Starhawk 'City of Refuge' Global Book Launch

WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE IF WE WON?
Fiction, Prophecy & Strategy

How can we create the new world—that non-hierarchical, socially just, ecologically balanced and beautifully diverse world we long for—unless we can first imagine it? Speculative fiction allows us to envision that world in detail, to anticipate its workings and challenges, and bring it alive in our collective imagination. And fiction can serve as an extended thought-experiment to explore strategies for getting there. Starhawk draws from her futuristic novel, The Fifth Sacred Thing, and its sequel, her new book City of Refuge, to spark discussion on how to shift cynicism and despair into empowerment and engagement.


CITY OF REFUGE
City of Refuge picks up where The Fifth Sacred Thing left off- just a few weeks after Califia has successfully defeated the invading Stewards. As the Califians replant their garden streets and rebuild their beautiful city, they struggle to integrate the soldiers who have defected to the north. When a warship is discovered off the coast, the Califians realize that their peaceable society will never be truly safe until the Southlands are also free.
Bird’s grandmother, Maya, ancient storyteller, nears the end of her life. “Tell the story, sing the song,” she tells Bird. And then Madrone has a dream. ..

Build a city of refuge in the heartland of the enemy…
Together, Madrone and Bird head to Angel City to establish an enclave that can inspire the Southlanders to rise up and liberate themselves. They are joined by reformed soldier River and bitter former sex-slave Smokee who lead an Army of Liberation down through the Central valley, while pirate Isis and her lover Sara bring a ragtag navy down the coast.

City of Refuge follows the struggles, the sacrifices, and the victories of the peaceful warriors from Califa as they endeavor to construct a haven in the parched and war-torn Southlands. Can magic, healing and love overcome the violence of a cruel and despotic regime?

Event hosted by:
STARHAWK

Event hosted at:
SUNSET LABS

Livestream by:

[selfinvolved]

i am very grateful for this. thank you 😆

[uziao]

Thank you for sharing!! Greetings from Brasil