{"product_id":"rise-and-resist-rivera-sun-9781948016032","title":"Rise and Resist: Essays on Love, Courage, Politics and Resistance from The Dandelion Insurrection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFiery. Evocative. Uplifting.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiction meets reality in these \u003cstrong\u003eimpassioned and hard-hitting essays on love, courage, politics, and resistance.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eRise and Resist\u003c\/em\u003e brings to life the essays of the underground resistance writer Charlie Rider from The Dandelion Insurrection. The words are \u003cstrong\u003ea rallying cry, a balm to the soul, and fuel or the fire of social change. \u003c\/strong\u003eIn a printed collection for the first time ever, here are \u003cstrong\u003ethe essays that ignited a mass movement for change \u003c\/strong\u003ein a fictional United States \"just around the corner of today\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten under the nom de plume: \u003cem\u003ethe Man From the North, \u003c\/em\u003ethis fictional writer\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003elifts a pen mightier than a sword to offer provocative and relevant essays for his world . . . and ours.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the Man From the North in \u003cem\u003eThe Dandelion Insurrection\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Man From the North. Even the mere mention of the writer's name evoked a sweat of admiration, envy and fear. His articles were slipped hand-to-hand, smuggled across the border from Canada, taped in the back of pocket bibles. All through the winter, the man\u003cstrong\u003e tore apart the corporate-controlled government, decried the rising tide of militarism, and lambasted the grind of economic injustice that held millions in a death grip.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Man From the North \u003c\/em\u003ealso regaled his readers with real life \u003cstrong\u003estories of courage in the face of oppression.\u003c\/strong\u003e He touched their hearts with \u003cstrong\u003epassionate tales of kindness in a time of darkness\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003ePeople looked out their windows at night and thought: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewe are not alone in wanting a better world than this.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e- from \u003cem\u003eThe Dandelion Insurrection \u003c\/em\u003eby Rivera Sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays from the Man From the North are\u003cstrong\u003e timely and inspiring\u003c\/strong\u003e. They are not found in \u003cem\u003eThe Dandelion Insurrection, The Dandelion Insurrection Study Guide - making change through nonviolent action\u003c\/em\u003e, or in \u003cem\u003eThe Roots of Resistance\u003c\/em\u003e. The essays can be read separately from the novels. Reading all the books together is a powerful experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for The Dandelion Insurrection \u0026amp; The Roots of Resistance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In times of despair, we need hope. In times of frustration, we need inspiration. In times of confusion, we need clarity. Rivera brings us all of these and more.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and International Studies at University of San Francisco\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rivera has crafted\u003cstrong\u003e a vision of an unstoppable movement for democracy\u003c\/strong\u003e and leaves no corner or controversy of nonviolence unexplored. Find yourself within these pages and learn some new techniques for action while you're here.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Stephanie N. Van Hook, Executive Director, Metta Center for Nonviolence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\". . . a beautifully written book... punching holes through the concert of corporate terror, and \u003cstrong\u003einviting all to join in the insurrection.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -\u003cstrong\u003e Keith McHenry, Co-founder of Food Not Bombs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rivera Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948016036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948016032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rising Sun Media, Inc,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.45d","brand":"Rivera Sun","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940332503295,"sku":"9781948016032","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_68df643c-5f85-4469-bce8-07733c0e69eb.jpg?v=1681446586","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rise-and-resist-rivera-sun-9781948016032","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}