justice leaders, and civic organizations are adopting the revolutionary love compass. Educators are making revolutionary love the ethic of their school culture at their universities, high schools, even preschools. It’s only been a few months, but we are already seeing the learning hub in use across the country - an elementary school in New Jersey, a graduate nursing program in Washington, a high school in Fresno, the hallways of Harvard Divinity School. Our curricula, guided inquiries, teaching videos, and meditations are all available for free. This summer, we officially launched our flagship offering: the See No Stranger Learning Hub! Four years in the making, this hub provides the essential tools to practice revolutionary love – to be brave with grief, to harness rage, to listen when it’s hard, and to reimagine. Please make a donation now and join our Beloved Donor Circle! Scroll down for our thank you gifts to you. We are inspiring pockets of revolutionary love across the nation. King called “a revolution of values.” This is my vision for the Revolutionary Love Project: to ignite and equip a critical mass of us to build beloved community where we are. ![]() Amid severe turmoil and injustice, this is perhaps the most urgent need, the lasting revolution, what Dr. We are missing a civic space, a clearing, where we learn how to be in right relationship with each other. But where do we go to learn how to do this? But how do we put the love ethic into practice?Īnti-racism is the bridge beloved community is the destination. ![]()
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