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We assist 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 communities and governments facing injustice. Contact us now.
Blog
Guest Blog: Critical Race Theory
Put another way, critical race theory illuminates our historical record despite centuries-long efforts to whitewash it. White nationalists present “alternative facts” conducing to a zero-sum…
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Community Wires
Native Americans Enter Legal Battle Against Thacker Pass Lithium Mine
The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and a group of Paiute and Shoshone people from the Fort McDermitt and Duck Valley reservations calling themselves Atsa koodakuh wyh…
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Community Wires
Youth Declaration on the Rights of Nature and Future Generations
Earth Law Center and the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN) Youth Hub led two sessions on “Youth and the Rights of Nature…
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News from the Grassroots
Columbus Free Press: Stifling Democracy?
One citizen-led initiative makes it on November’s ballot but the other is denied By Free…
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Youth Declaration on the Rights of Nature and Future Generations
Earth Law Center and the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN) Youth Hub…
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Glen Ford, Veteran Journalist And Founder Of Black Agenda Report, Dies At 71
Glen Ford spent more than four decades delivering the news from a Black perspective on…
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Native Americans Enter Legal Battle Against Thacker Pass Lithium Mine
The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and a group of Paiute and Shoshone people from the Fort…
Read More | Community Wires
Guest Blog: Critical Race Theory
Put another way, critical race theory illuminates our historical record despite centuries-long efforts to whitewash…
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Oregon Community Rights Activists Undeterred by Court’s Validation of Timber’s Toxic Legacy
The Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon issued a one-page decision in late…
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Fast Facts
Our Fast Facts are quick introductions to big ideas and concepts tackled by the Community Rights Movement! Check out our Fast Facts and find resources to more information to further your knowledge on the topics! Watch them all here.
Rights of Nature
Community Rights
Box of Allowable Activism
[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