The collapse of modern societies has already 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 and nature to such an extent it broke the foundations of our societies. So what can we do? This book describes people allowing the full pain of our predicament to liberate them into living more courageously and 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 and regenerate the natural world. Escaping the efforts of panicking elites, we can advance an ecolibertarian agenda for both politics and practical action in a broken world. "This is a prophetic book." Satish Kumar, founder, Schumacher College "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 "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