Courageous local officials in ten Florida cities are fighting punishments enacted by the state legislature under an unjust gun law. But it's the state's claimed…
CELDF Endorses Proposal for Universal Declaration of the Rights of Wetlands
A group of authors organized through the Society of Wetland Scientists have developed a proposal for a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Wetlands. CELDF is excited to endorse the efforts as a step toward recognizing and enforcing the rights of wetlands.
Press Release: Colombia Supreme Court Rules that Amazon Region is “Subject of Rights”
In the growing recognition of ecosystem rights around the world, today the Colombia Supreme Court of Justice ruled that the Amazon region in Colombia possesses…
Dick McGinn – A Life of Service
CELDF, OHCRN, and Ohio communities grieve the loss of Dick McGinn, and celebrate his life and contributions. He was a passionate leader in growing Community…
Press Release: Mahoning Board of Elections Defies Supreme Court
The Mahoning County, OH, Board of Elections blocks a duly qualified Community Bill of Rights initiative from the ballot in Youngstown. CELDF assists residents to…
Press Release: Historic Vote on Community Rights State Constitutional Amendment in NH Legislature
The New Hampshire legislature takes an historic vote on the first Community Rights state constitutional amendment considered by a state legislature.
Blog: The NRA, Gun Violence, and Ceiling Preemption
Communities can't adopt the gun laws they believe would best protect their health, safety, and welfare. Here's why - and what communities can do about…
Press Release: International Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to Oregon Community Rights, Rights of Nature Advocate
Community Rights supporter Carol Van Strum receives the International Lifetime Achievement Award Presented at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene, OR.
Blog: Black History Month, White Supremacy, and Community Rights
CELDF's Tish O'Dell shares discoveries of her own white privilege when fracking came into her community - and how Dr. Martin Luther King and Black…
Press Release: New Hampshire Community Rights Amendment Backed by Legislative Subcommittee
The people's Community Rights state constitutional amendment moves ahead with the support of a New Hampshire legislative subcommittee.
Blog: Think Globally, Enact Locally
"Local control" today means seizing our local governments and enacting laws to protect our communities and the future of the planet.
Press Release: Plymouth, NH, Voters Adopt Community Rights Sustainable Energy Future Ordinance
Plymouth, NH, voters overwhelmingly adopt a rights-based ordinance banning unsustainable energy projects and protecting their right to a sustainable energy future. The measure bans the…
Blog: One Final New Year’s Resolution for 2018
Let's stop lying to each other and stop protesting. Let's start truth-telling and begin building our communities based on rights. It's time.
Press Release: New Hampshire Community Rights Amendment Advances to Public Committee Hearing
New Hampshire residents and the NHCRN advance a Community Rights state constitutional amendment to the legislative committee hearing.
Blog: When we fight, we win
Why are attacks from the corporate state escalating against communities who are advancing basic rights and protecting themselves from harm? And what's next?
Urgent Ohio Democracy Alert from the OHCRN
With House Joint Resolution 5 (HJR5), the Ohio legislature is sabotaging the people's democratic rights.
Blog: Having a Dream is Just the Beginning
Dr. Martin Luther King is remembered for his extraordinary leadership in advancing Civil Rights. Let us not forget, either, how the system he and his…
Press Release: Federal Court Sanctions Lawyers for Defending Community’s Right to Say “No” to Frack Wastewater Injection Wells
The corporate state's judiciary punishes attorneys defending Grant Township, PA, residents against the oil and gas industry by imposing sanctions.
Blog: Seceding from Ourselves
Abolitionists urged secession to end the slave state. Explore secession to end the corporate state.
Press Release: First Rights of Nature Easement Established in Hawaii
As part of the growing Rights of Nature movement, the first conservation easement in Hawaii recognizing the Rights of Nature now protects 8 acres of…
Blog: Downsizing Nature: The Fight for Bears Ears and Beyond
Nature isn't protected in our constitution. And so ecosystems, including our national monuments, are protected - or not - at the whim of current powerbrokers.
Blog: A New Hampshire Resident & Legislator Exchange Words on Community Rights
A powerful exchange between a New Hampshire legislator and a New Hampshire resident on Community Rights.
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