How Not to Save the World

'A wise, rich and crucial book, which is helping me to do better, and will help many others.' —George Monbiot

'Read it and weep, laugh, cringe and sigh... It might support your work to be more effective, it might help you to understand yourselves (there’s more than one you!) and others better; ultimately it might bring more compassion and togetherness in a broken world.' —Dr. Gail Bradbrook, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion

'Campaigning always looks very "black and white" – you're either for or against something. But it really isn't like that! With decades of hard-earned experience as a campaigner, with many highs and lows along the way, Anthea Lawson's provocative book provides us with deep insights into the tactical, emotional and ethical complexities of campaigning – and, in particular, of how best to set about saving the world.' —Sir Jonathon Porritt

'Anthea Lawson has written an urgent book, a scintillating call to match our outer activism with inner self-awareness. And this, not just to win campaigns, but towards the deeper transformation of the world.' —Professor Alastair McIntosh, author of Soil and Soul and Spiritual Activism

'Deeply researched and refreshingly honest, this book is for activists – and the activism-weary. It helps readers interrogate their own protest practices, mindsets, and intentions, cultivating kinder, more reflective campaigning rooted in connection and community, not division or burnout.' —Sarah P Corbett, author of The Craftivist Collective Handbook

'Anthea Lawson is one of the world’s most serious thinkers on the limits of "activism". Her thinking has been and continues to be very influential on vital efforts to create a new moderate flank to the most attention-grabbing environmental campaigners. This book is a smart exposition of her thinking (and an instance of that influence).' —Rupert Read, co-director of the Climate Majority Project and author of Why Climate Breakdown Matters

'A vital intervention. Even with the best intentions, organisations and individuals can inadvertently makes things worse. This book points a way forward that invites us all into our agency as citizens, so we can build the world we want together. And yes, there is still time.' —Jon Alexander, author of Citizens