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…

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.
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…
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.
Slideshow Narrated by Thomas Linzey
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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…
Update on pending lawsuit in Highland Township, PA, where supervisors recently passed a Community Bill of Rights to ban fracking injection wells - excerpt from…
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…
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…
What do you love about the U.S. Constitution?
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…
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…
The Barnstead, NH, story - and how other New Hampshire communities have followed the blazing trail set by these bold and steadfast residents.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Democracy School attendee Priscilla Stuckey on "Why do we need a local bill of rights?"
The rights of plants to exist and evolve is explored as interest grows for recognizing the rights of nature.
Chronicling community rights organizing in New Mexico to protect residents and the land.
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…
Doug Shields on the Pittsburgh Community Rights Ordinance that Bans Fracking.