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At CELDF, we are not a typical environmental organization. We assist communities to develop first-in-the-nation, groundbreaking laws to protect rights – including worker, environmental, and democratic rights, and rights of nature. CELDF provides free and low cost legal services, grassroots organizing, and education, to communities, states, and countries facing injustice. We help them to assert their rights to fight the harms they face. Learn more about how we work, or call us now at: 717-498-0054.
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News from the Grassroots
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Defending ‘Peaceful Change’: Friend of the Court Briefs Representing Over 500,000 Supporters Filed in Ohio Civil Rights Lawsuit Appeal
Plaintiffs from seven Ohio counties, representing Rights of Nature and corporate control ballot measures, sued the Ohio Secretary of State and Boards of Election officials in trial court for repeatedly keeping binding citizen-proposed laws and charters off the ballot. Several national organizations have ...
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CENSORING THE BALLOT: Civil Rights Appeal Filed to Defend Rights of Nature and Corporate Control Lawmaking in Ohio
Ohioans are taking a stand against evasive and oppressive tactics used by the State to suppress local ballot measures and stifle democracy. Plaintiffs from seven counties have filed an appeal to the Sixth Circuit in a federal civil rights case against the State of Ohio.
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Reuters: 'Dramatic' global rise in laws defending rights of nature
From Bolivia to New Zealand, rivers and ecosystems in at least 14 countries have won the legal right to exist and flourish, as a new way of safeguarding nature gains steam. This new legal route to protect the planet – overriding the long-held human right to harm – bring fresh arguments to court, ...
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Oregon Community Rights Organizer Featured in New Documentary ‘THE PEOPLE vs. AGENT ORANGE’
A new documentary, “THE PEOPLE vs. AGENT ORANGE”, follows the primary component of the notorious chemical Agent Orange. The film follows resistance in the United States, France, and Vietnam, and features Carol Van Strum, an active participant in Community Rights and Rights of Nature organizing in ...
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Host a Virtual Democracy School
Contact CELDF for more information on hosting your own virtual Democracy School!
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Protecting the Salish Sea in the Time of Covid-19
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Mutual Aid – Helping neighbors. Building political power
October 21, 2020It all starts by choosing to extend a helping hand. In Portland, Oregon and all across the country efforts are underway to meet the needs of people, neighborhoods, and communities outside of government or traditional charity models.
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Colorado Democracy School
November 7, 2020 — November 11, 2020Interested in our Colorado Democracy School? Contact us!
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Washington State Democracy School
November 14, 2020 — November 22, 2020Interested in the virtual Democracy School happening in Washington State? Contact us!
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