Winds of Change: - a revolution of dandelions and democracy -

The clock is ticking . . . and the winds of change are blowing!  With the planet in peril and people struggling to survive, it's all hands on deck for the Dandelion Insurrection. As natural - and human-made - disasters strike, the dandelions organize creative solutions all across the country: people-powered relief efforts, mutual aid groups, cooperative programs, community-wide potlucks, tool sharing, resilience plans, and more. Zadie Byrd Gray and Charlie Rider crisscross the United States, tracking down these hopeful and inspiring stories. Before long, a powerful shift starts growing in this fertile soil of love and resistance. Fed up with the lack of compassion in the halls of power, the dandelions launch real democracy projects in neighborhoods and communities, workplaces, schools, businesses, social clubs, and beyond.But as ordinary people solve their problems without politicians, the rich and powerful fight back. The wealthy plot to thwart them. The corporations try to stall th