CELDF's Will Falk gave a presentation on Rights of Nature for the Massachusetts Chapter of the Sierra Club's Cape Cod & Islands Group. The Cape…
Press Release: “Water is Life” — Lane County, Oregon Seeks Watershed Rights
Should people have a right to clean drinking water and healthy rivers and streams? Or, should corporations have the legal right to pollute and harm…
Humanists of Greater Portland talk by Kai Huschke
Kai Huschke explains why revolution is necessary and potentially successful.
Who is CELDF?
Our "Who is CELDF?" printable flyer is here! Learn more what we do, who we partner with, what services we offer, and CELDF's three primary program…
Resistance Grows as Border Wall Construction Threatens Jaguars
Though there are sections of border wall that have been in place for decades, the desire of the current regime to build a complete wall…
Rights of Nature Event with CELDF’s Will Falk at Georgetown Law in Washington D.C.
Will Falk will explore the Rights of Nature in the context of American property law, where current legal frameworks fall short, and what it means…
If you’re not already reading CELDF’s Truth + Reckoning, you should be
Since launching early last year, CELDF’s Truth + Reckoning newsletter on Substack has become a hub for our most recent articles, podcasts, interviews, press releases,…
New! “Common Sense” Monthly Newsletter – December 2025: A Personal Message from Kai Huschke
CELDF's new monthly newsletter, Common Sense, Collective Action for Right Relationship is here! Our monthly newsletters will include a more personal message and the great…
Funding the Transformation with Kai Huschke
Kai Huschke is the Executive and Development Director at CELDF, and has been part of the movement since 2009. In this personal message, Kai discusses…
Finger Lakes Times: Rights of nature/Rights of water
What if bodies of water were guaranteed the kinds of legal rights that would criminalize actions that make our water and resources toxic?
NY Rights of Nature and Local Self-Governance Workshop – August 14, 2025
Our goal is to assist others in NY educate their community about the bill and also to inform residents of other states as they contemplate…
Press Release: New Book Reflects on 30 Years of Activism for Community and Nature’s Rights
A new book of essays written by a trailblazer in the Rights of Nature movement tackles the enduring myths behind the environmental crisis.
Wouldn’t You Say? – Paid Speech Isn’t Freedom of Speech
Feature photo by Christine Roy Like Junk Mail, Junk Speech is Trash Talk Freedom of speech isn’t what it used to be. Toward the end…
The Great Salt Lake is Disappearing… So Utah Bans Rights of Nature.
The Great Salt Lake. Image by Erin Testone. A growing number of American jurisdictions are outlawing Right of Nature as we embark on the greatest…
Raising Awareness Through Film: “What We Do to Nature, We Do to Ourselves”
Artist, Andrea Bowers, brought us the “Exist, Flourish, Evolve” art show on Rights of Nature & the Great Lakes and also offers this documentary film,…
AM I AN ACTIVIST?
Testimony of a Community Organizer CELDF’s Consulting Director, Tish O’Dell, submitted her testimony, “Am I an Activist?” to the 2024 Spring Activism Peace Chronicle publication.…
Press Release: Beaver Creek
100% of the water from the Seal Rock Water District (SRWD) comes from Beaver Creek.
Trust the Children, Not the System
Featured photo: The plaintiffs in Held v. State of Montana walking and chatting outside the courthouse. (Photo: Robin Loznak) It will take an extended commitment…
Wouldn’t You Say? – When Democracy is Privatized
The centuries-long Enclosure (privatization) Movement in the U. S. is nearing completion.
Wouldn’t You Say? – Ignorance as License
Anti-intellectualism is as American as hot dogs.
15 Questions that Are More Useful than “What New Regulation Should We Fight For?”
Difficult as it may be, we’d all be better off focusing on how to change the legal system itself instead of pleading for stricter regulations.
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