From soldier to civil rights attorney, Rebecca dedicated her life and career to defending this country’s institutions. After serving in those roles for more than two decades, she began to see that real justice is found not in defending institutions, but in creating opportunities. Now, she’s on a mission to remind audiences that they don’t need to color inside the lines. Through Crayons, Rebecca gives each of us permission to embrace an artist’s mindset and pursue real justice, creatively.

Exploring the interplay between art and law, Crayons before Constitutions reminds us that progress is always first championed by society’s “artists”—creatives and non-conformists who not only dare to imagine a better world but are willing and able to transform that imagination into reality. To build societies capable of providing real justice, we must encourage and cultivate that artistry. We must give our leaders, ourselves, and our children permission to stretch their imaginations beyond the limits of our revered institutions, to color outside the lines, and to create that which does not exist.