Save the Date! Join the Oregon Community Rights Network in this upcoming event on corporate constitutional rights.

Register today for this virtual Democracy School in Ashtabula, Ohio! Co-sponsored by Ashtabula County Water Watch and CELDF.

Building statewide momentum across New Hampshire. A 2020 organizing update featured in our fall newsletter.

A new Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund report details the repression of ballot initiatives in 2020.

Reekumani Greendeer was a fierce advocate for Nature. We will honor his memory through continued efforts for the Rights of Nature.

The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) has prepared the following statement in response to the passage of the Wekiva River and Econlockhatchee River Bill of Rights.

The call for change is clear – we need to rethink how we allocate resources to ensure we are meeting the needs of the community. The realization that existing laws have the dual goals of appearing to protect us while in reality doing the exact opposite is long overdue.

Register today for this virtual Democracy School hosted by our partners at Community Rights San Juan Islands!

Register today for this virtual Democracy School!

Communities across Oregon are taking a stand against corporate claimed rights.

Protests are shifting the conditions of political action. Immediate structural change may be difficult to see – but it’s happening – culture is shifting. A dedicated and defiant movement is emerging and challenging the purpose of the law.

Lisa Burroughs for Ashtabula County Water Watch interviews CELDF’s Tish O’Dell on the Rights of Nature Movement in an October 2020 edition of North Coast Voice Magazine.