What have we learned so far from consulting with communities: a “work in progress” blueprint
A blueprint of our learnings along the way as we build our work with community partners, that we believe it is important to share openly so we can all work to do better.
Movement lawyering in dialogue with community-driven litigation
A variety of terms frequently pop up in discussions around using the courts to bring about social change. In this piece, we are exploring one such term that frequently comes up in the context of our work: “movement lawyering”, a term that has grown in popularity over recent years and has started to gain greater traction in Europe, including by institutions engaged in or supporting litigation work. But what does it mean?
Taking the rough with the smooth: busting the myth of the single “landmark” case
When litigating for change, all efforts can have impact and play a role in moving us towards the world we want to live in.
Rethinking what “success” in litigation campaigns means
The previous post in this series looked at the principles underpinning our approach to community-driven litigation, and the building blocks for the process we’re developing to ensure communities are leading in the litigation work that concerns them. We cannot yet say what the cases will look like –– that is the point, as the casework […]
Our vision for community-driven litigation
We believe that communities should be leading the litigation campaigns that concern them. But what does community-driven litigation entail?
Putting communities in the driver’s seat: Building knowledge and power on strategic litigation
“We have the feeling that strategic litigation is something very big and distant, out of reach for most grassroots collectives.” – Survey Response Communities should be able to use litigation as a tool for change in their fight for racial, social, and economic justice. Right now, that’s not the case, but our work is changing […]