“Profound in all directions. Bravo.” —Larry Yang

"Good medicine for those of us on the frontlines of liberation.” —Lama Rod Owens

"Brilliant, compassionate, and powerfully hopeful." —Tara Brach

"This is a different way.” —Staci K. Haines

“Profound in all directions. Bravo.” —Larry Yang "Good medicine for those of us on the frontlines of liberation.” —Lama Rod Owens "Brilliant, compassionate, and powerfully hopeful." —Tara Brach "This is a different way.” —Staci K. Haines

In times of collapse, we need a movement that recognizes injustice as a reflection of collective trauma and embraces its role as a catalyst for collective healing through transformative action.

Fierce Vulnerability

Healing from Trauma, Emerging through Collapse

  • We are living in a world where the depths of division, violence, and destruction can no longer be ignored. From political polarization leading to the erosion of the democratic process to the climate crisis continuing to perpetuate racial inequity, we need changes that heal harms at the personal and systemic levels.

    Escalated forms of harm require an equally escalated response. Yet social movements often use tactics that have a tendency to escalate an  “us vs. them,” “right vs. wrong” worldview not conducive to healing.

    In Fierce Vulnerability, activist and author Kazu Haga argues this binary worldview is at the heart of what is destroying our relationships and our planet and offers a new way to create healing by combining the time-honored lineage of nonviolent action with the sciences of trauma healing and the promises of spiritual practice. Fierce Vulnerability realizes we can’t “shut down” injustice any more than we can “shut down” trauma; if healing is our goal, we need social movements that center relationship.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Join Kazu for his upcoming book tour and related events!

March 25th

Fierce Vulnerability Book Launch

Join Kazu in conversation with my friend and co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, Leah Penniman for our official book launch!!!

This book has been years in the making, and it would be an honor to have you celebrate with me!

Virtual Event

Education as Disruption

April 9th

In Person Event
Newark, NJ

Kazu will be the keynote speaker at Rutgers University’s 4th annual Education as Disruption Intensive. The theme of the event this year is Affirming Humanity: Building Bridges in Divided Times.

Fierce Vulnerability Book Talk

April 15

In Person Event
Revere, MA (outside of Boston)

Join Kazu in conversation with my friend and founder of the Ayni Institute, Carlos Saavadra for this book talk!

Fierce Vulnerability Workshop

April 16

In Person Event
Revere, MA (outside of Boston)

Day-long interactive workshop on Fierce Vulnerability, hosted at the Ayni Institute’s Movement & Training Center just outside of Boston!

Kingian Nonviolence Workshop

April 18

In Person Event
Petersburgh, NY

Day-long interactive workshop on Kingian Nonviolence, hosted at Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York!

Culture Builders

April 22

In Person Event
Baltimore, MD

Kazu will be giving a talk at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. 20 participants will be randomly selected to receive a free copy of Fierce Vulnerability: Healing from Trauma, Emerging through Collapse.

Fierce Vulnerability Book Talk

April 23

In Person Event
Baltimore, MD

Join Kazu in conversation with the Baltimore Peacebuilders for this book talk!

Fierce Vulnerability Book Talk

April 29

In Person Event
Brooklyn, NY

Join Kazu in conversation with my friend and restorative justice facilitator Erika Sasson at the Lofty Pigeon Bookstore in Brooklyn!

Fierce Vulnerability Book Talk

May 8

In Person/Hybrid Event
San Francisco, CA

Join Kazu in conversation with my somatic therapist, activist and assistant professor Deanna Jimenez for this book talk at the California Institute for Integral Studies!

Fierce Vulnerability Book Talk

May 14

In Person Event
Oakland, CA

Join Kazu in this book talk at the Rockridge branch of the Oakland Public Library, as part of their Meet the Author series!

Healing in Activism Panel @ Bay Area Book Festival

June 1

In Person Event
Berkeley, CA

Kazu will be part of a panel discussion on Healing in Activism at the Bay Area Book Fesitval!

  • Lama Rod Owens

    Author of The New Saints

    In Fierce Vulnerability, Haga invites us to understand that there is no freedom or resiliency in a changing world without telling the truth that our freedom actually means healing. This book is good medicine for those of us on the frontlines of liberation work who long to root our work in an ethic of care and healing.

  • Tara Brach

    Author of Radical Acceptance

    Kazu Haga’s new book is a profound invitation to personal and collective awakening in response to our unraveling world. Rooted in deep spiritual practice, it calls us into an evolving transformative movement with the latest insights in healing trauma. This book is brilliant, compassionate, and powerfully hopeful.

  • vanessa machado de oliveira andreotti

    Author of Hospicing Modernity

    Fierce Vulnerability offers a profound invitation to reimagine strength and resilience in the face of systemic breakdowns. Rooted in the wisdom of Earth and ancestors, this text reminds us that it is through our shared tenderness that we find the courage and capacity to hospice harmful systems and to offer prenatal care to new possibilities.

  • Jack Kornfield

    Author of A Path With Heart

    Kazu Haga has given us a gift of heartfelt lessons, deep reflections and love. Uplifting the mystery of the earth and his care for humanity, he offers war stories, critical insights and compassionate perspectives that can inspire and sustain true conscious activism.

  • Chenxing Han

    Author of Be the Refuge

    Bold, honest, funny, and wise, Haga's voice is just what we need in these raucous times. Turn your ears away from the bullhorns of panic and tune in to this resonant bell of a book. Fierce Vulnerability summons us to action while singing us whole.

  • Leah Penniman

    Author of Farming While Black

    Fierce Vulnerability is a clarion call to face the collective unresolved trauma of systemic violence and engage in revolutionary compassion as we aim to liberate all beings. Both ancient and futuristic, this treatise is a bold departure from the tired and ineffective “us and them” paradigm and a welcome into its more courageous antidote - interdependence, empathy, and spiritual activism.

  • Rev. John Dear

    Author of The Gospel of Peace

    One of the wisest voices in a new generation of teachers and activists. One of the best books I’ve come across in a long time!

  • Oren Jay Sofer

    Author of Say What You Mean

    For all who are acutely aware of the immense crises we face, Fierce Vulnerability offers a way forward. Kazu Haga has crafted a profound contemplation on the inseparable nature of inner healing and collective transformation. An inspired call to listen more deeply, Fierce Vulnerability invites all of us to live our way into a different future together.

  • Julia Roig

    Founder of The Horizons Project

    With Fierce Vulnerability, Kazu Haga names some hard truths about needed transformations within the world of social justice and change-making. Don’t miss this book if you are looking for new ways of being and doing together to confront the deeply interconnected, relational challenges we are facing in the world.

  • Rivera Sun

    Author of The Dandelion Insurrection

    Thought-provoking and healing, at times soul-searching and challenging, Fierce Vulnerability is a must-read for anyone seeking meaningful change in these times.

  • Sarah Peyton

    Author of Your Resonant Self

    This is a reading experience for your heart, not to be missed. Once again, Kazu Haga has addressed the most contentious and difficult events of our time with humility, beauty and exquisite care, opening the door to new possibilities in a world that often seems impossible.

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