Based on award-winning research, Love and revolution brings classical and contemporary anarchist thought into a mutually beneficial dialogue with a global cross-section of ecological, anti-capitalist, feminist and anti-racist activists - discussing real-life examples of the loving-caring relations that underpin many contemporary struggles. Such a (r)evolutionary love is discovered to be a common embodied experience among the activists contributing to this collective vision, manifested as a radical solidarity, as political direct action, as long-term processes of struggle, and as a deeply relational more-than-human ethics. This book provides an essential resource for all those interested in building a free society grounded in solidarity and care, and offers a timely contribution to contemporary movement discourse.
Foreword by John P. Clark
Part I: Locating (r)evolutionary love
Introduction
1 The anarchy of love
2 Collective visioning: Utopia as process
Part II: A collective vision
3 The dystopian present
4 The deep commons
5 Activating the Agapeic web
6 The collective heart: Co-constituting free society
Conclusion
Bibliography