What's the Point of Revolution if We Can't Dance? brings us the experiences of more than 100 activists from around the world. Their fears. Hopes. Exhaustion. Exaltation. Grief and pleasure. Pain and loss and wicked black humour. Spirituality. Funding crunches.  Backbiting and burnout. Self-worth, desire, selfishness, and selflessness.    In Revolution activists from all walks of life talk about the intensely personal and inextricably important side of activism that leaves so  many of us fatigued, isolated and ill. Together, we name a culture of activism that sometimes celebrates dying for the cause as a necessary  and acceptable part of the activist bargain.    We also talked about what keeps us strong the love and passion for the work, and for each other. The simple and complex strategies  that activists use to stay well and safe. The book concludes with a call for a revolution within activism that will ensure that we can sustain ourselves and our movements.