Santa Monica City Council introduces California's first community rights ordinance, recognizing the right to self-governance, clean air and water, sustainable food and energy systems, and…
Solidarity Against Tyranny: Frontline Resistance Insights from the Philippines and Appalachian South
On July 21st at 6pm PDT / 9pm EDT, we invite you to join us for a special event, “Solidarity Against Tyranny,” to help answer this question. Featuring activists, organizers, and revolutionaries from the Philippines and the Appalachian South.
Highland Township Retains Law Firm to Defend Injection Well Ordinance
Highland Township, PA, Board of Supervisors vote unanimously to retain CELDF to help defend their "Community Rights Protection from Injection Wells Ordinance" against Seneca Resources.
CELDF’s New Frontiers: Building a Grassroots Movement for Community Rights and the Rights of Nature
Slideshow Narrated by Thomas Linzey
Rooted Lands – Tierras Arraigadas – a film about the rising up of Mora County, New Mexicans against the oil & gas industry. View the trailer here
For more information on this important film and additional screenings, see RootedLands.com
Tree Media, producing films such as The 11th Hour and Urban Roots, is partnering with CELDF to make a film called We The People 2.0, about our grassroots organizing and our community partners. Below is a trailer for the film.
Sometimes, a film comes along that conveys a message we’ve been listening for, but haven’t yet heard. A message that shows us what we’ve had…
Fracking Scare Tactics in Highland
Update on pending lawsuit in Highland Township, PA, where supervisors recently passed a Community Bill of Rights to ban fracking injection wells - excerpt from…
Dr. Stephen Cleghorn signed the 1st Rights of Nature based legal easement on his 52 acre organic farm in late 2012. Click here to view a stirring speech he gave in 2011, passionately taking a stand to stop fracking and protect the land.
Presentation by Dr. Stephen Cleghorn, a sociologist and an organic farmer from Jefferson County, PA, and was recorded at the Epic No Frack Event at…
Stephen Cleghorn on Fracking the Farmland: The Resistance Begins With One Man
This is a really energetic presentation by Dr. Stephen Cleghorn, a sociologist and an organic farmer from Jefferson County, PA, and was recorded at the…
Beyond Personhood: Why Corporations Love the Constitution More Than You do
What do you love about the U.S. Constitution?
WeArePowerShift.org: Matt Damon’s “Promised Land”: The Good, Bad, and Misrepresented
Alexander Lotorto reviews Matt Damon's movie Promised Land, in part praising its bringing attention to the issue of shale gas drilling and fracking, while critiquing…
Public Herald: Just Say ‘No’ — Locals Ban Frack Waste in Pa.
On January 9, 2013, in otherwise quiet Highland Township in Elk County, Pennsylvania, officials signed a community rights bill into law stopping the deposit of…
Read the Dirt: Barnstead, NH: Establishing the Community Right to Water and Self-Governance
The Barnstead, NH, story - and how other New Hampshire communities have followed the blazing trail set by these bold and steadfast residents.
CELDF’s Gail Darrell presents to the community group Thanks But No Tank in Belfast, ME on residents’ governing authority
Community Organizer, Gail Darrell, of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, gave a presentation on October 19, 2012 about what power citizens have and do…
Thanks but no Tank Presentation by CELDF’s Gail Darrell
Community Organizer, Gail Darrell, of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, gave a presentation on October 19, 2012 about what power citizens have and do…
Press Release: Broadview Heights Adopts Community Bill of Rights Banning Fracking
Today, the residents of Broadview Heights banned fracking from within the City limits through a Community Bill of Rights Charter Amendment. The amendment established the…
CELDF and Global Exchange: Occupy Wall Street
Activists Shannon Biggs of Global Exchange and Ben Price of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund participated in Occupy Wall Street people’s mic teach-in on…
Why do we need a local bill of rights?
Democracy School attendee Priscilla Stuckey on "Why do we need a local bill of rights?"
NPR Special Series – The Future of Nonhuman Rights: Recognizing The Right Of Plants To Evolve
The rights of plants to exist and evolve is explored as interest grows for recognizing the rights of nature.
View the trailer for “Rooted Lands – Tierras Arraigadas”
Chronicling community rights organizing in New Mexico to protect residents and the land.
Position Paper on Sustainable Energy
Currently, most development of wind energy resources is carried out by a handful of large corporations.... The corporation...controls the land, production of energy from the…
Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman Interviews Former Pittsburgh Councilman Doug Shields on the Pittsburgh Community Rights Ordinance that Bans Fracking
Doug Shields on the Pittsburgh Community Rights Ordinance that Bans Fracking.
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