Written from the maxim it takes a lawyer, an activist, and a storyteller to change the world, The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated shows how the law and social movements can reinforce each other in the struggle for justice and freedom.

Featuring compelling stories and case studies from leading activists, lawyers, and writers who have dedicated their lives to pursuing social movements-including political activist and actress Jane Fonda and Julian Assange’s lawyer Jennifer Robinson-this book shows how even as the law is being abused against people, it is also being harnessed by and with people to bring about meaningful change.

By unearthing the origins of BLM in New York to navigating surveillance in Putin’s Russia, fighting for prisoners’ rights in Lebanon to abortion rights in Poland, supporting youth climate activism to decriminalizing homosexuality in Kenya, and working for indigenous rights from Mexico to the Peruvian Amazon, contributors to The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated each grapple with the following question: Can the law be used as a tool for liberation if it was designed to serve the powerful?

With contributions by:

Jane Fonda, Mark Gevisser, Ka Hsaw Wa, Katie Redford, Justin Hansford, Baher Azmy, Ghida Frangieh, Pavel Chikov, Jennifer Robinson, Alejandra Ancheita, Marissa Vahlsing, Benjamin Hoffman, JingJing Zhang, Njeri Gateru, Joe Athialy, David Hunter, Robin Gorna, Mark Heywood, Eimear Sparks, Klementyna Suchanow, Julia Lalla-Maharajh OBE, Phelister Abdalla, Nana Ama Nketia-Quaidoo, Krystal Twobulls, Farhana Yamin, Kumi Naidoo, Ayisha Siddiqa, and David Wicker.