As part of the growing Rights of Nature movement, this sacred mountain in New Zealand is now recognized as having rights.
Fosters.com: We the people shall rule
People have always risen up to right the wrongs inflicted by the ruling elite. That time has come again, and the people of New Hampshire…
The Pulse: Do Streams Have Rights?
The Rights of Nature is growing, from concept to practice. While regulations don't protect nature or people, rights do.
The New Political: Here’s how the Ohio Community Rights Network is reforming the Ohio Constitution
CELDF, the Ohio Community Rights Network, and Athens County, OH, residents are partnering together to advance democratic and environmental rights to all Ohio residents.
Press Release: Ohio Ballot Board Approves Community Rights State Constitutional Amendments
Two Community Rights state constitutional amendments advance in Ohio, meeting Ballot Board requirements for single subject. Residents are launching their signature gathering campaign.
San Diego Free Press: Time to Escalate? First-Ever Rights of Nature Lawsuit Dismissed
Will Falk, as a "next friend" in the recently dismissed Colorado River v. State of Colorado lawsuit, examines the reality of our legal system -…
Post Independent: State files again to dismiss Colorado River ‘personhood’ lawsuit, threatens to sanction lawyer
The Colorado AG wants to shut down the rights of nature case, Colorado River v. State of Colorado. Supporters know the case is part of…
King5 News: Tacoma Tideflats initiative heads to appeals court
CELDF calls out the court in Tacoma, WA, for illegitimately vetoing the right of Tacomans to vote.
Summit Daily: Attorney in Colorado River lawsuit refuses to withdraw suit despite threats of sanctions from state
As climate change accelerates unabated, growing numbers of people and communities are advancing Rights of Nature in court. In Colorado, the Attorney General uses threat…
Courthouse News: Attorney Rebuffs Colorado’s Threat of Sanctions in River Case
Jason Flores-Williams is arguing for the rights of the Colorado River in federal court and now faces sanctions for doing so. He is unflinching in…
US News: Ohio Activists Push Amendments to Restore Community Rights
Communities across the country are rising up as corporate threats grow - including Ohio, where residents are advancing rights-based state constitutional amendments elevating Community Rights…
The Hartmann Report: What’s It Going to Take to Return to the Politics of Sanity?
Radio host Thom Hartmann interviews NH representative Ellen Read and CELDF's Michelle Sanborn on the NH Community Rights state constitutional amendment. The interview begins at…
The Athens News: Rights groups hope to achieve goals by altering state law
Coming up against state preemption and corporate "rights," Ohio residents say "no more!" They are working with CELDF to advance two state constitutional amendments that…
Cleveland.com: Ohio local governance amendments certified by Attorney General Mike DeWine
Ohio residents meet first hurdle in advancing two rights-based state constitutional amendments, drafted with CELDF and the Ohio Community Rights Network.
Belt Magazine: Big Ag vs. Lake Erie: How Ohio’s Biggest Industry Threatens Its Greatest Resource
Growing algae in Lake Erie is driving Toledo, OH, residents to advance a Community Bill of Rights initiative, which would protect the Lake, recognizing its…
Post Independent: Supporters rally to give Colorado River rights
Supporters of the federal lawsuit to recognize rights of the Colorado River look ahead to build momentum for the broader recognition of the rights of…
The Hill: My freedom is on the line to fight climate change, more will follow
Climate Disobedience Center's Ken Ward lays bare what the Bonn climate talks are really about: 50 shades of climate denial. People on the ground and…
Seacoastonline.com: Amendment would recognize right to self-government
Residents urge New Hampshire legislators to place a Community Rights state constitutional amendment on the ballot for voters.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: ‘No is no is no’: A tiny township’s fight against oil and gas waste disposal
While Grant Township, PA, residents fight to protect themselves from PGE's frack wastewater injection well, the oil and gas industry admits it wants to bankrupt…
The Post: Charter proponents protest outside board of elections
Community Rights activists speak out against Medina County's BOE blocking a proposed county charter citizen initiative. Residents gathered 17,000 signatures to place the measure on…
Truthout: “Nature Has Rights”: Activists Call for a Legal Transformation
There is a growing global movement of activists and attorneys who are forging a new kind of environmental law by proclaiming the legal "rights of…
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