The Dandelion Insurrection - love and revolution

300 Pages·2013·1.19 MB·English

by  Rivera Sun

The Dandelion Insurrection
- love and revolution -
by
Rivera Sun
Praise for The Dandelion Insurrection

"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

"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

"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, author, peace and democracy
activist

". . . a beautifully written book just like the dandelion plant itself, punching
holes through the concept of corporate terror and inviting all to join in the
insurrection." - Keith McHenry,
Co-founder of the Food Not Bombs Movement

"The Dandelion Insurrection is a prayer seven billion hearts strong and
counting." - Megan Hollingsworth, Founder of Extinction Witness

"Rivera Sun is an author in a league of her own." - Marirose NightSong,
Transformational Holistic Care, Healing Wise Center

"This is a very inspiring read . . . the words are contagious!"
- Sheila Ramsey, author, Founder of Personal Leadership

"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!

"This is the book that our generation has been awaiting. I predict it will be
a major contributor to change." - Malathy Drew, Founder of Whispering
Energy

"I give the book 7 gold stars . . . and a huge Right On Sister!"
- Joe Hock, OWS, March Against Monsanto

"It’s a 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
that inspire me to create life differently."
- Cindy Reinhardt, Founder of The Success Zone

". . . 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 this book." - Lauren Taite Vines, author of The
New Dawn on Planet Earth

"Written on the winds of hope, this book presents a political prophesy
showing how a people united can defeat corporate tyranny through the
force of their will." - Steven Jonas, MD, MPH, author of The 15% Solution

"This 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

"Rivera Sun nourishes us with her warm rays of kinship and waters our
hearts with the storytelling of courage . . ." - Pancho Ramos Stierle, Occupy
Oakland, peace activist
The Dandelion Insurrection
Copyright © 2013 by Rivera Sun

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book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written
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Library of Congress Control Number:
2013947460
ISBN 978-0-9848132-5-4 (paperback)
ISBN 978-0-9848132-6-1 (e-book)
Sun, Rivera 1982—
The Dandelion Insurrection

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the
product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to
actual persons, living or dead, events, companies, or locales, is entirely
coincidental.

Photos by Steve DiBartolomeo
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