This workshop will develop your confidence in engaging with the law through assessing innovative approaches, and helping you construct a framework to consider including the law in your legal campaign.
The legal environment is often perceived as specialist, technical, exclusionary and intimidating. Yet proactively using the law has played a critical role in significant campaigns including protesting against the expansion of Heathrow airport and air pollution levels; campaigning to protect our reproductive rights, and for justice for the Hillsborough victims to name but a few.
Four things you will do in this legal campaigns workshop:
- Learn about innovative ways the law can be used in campaigning
- Develop an understanding of how the law can be an empowerment tool for your cause or community
- Examine the possible ways of using the law. Whether you should consider legal action – or is it not right for your campaign?
- Explore successful examples of legal campaigns
Find out more about using the law to achieve change in this blog https://smk.org.uk/a-leap-into-the-unknown-a-case-study-for-using-the-law-for-social-change/
Please note that this workshop has participatory elements. If you are unable to participate for any reason or in a specific manner (e.g. speaking, camera on, chat function, breakout rooms, etc.), please put that in the “Accessibility Requirements” section during checkout, and remind your facilitator at the beginning of the session.
Workshop dates
Thurs 26th Feb 2026, 2-5pm
Thurs 7th May 2026, 2-5pm
Wed 14th Oct 2026, 2-5pm
Tues 16th Feb 2027, 2-5pm
The Campaign Carousel runs on a progressive pricing model.
- Small orgs: turnover of £10k-£100k = pay £797.50 plus VAT
- Med orgs: turnover of £100k-£1M = pay £1155 plus VAT
- Large orgs: turnover of £1M and over = pay £1650 plus VAT
Individuals not affiliated to an organisation pay the ‘small orgs’ fee.
*There is also the option to purchase an hour’s mentoring session with one of our expert Associates for £250 plus VAT
If you would like to speak to someone further, please email megan.poyiadzis@smk.org.uk
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Shauneen Lambe
SMK Associate
This workshop is led by SMK Associate and barrister, Shauneen Lambe who is dedicated to using the law as a tool for social justice.
As the co-founder and CEO of Just for Kids Law, she developed the holistic model of representation for children to improve lives of children and young people through the rule of law and advocacy. Shauneen was also a founding member of Reprieve, the UK charity that fights for the rights of people facing the death penalty.
What participants say:
Siana Bangura
Writer, Producer & Campaigner (Freelance)
”The workshop on Law was hugely inspiring, especially because the person who facilitated it is a working lawyer and she showed us examples from her work and very deeply moving stories of pursuing justice and accountability. At this stage of my life, that’s the type of impact I want to have – very real, very tangible, deep, and lasting.”
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