Love Activism

<p>Love Activism presents a daily radical activism of kindness and a positive way to live against cruelty violence and injustice. This is realized through how we perform our work what we do in our communities and decisions we make each day. This form of activism is a holistic practice with eight beautiful elements: service empathy non-violence self-care hope creativity feminism and mindfulness. Even when the dismantling of large and unjust structures corporations and institutions can seem daunting and disheartening we can all make real impact in our daily lives. We can choose to live our lives as political statements. This is a profound and inspiring form of activism for ourselves our communities all living beings and the earth.</p><p>Love Activism is a book for those who seek a more kind and peaceful world. It provides inspiration and support for activists. Through stories examples and lists of practices readers discover the different elements of Love Activism and how they can bring these practices into their lives. The book also includes interviews with ten activists throughout the United States who are involved in various types of activism in their communities. These individuals include the founder of a community garden organization; an art therapist; the founder of a food justice organization; and an individual involved with educating his community on printmaking as a form of activism. Because this book is meant to build community and foster discussion it concludes with questions for self-reflection and reading groups. Now is the time to be brave and love powerfully.</p><p>Stacy Russo a librarian and professor at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana California is a poet writer and artist. She believes in libraries as community spaces; lifelong learning; public education; peaceful living; feminism; and the power of personal story. Stacy is the editor of Life as Activism: June Jordan’s Writings from The Progressive (Litwin Books 2014) and the author of We Were Going to Change the World: Interviews with Women from the 1970s and 1980s Southern California Punk Rock Scene (Santa Monica Press 2017) and The Library as Place in California (McFarland 2007). Her articles poetry and reviews have appeared in Feminist Teacher Feminist Collections American Libraries Library Journal Counterpoise Chaffey Review and Serials Review. She holds degrees from the University of California Berkeley; Chapman University; and San Jose State University. Stacy always takes her coffee black; eats chocolate every day; and loves to nap at the ocean.</p>