Invisible Hand, the rebirth of the WACRN, and updates from the West Coast.
Columbus Free Press: There is Much We Can Do – How a Columbus Anti-Preemption City Charter Amendment Would Interfere with the American War Machine
The folks in Columbus, Ohio with their anti-preemption city charter amendment, are attacking the structure of American law which protects the American war machine, the destruction of nature for the production of profit, and enslaves people through low wages.
Newsletter: Building a Movement in Pennsylvania
Community Rights organizing began in Pennsylvania over two decades ago. Since then, dozens of local laws have been adopted that ban everything from factory farms,…
Press Release: Corporation Demands $40,281.50 From Town For Passing Climate Ordinance
As climate change brings suffering across the globe, in New Hampshire Judge Martin Honigberg has sided with a local corporate actor who seeks financial retribution…
Newsletter: Asheville Climate Bill of Rights Begins Signature Gathering
A new ordinance seeks to place a Climate Bill of Rights on the 2022 ballot, which explicitly challenges North Carolina's infamous state preemption scheme and…
Newsletter: Updates on Defunding Violence
The Defunding Violence Ordinance has been circulating in activist communities across the country. It continues to be a living document that both informs and is…
CELDF Publication: Explores Transformation of New Hampshire’s Form of Government
To advance political education in the Granite State, the New Hampshire Community Rights Network (NHCRN) has compiled an in-depth booklet to explore a transformation of…
Preemption Workshop
On Thursday, September 9 at 6:30 pm, please join us for a workshop by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) “Preemption as a Lethal Weapon: How…
Press Release: International Agent Orange Day: Aug. 10
Efforts by both female protagonists in ‘The People vs. Agent Orange’ film have been suppressed since the award winning documentary was released.
Abolitionist Legal Self Defense Webinar
Join us for a conversation to share legal self-defense best practices and to critique the role of police in stabilizing an oppressive status quo.
Rights of Nature Principles
CELDF has been involved in establishing legal Rights for Nature in Western law for over two decades, from the beginning of this movement’s contemporary phase.…
Legal Talk Network: Lawyer 2 Lawyer Podcast
Tune in to Legal Talk Networks Lawyer 2 Lawyer podcast featuring CELDF attorney, Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin. Listen as they discuss law and Nature and take a…
Press Release: Civil Rights Leaders in One of Nation’s Poorest Cities Launch Environmental Justice, Ecosystem Rights Ballot Initiative
Petitioners in Reading, Pennsylvania have officially kicked off a campaign to amend the Reading City Charter to outlaw “toxic trespass,” the poisoning of people and…
Invisible Hand Screening
From Executive Producer Mark Ruffalo comes INVISIBLE HAND, the world’s first documentary film on the Rights of Nature Movement. A “paradigm shifting” story about the…
National TV: ‘The People vs. Agent Orange’ to Air on PBS Independent Lens June 28th
Tune in on Monday June 28, 2021 for the national airing of the award-winning film “The People vs. Agent Orange” on PBS’ Independent Lens!
Press Release: Judge Rewards Corporation for Suing to Halt Implementation of Climate Ordinance, Orders Town to Pay Corporate Attorney Fees
As global carbon dioxide concentrations hit their highest level in 4 million years, a New Hampshire Judge has rewarded a local corporate actor in Nottingham…
Press Release: Clara Township Home Rule Commission Meets After Residents Vote To Consider New Government
Clara Township residents voted overwhelmingly to create a Home Rule Government Study Commission made up of seven elected Township residents.
Whose Constitution Is It?
Join CELDF attorney Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin for a presentation and discussion on the history and current significance of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the…
Newsletter: Confronting Law Schools
Law schools must reckon with the harm they have caused in perpetuating this oppressive system of law! Toward this end, CELDF has been honored to…
Newsletter: Building International Rights of Nature Solidarity
CELDF is honored to work in solidarity with a new French-speaking network to advance the Rights of Nature in Europe. The network includes Loire Parliament,…
The Rights of Nature in the U.S.A.: Legal and Social Debates
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET Join Carolina Public Humanities for a public screening of the acclaimed documentary “Invisible Hand” (2020) and dialogue with activists,…
Oregon Community Rights Network: Community Rights Workshop
Why do we rarely win against corporations targeting our communities? How did we get to this place? SIMPLE.Corporations – and their allies – have been busy…
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