Community Bills of Rights are a tool to protect rights at the local level, such as Barnstead, NH's prohibition on religious identification requirements, and Grant…
The World: Local control can replace 19th-century energy thinking
Coos County, OR, residents aim to transform their community through Community Rights, democratizing energy development and creating sustainability. They're willing to challenge unjust laws to…
Oberlin News-Tribune: We must oppose unjust laws
An Oberlin, OH, resident urges resistance to unjust laws forcing the Nexus pipeline into the City. It is a call for courage and to follow…
Yes! Magazine: A Healthier Democracy Starts Right Where You Live
A review of Tree Media's documentary on CELDF's work in communities across the country: We the People 2.0 - The Second American Revolution.
Yes! Magazine: A Last Resort That Might Work: Small Town Votes In Community Bill of Rights to Ban Fracking
The story of Waterville, OH, residents, taking their health and safety into their own hands, and banning Spectra Energy's Nexus pipeline as a violation of…
Sentinel-Tribune: By unanimous vote, BG council rejects easement for Nexus pipeline project
A huge crowd of residents from Bowling Green and beyond gather to show their overwhelming support of City Council members to vote against an easement…
Harper’s Magazine: Class Takeover
It's not just water that's privatized and stripped from local control. Youngstown, OH's education system has been seized from the public and put into private…
The Blade: B.G. council to decide on pipeline offer
About 100 people attended a Bowling Green, OH, City Council meeting. Residents urged council members to refuse easement access to Spectra Energy for a pipeline…
The Gazette: “We the People 2.0” documentary shows similar struggles to opposition to NEXUS pipeline
The Nexus Pipeline threatens Medina County, OH, residents. Medina residents gather to watch We the People 2.0, a documentary about communities across the U.S. facing…
Kane Republican: Township referendum question causes ad campaign onslaught
As Highland Township, PA, residents prefer to vote on their rights-based Home Rule Charter to protect themselves against a frack wastewater injection well, Seneca Resources…
The Investigative Fund: Big Oil and Gas Take Aim at Ballot Initiative Process in Colorado
In Colorado and Ohio, the oil and gas industry maneuvers to keep citizen initiatives threatening fracking off the ballot. In Colorado, the industry has advanced…
Salon: What’s not being voted on this November: Local democracy is being squashed from coast to coast
Simon Davis-Cohen reveals escalating efforts to quash We the People from exercising our right to initiative. From fracking and water protection, to minimum wage and…
The Gazette: NEXUS route changes, concerns discussed
While the Nexus pipeline has been re-routed, it's simply sacrificing another community in Medina County, Ohio. Residents meet to learn what's happening and what they…
The Blade: Protect children by passing issue 3
In a letter-to-the-editor, Waterville resident urges support for the community's rights-based initiative banning the Nexus pipeline and compressor station, and exercising their right to democratic…
Truthout: Democracy Deferred: Ohio Removes Anti-Fracking Measures From County Ballots
In Ohio and elsewhere, when democracy threatens the oil and gas industry, those occupying our legal and governing structures take liberty in interpreting the law…
The Blade: Nexus is a bad deal for Waterville
A Waterville, OH, residents speaks up on a compressor station: "If our political leaders will not protect our children, then we the people must pass…
The New Political: Athens anti-fracking charter welcomes Tish O’Dell for fundraiser
Athens County, OH, residents issue a call to action for next steps in their work to protect against fracking activities. The Athens County Community Bill…
Mongabay: Nature’s right to exist gets a boost from key organizations
As growing numbers of communities adopt Community Bills of Rights recognizing the Rights of Nature, countries, the United Nations, and NGOs advance Rights of Nature…
Courier Express: Study commission asks to be sued, request granted by the court
An Elk County, PA, judge rules in favor of the Highland County Government Study Commission to intervene in a lawsuit filed by their own Supervisors…
PR: Highland Township Government Study Commission Wins Motion to Intervene
Highland Township Government Study Commission wins their motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought on by Township Supervisors determined to keep the Commission's Charter off…
Vindy.com: Youngstown voters will consider 6 charter amendments on fall ballot
Youngstown, OH, voters will vote for a sixth time on a Community Bill of Rights banning fracking activities within the City. Residents promise to bring…
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