An Athens County, OH, community member makes it clear: The people of Athens aren't giving up their rights to govern themselves and protect their community…
The Monroe Monitor: Organizations rallying opposition to annual aerial spraying of pesticides in the Sky Valley region
Snohomish County, WA, residents partner with CELDF to assert their democratic rights and stop aerial sprayed pesticides.
Daily Camera: Lafayette’s oil, gas forum ‘day one in the real resistance,’ activists say
CELDF's Thomas Linzey speaks to an overflowing crowd in Lafayette, CO, on defending their Climate Bill of Rights. The City's ordinance bans fracking as a…
The Athens News: Appeal of charter election rejection now in court’s hands
CELDF fights for the people's right to vote in Athens County, OH, court of appeals.
Rebelling Against the Corporate State
Our popular Community Rights Papers were printed between 2014 - 2017 and re-frame contemporary and historical events through a Community Rights lens.
The Laconia Daily Sun: Perhaps Northern Pass is falling to our fatigue, but my generation has had enough, we’re done; vote yes on CRBO in Ashland
This powerful letter-to-the-editor by an Ashland, NH, resident, is what builds a people's movement.
The Athens News: Judges to hear appeal of Board of Elections’ rejection of charter
Denied their right to vote by the Athens County Board of Elections in Ohio, county residents make their case today in the 4th district court…
Press Release: International Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to Oregon Community Rights, Rights of Nature Advocate
Community Rights supporter Carol Van Strum receives the International Lifetime Achievement Award Presented at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene, OR.
Blog: Black History Month, White Supremacy, and Community Rights
CELDF's Tish O'Dell shares discoveries of her own white privilege when fracking came into her community - and how Dr. Martin Luther King and Black…
Fosters.com: To the Editor: Let the people vote on CACR19
With bi-partisan support, the New Hampshire House Municipal & County Government committee will vote how to recommend the Community Rights state constitutional amendment CACR19 to…
Press Release: New Hampshire Community Rights Amendment Backed by Legislative Subcommittee
The people's Community Rights state constitutional amendment moves ahead with the support of a New Hampshire legislative subcommittee.
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dennis Kucinich supports Community Rights state constitutional amendment
Columbus Free Press covers Ohio's Dennis Kucinich and his support for a Community Rights state constitutional amendment.
The Register-Guard: Rural residents in Lane County fight spraying of herbicides by helicopters
Community members advance community rights in Lane County, OR, fighting for their health and safety against the timber industry's use of pesticides.
In These Times: The Community Rights Movement to the New Hampshire House: Let the People Decide What’s Best
Taking steps to assert decision-making authority over their own communities, New Hampshire residents work with the CELDF and NHCRN to advance a rights-based state constitutional…
New Hampshire Public Radio: Local Governance Advocates Try Again To Amend State Constitution
New Hampshire supporters of a community rights state constitutional amendment urge the legislative committee to advance the amendment to the House.
Blog: Think Globally, Enact Locally
"Local control" today means seizing our local governments and enacting laws to protect our communities and the future of the planet.
Think Progress: The new legal threat to environmental attorneys: Sanctions from judges and attorneys general
From ThinkProgress on the efforts of the oil and gas industry to stop Community Rights and Rights of Nature, the courageous communities who refuse to…
New Hampshire Public Radio: Plymouth Is Latest To Try Blocking Big Energy Projects With Local Ordinance
Plymouth, NH, residents are among the growing numbers of New Hampshire communities using Community Rights to stop projects harmful to their health, safety, and welfare.
Columbus Free Press: Overturning Ohio HB 463 – Dismantling a corporate state and building something new
CELDF stands by Ohio residents. Together, the people succeeded in overturning unjust law, and today they are ramping up their efforts to advance democratic and…
The Register-Guard: Don’t delay aerial spray ballot issue discussion
Lane County, OR, residents urge their county commissioners to place Community Rights measures on the ballot for a vote by the people. Residents are taking…
Press Release: Plymouth, NH, Voters Adopt Community Rights Sustainable Energy Future Ordinance
Plymouth, NH, voters overwhelmingly adopt a rights-based ordinance banning unsustainable energy projects and protecting their right to a sustainable energy future. The measure bans the…
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