No início deste verão, 2024, reunimos advogados atuantes, acadêmicos e ativistas no Rio de Janeiro para discutir como os advogados de movimentos em diferentes contextos globais têm usado o direito para apoiar os movimentos sociais em face de regimes repressivos ou autoritários. 

En julio de 2024 reunimos en Río de Janeiro a un grupo de abogados, académicos, militantes y activistas para discutir cómo los abogados populares han utilizado y están utilizando el derecho en diferentes contextos para apoyar a movimientos sociales que enfrentan regímenes represivos o autoritarios.

Whether it’s fighting against authoritarian policing, advocating for mothers facing racially discriminatory criminal legal system, or challenging economic injustice, our Movement Partnerships team stands ready to flank, support, and build a future rooted in justice and equity.

Earlier this year, dozens of U.S. college campuses were the centers of protest encampments led by Palestinian students and their allies. These encampments, protesting the unfolding genocide in Gaza, were part of a decades-long struggle for freedom for Palestinian people. Student demands to disclose and divest from genocide, colliding with university official’s desire to return the campus to routine operation, resulted in a number of negotiations.

This recap of Session 1: Why Progressive Lawyers Must Join the Pro-Democracy Fight offers insights into the authoritarian crisis, highlights valuable resources, and invites you to register for our upcoming webinars. Empower your legal practice to defend democracy.

Recap of “Session 2: Getting in Formation: How Lawyers Should Orient to the Movement Against Authoritarianism” offers insights into the authoritarian crisis, highlights valuable resources, and invites you to register for our upcoming webinars.

Recap of “Session 3: How Did We Get Here: A History of the Conservative Legal Movement” offers insights into the authoritarian crisis, highlights valuable resources, and invites you to register for our upcoming webinars.

Explore the urgent role of movement lawyers in advocating for justice and human rights in Gaza. This insightful post is part of our ongoing series on how legal professionals can drive social change. Learn, grieve, find hope and take action with us.