I first read the revolution starts at home confronting intimate violence within activist communities ed ching in chen jai dulani leah lakshmi piepzna samarasinha in 2015 not long out of an abusive relationship and it helped me make sense of what id experienced in it i found people who had been in situations like mine caught between oppression from society at large and abuse in their own relationships and communities i returned to it this year for hope and guidance . I first read the revolution starts at home confronting intimate violence within activist communities ed ching in chen jai dulani leah lakshmi piepzna samarasinha in 2015 not long out of an abusive relationship and it helped me make sense of what id experienced in it i found people who had been in situations like mine caught between oppression from society at large and abuse in their own relationships and communities i returned to it this year for hope and guidance in dealing . The revolution starts at home confronting intimate violence within activist communities by chen ching in available in trade paperback on powellscom also read synopsis and reviews the revolution starts at home is as urgently needed today as when it was first published this. The revolution starts at home is as urgently needed today as when it was first published this watershed collection breaks the dangerous silence surrounding the secret of intimate violence within social justice circles just as importantly it provides practical strategies for dealing with abuse and creating safety without relying on the coercive power of the state it offers life saving alternatives for survivors while building a movement where no one is left behind. The revolution starts at home confronting intimate violence within activist communities ching in chen author wwwblazingheartfoundationorg 2021 01 11t000000 0001 subject the revolution starts at home confronting intimate violence within activist communities ching in chen keywords