WHY REBEL

If bravery itself could write it would write like she does John Berger Why rebel Because our footprint on the Earth has never mattered more than now How we treat it in the spirit of gift or of theft has never been more important Because we need a politics of kindness but the very opposite is on the rise Libertarian fascism with its triumphal brutalism its racism and misogyny a politics that loathes the living world Because nature is not a hobby It is the life on which we depend as Indigenous societies have never forgotten Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars and they are lining up now to write rebellion across the skies From the author of Wild this passionate poetic manifesto for urgent rebellion is also a paean to the deep and extraordinary beauty of the natural world Jay Griffiths helped redefine activism for a generation combining detailed research with a poet s flair for language Her works defy categorisation and fizz with original ideas and excitement Byline Times Jay s writing has reduced me to hot throbs of grief through beauty and subtlety to the depths of the hurt of these times and what a liberation to express this to free the space in my chest to feel the love that propels me forwards Gail Bradbrook Che