Christian Weaver

Your Right to Protest (eBook, ePUB)

Understand It, Use It

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'A lawyer in your pocket' - THE SECRET BARRISTER

'Pioneering legal advice for short attention spans' - GUARDIAN

'A very valuable guide' - TRISHA GODDARD

FROM THE BIG ISSUE'S 2025 CHANGE MAKER: The indispensable guide to your right to protest

In this handbook, campaigning lawyer Christian Weaver brings together everything you need to know when taking a stand. Whether you are marching on the streets or making your voice heard from your own front room, organising in your workplace or writing a letter to your MP, this essential guide equips you with your fundamental rights and the laws that protect you - as well as the ones you might inadvertently break.

From attending a demonstration to when the police can - and can't - stop you, this book has your back. In it, you'll find up-to-date information on a whole range of topics, including:

- Public assembly and who to notify when you're on the move
- Striking in the workplace and action your employer can take against you
- Direct action and when it crosses over into trespass
- Stop and search and how to access help if you are arrested
- Online activism and what to do if you accidentally libel someone

For activists new and old alike, Your Right to Protest is the indispensable guide to using your voice for what you believe in.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Profile
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781805223450
• Artikelnr.: 69875982

Autorenporträt

Christian Weaver is a human rights barrister, social justice campaigner and author of The Law in 60 Seconds. In 2023 Christian was named Legal Aid Newcomer of the Year for his work representing the family of Awaab Ishak, and his tireless campaign culminated in a new landmark law. He has worked at INQUEST and Liberty, and has been featured onnearly all UK major news platforms, including BBC News, the Guardian, Radio 4 and more. He is currently touring the UK to educate the public on their legal rights. Christian is based in Manchester.