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Press Release: “Solidarity Against Tyranny” Brings Together Activists from the Philippines and Appalachia
On July 21st, a special live streaming event will bring together grassroots activists from these places to share their experiences of repression and resistance. The event, called “Solidarity Against Tyranny,” begins at 6pm Pacific Daylight Time (aka 9pm Eastern Daylight Time, or 9am on July 22nd, Philippine Time) and is free to attend.
Peters Patch: Letter to the Editor: A Resident’s Reply
Mr. Merrell recently posted an open letter to the people of Peters in which he made several assertions regarding the content of the ballot referendum.…
StateCollege.com: State College Council Members Fight Environmental Proposal, Cite Procedural Concerns
With a week left before Election Day, a State College Borough Council majority has begun lobbying against a proposed borough-charter amendment. The amendment would add…
The Next Step: Beyond Sustainable Agriculture
Turning Occupation into Lasting Change
If the Occupy movement is to succeed over time, it must follow the lead of community rights building efforts that have begun work to dismantle…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Natural gas drilling ban remains on Peters ballot
Peters officials do not plan to challenge a judge's decision to allow a controversial referendum question on the ballot for the Nov. 8 general election…
CELDF Press Release: “Peters Township Citizens Prevail: Local Bill of Rights and Fracking Ban to Appear on Ballot”
Washington County Judge Paul Pozonsky turned down a request by Peters Township Council to bar a referendum question from appearing on the ballot in November…
Envision Spokane: Worker Rights, Not Corporate Employer Rights
Cross the threshold into a private workplace and POOF!, your constitutional rights disappear. It’s true. Gone go your First, Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights,…
Envision Spokane: River Rights, Not Corporate Polluter Rights
Prop. 1 would establish the highest protections for the River and Aquifer – recognizing their rights to exist; it then provides for us – as…
Envision Spokane: Neighborhood Rights, Not Corporate Developer Rights
Today, corporate developers have more rights than our neighborhoods. Prop. 1 would require developers to obtain neighborhood approval for zoning changes involving significant development. It…
Envision Spokane: Community Rights, not Corporate Rights
It is time to reign in corporation so that they serve people, not the other way around. In Spokane, corporations are given the same legal…
Observer-Reporter: Unclear if referendum will make PT ballot in election
With less than two months to go before the Nov. 8 general election, it's still unclear whether a referendum on a home rule charter amendment…
The Almanac: PT advances gas referendum
Peters Township Council voted unanimously Monday to let a Washington County Court judge determine whether a referendum on a home rule-charter amendment seeking to ban…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Peters council heads to court to block shale referendum
A lawyer representing Peters council is expected to be in Washington County court this morning in an attempt to block a voter referendum on whether…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Judge to rule on Peters drilling referendum
A Washington County judge has set a Sept. 28 hearing for arguments over whether to block a voter referendum on natural gas drilling in Peters.…
The Raw Story: Penn. township challenges fracking with ballot initiative
A small township in western Pennsylvania is fighting back against fracking and attempting to write a ban on the practice into their local Bill of…
Our Inalienable Rights to Freedom
Mora County, NM, Faces Fracking.
Why Local Communities Need to Assert Their Inalienable Rights to Self-Government
This is not just about newly unlimited corporate campaign contributions; it is about direct corporate decision-making in our communities.
CELDF: The Real Frackasaurus Coloring Book
On November 15, 2010, South Fayette Township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania passed a zoning ordinance regulating the location of oil and gas extraction activities in…
StateCollege.com: Proposed Gas-Drilling Ban, Environmental-Rights Question Set for State College Ballot
State College voters will decide Nov. 8 on a proposed borough-charter amendment -- an amendment that would ban commercial gas drilling and establish environmental rights…
Envision Spokane Successfully Qualifies Initiative to the Ballot
Envision Spokane's Brad Read on the "Community Bill of Rights" Initiative.
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