“We began to understand through this process that we are not only connected to the Ohio River, but that we are part of the ecosystem,”…
The Myth of American Democracy: The Ruling Class Crusade Against Community & Nature
Wednesday, April 19th at 6:30 PM (Central Time) CELDF’s Tish O’Dell will be a panelist on for the upcoming discussion, The Myth of American Democracy:…
Wouldn’t You Say? – The Challenge of Movement Building
"It seems like legal rights for community and for nature would almost be unnecessary if our attitude toward the world were based on reciprocity, responsibility,…
An Earth Day Presentation – No More Enviro-Mentalism: Earth Emancipation Now!
April 18th at 3:00 PM CELDF’s Ben Price will be speaking at Youngstown University in Ohio for Earth Day. Dr. Ray’s Energy and Environment Speaker…
The Trains Don’t Always Run on Time:
Yet the System Keeps Rolling, and We’re Just Collateral Damage
A more honest report on the East Palestine disaster and details how the system itself is to blame and why these horrific and deadly events…
East Palestine: “We Basically Nuked a Town with Chemicals So We Could Get a Railroad Open”
We can’t turn back time, but we can change this disastrous system so no company can harm communities in this way ever again.
In Times of Increasing Uncertainty, We Already Have What We Need
We must start trusting in ourselves and in our community members to be able to meet our needs, solve our problems and create truly participatory…
Guest Blog: We Must Overturn SCOTUS Decisions That Effectively Deny Rights to Black People
The posting of this piece is a reflection of CELDF's commitment to featuring diverse perspectives and ideas in the quest to bring about a community…
Wouldn’t You Say? – From Rights of Nature to Right Relationship
We are used to extracting not only metallic ores and fossil fuels, but ourselves and our communities from the natural world, and yet we don’t…
CELDF is seeking a Grant Writer | Job Opening
The person in this position will play an integral role in expanding CELDF’s support for its mission to advance democratic and environmental rights. This is…
Wouldn’t You Say? – Saving the Economy Means Not Saving Nature
At the risk of expediting the die-off of most life on the planet, including most humans, judges continue to turn a blind eye toward the…
Guest Blog: Badges and Incidents of Slavery
The challenge: How to overcome the white dominance/Black subordination relationship. How to decolonize.
Tumbled by the surf: Figuring out which wave to ride next for recognizing rights
We must think about our history- the Revolutionaries were proposing an alternative to being a colony of England, abolitionists were fighting for an alternative to…
Wouldn’t You Say? – Materialism is Substance Abuse, Literally
Let’s be generous and call the COP–15 agreement a plan for conserving 1% of Earth’s biodiversity. That means that negotiators agreed to sacrifice 99% of…
Grant’s Fight is Our Fight
As we head into the new year, please join us in continuing to stand with Grant Township. And let’s not only support them with words…
Do No Harm: Protecting the Rights of Mangroves in Ecuador From Injury
Mangroves, according to the Ramsar definition, are considered wetlands - an area that CELDF is also helping to evolve coming out of the Declaration of the Rights of…
Cleveland State trustees vote unanimously to strip John Marshall’s name from the college of law
Feature Photo by Gabriel Kramer / Ideastream Public Media Taru Taylor, a guest blogger with CELDF, helped spearhead efforts to rename law schools named after…
Press Release: Back to the Future — Ohioans Still Poisoned After All These Years
"The spreading of toxic and radioactive well waste brine on Ohio roads and other surfaces threatens all Ohioans,” stated FaCT Brine Education Committee Chair, Ron…
Sneak Peek! — End of Year Newsletter 2022: We are Nature
Human and ecosystem viability come when we figure out how to orient our culture to be connected to all four parts: Living from, with, in,…
CELDF presenting in the New England Environmental Justice Youth+ Summit — FREE WEBINAR OPEN TO ALL
November 19, 2022 ~ 11AM ET Ben Price – Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) – will be presenting at 11:00AM ET on “Nature as…
Join the OHCRN: Virtual film screening and discussion of “The Seeds of Vandana Shiva”
View the film on your own or with others (organize a viewing party!) from Friday November 18 to Sunday November 20. The OHCRN will host…
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