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“This is a prophetic book” Satish Kumar, founder, Schumacher College The collapse of modern societies has begun. That is the conclusion of two years of research by the interdisciplinary team behind Breaking Together. How did it come to this? Because monetary systems caused us to harm each other & nature to such an extent it broke the foundations of our societies. So what should we do? This book describes people allowing the full pain of our predicament to liberate them into living more courageously & creatively. They demonstrate we can be breaking together, not apart, in this era of collapse. Jem Bendell argues that reclaiming our freedoms is essential to soften the fall & regenerate the natural world. Escaping the efforts of panicking elites, we can advance an ecolibertarian agenda for both politics & practical action in a broken world. "This book is part of a healing movement that extends beyond what we normally think of as ecological" Charles Eisenstein, author, Climate: A New Story "This book shows that instead of imposing elitist schemes and scams, regenerating nature and culture together is the only way forward" Dr Stella Nyambura Mbau, Loabowa Kenya "A signpost for people made politically homeless by the craziness of the last few years" Aaron Vandiver, author, Under a Poacher's Moon “The mother of all 'mic drops' on the myth of sustainable development” Katie Carr, Deep Adaptation Forum "A new compass for navigating collapse” Pablo Servigne & Raphael Stevens, authors, Another End of the World is Possible "If you want to save some of the world but hate being told what to do, this book is for you.” Clare Farrell, co-founder, Extinction Rebellion Contents Introduction 1 Economic collapse 2 Monetary collapse 3 Energy collapse 4 Biosphere collapse 5 Climate collapse 6 Food collapse 7 Societal collapse 8 Freedom to know 9 Freedom from progress 10 Freedom from b