Written from the maxim it takes a lawyer an activist and a storyteller to change the worldamp34amp160The Revolution Will Not Be Litigatedamp160shows how the law and social movements can reinforce each other in the struggle for justice and freedom.amp10In these vibrant narratives 25 of the worlds most accomplished movement lawyers and activists become storytellers reflecting on their experiences at the frontlines of some of the most significant struggles of our time. In an era where human rights are under threat their words offer both an inspiration and a compass for the way movements can use the law and must sometimes break it amp8211 to bring about social justice.amp10The contributors here take you into their worlds Jennifer Robinson frantically orchestrating a protest outside Londonamp8217s Ecuadorean embassy to prevent the authorities from arresting her client Julian Assange Justin Hansford at the barricades during the protests over the murder of Black teenager Mike Brown in Ferguson Missouri Ghida Frangieh in Lebanonamp8217s detention centres trying to access arrested protestors during the 2019 revolution Pavel Chikov defending Pussy Riot and other abused prisoners in Russia Ayisha Siddiqa a shy Pakistani immigrant discovering community in her new home while leading the 2019 youth climate strike in Manhattan Greenpeace activist Kumi Naidoo on a rubber dinghy in stormy Arctic seas contemplating his mortality as he races to occupy an oil rig.amp10The stories inamp160The Revolution Will Not Be Litigatedamp160capture the complex and oftenawkward dance between legal reform and social change. They are more than compelling portraits of fascinating lives and work they are revelatory of generational transitions of epochal change and apocalyptic anxiety of the ethical dilemmas that define our age and of how one can make a positive impact when the odds are stacked against you in a harsh world of climate crisis and ruthless globalization.amp10amp160amp10Contributorsamp160P