Our Mission
Our mission is to build sustainable communities by assisting people to assert their right to local self-government and the rights of nature.
We help communities create a more democratic future.
For over 25 years, we have assisted communities to develop first-in-the-nation, groundbreaking laws for worker rights, houseless rights, democratic rights, and the Rights of Nature. We also provide free and low-cost legal services, grassroots organizing, and education support, to thousands of communities and governments facing injustice locally, nationally, and globally. Contact us now.
News from the Grassroots
Publications
Industrial Society Needs Cultural Transformation to Embrace Rights of Nature
That Begins with the Stories we Tell . . . CELDF’s Education Director, Ben G. Price, is a pioneer in establishing the legal Rights of…
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Chemical Trespass
Beaver Creek Press Release
100% of the water from the Seal Rock Water District (SRWD) comes from Beaver Creek.
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News
CELDF is seeking a Multimedia Specialist|Job Opening
CELDF is in need of a multimedia specialist who can generate content in a variety of formats and of varying levels of complexity.
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Blogs
Trust the Children, Not the System
Featured photo: The plaintiffs in Held v. State of Montana walking and chatting outside the courthouse. (Photo: Robin Loznak) It will take an extended commitment…
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Blogs
Wouldn’t You Say? – When Democracy is Privatized
The centuries-long Enclosure (privatization) Movement in the U. S. is nearing completion.
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Events
Catch this live interview with CELDF’s Kai Huschke, on August 17th at 7pm PDT
CELDF’s Executive Director Kai Huschke will be on “Corporations and Democracy”, a program of public radio station KZYX. He will be discussing the growing attacks on…
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Video format more your style?
Our Videos are a great introduction to big ideas and concepts tackled by the Community Rights Movement!
Check out our Fast Facts, Webinars, Community recaps and more to further your knowledge on the topics!
The Transformation from Reformist to Revolutionary
How Wealth Rules Webinar: Part 3
Fast Fact Friday: Community Rights
[The Community Rights and Rights of Nature movement] is the beginning of a social movement that is greater than just the oil and gas industry, it is a potential game changer for all of corporate America.
Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico