Love as Antidote to Authoritarianism (Love for Opponents)

We are in a critical moment. We are still in the early days of a new reality. The forces of authoritarianism are testing the limits of what can be taken—and done to us. The extent to which we resist, concede, or summon courage right now will determine the next four years.

That is why we are hosting a Spring Series: “Love as Antidote to Authoritarianism”—a three-part virtual experience that will explore how we can harness love as a force for courageous action. Please join us for:

Part 2: Love for Opponents: Tend the Wound, to learn how we listen across lines of difference and reimagine a future that leaves no one behind.

Each gathering will feature deep conversation with Valarie Kaur and visionary leaders, concrete ways to take action, tools for navigating this moment with the Revolutionary Love, and healing through music and meditation.

This event's special guests are:

Lisa Sharon Harper: celebrated faith leader, writer, activist, author of several books including Fortune and The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong can be Made Right

Sister Simone Campbell: award-winning religious leader, attorney, leader of Nuns on the Bus , recipient of a 2022 Presidential Medal of Freedom (the United States’ highest civilian honor)

With special musical guest: Connie Lim (MILCK)- revolutionary artist, activist, creator of Billboard #1 hit song "Quiet"

Additional events in this series:

Part 1: Love for Others: See No Stranger. How do we show up in solidarity and weave care and protection around each other right now? (April 16th). Register Here.

Part 3: Love for Ourselves: Breathe and Push. How do we protect joy, pleasure, and care in community? (June 11th). Register here.

VALARIE KAUR is a civil rights leader, lawyer, award-winning filmmaker, educator, and founder of the Revolutionary Love Project. Valarie became an activist when a Sikh father and family friend was the first person murdered in hate violence in the aftermath of 9/11. Since then, Valarie has led visionary campaigns to tell untold stories and change policy on issues ranging from hate crimes to digital freedom. Her work ignited a national movement to reclaim love as a force for justice. Today, the Revolutionary Love Project is seeding networked communities of practice across the country to build the beloved community. A daughter of Punjabi Sikh farmers in California, Valarie lifts up her vision for America in her acclaimed TED Talk and #1 LA Times Bestseller See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love. In Fall 2022, Valarie was honored at the White House in the first-ever Uniters Ceremony, recognizing her as a prophetic leader whose work is healing America.

ABOUT US

The Revolutionary Love Project inspires and equips people with tools to practice the ethic of love. We teach core practices of Revolutionary Love, backed by research and infused with ancestral wisdom. We are building a movement to make love the foundation of who we are–and what we do. Learn more here.