Chad Nicholson joins Thom Hartmann to discuss how the 1% are effectively, suing the 99% for their own benefit, citing the findings of our June…
VIDEO: ‘The Transformation from Reformist to Revolutionary’
This 6 minute short explains how, across numerous social issues—from housing, worker rights, environmental protection to gentrification—“the people in the community lack the legal authority…
Blog: A Fundamentally Humanizing Agenda
The current administration wants a crackdown on people experiencing homelessness. It's time, instead, for a humanizing agenda, such as that advanced by Denver residents this…
Blog: A Right to Survive is Born in Denver
Wealthy interests seeking to crush human rights in Denver, Colorado, out raised local supporters of the Denver "Right to Survive" initiative 23:1. This is the…
Press Release: A Human Right to Survive is Born in Denver
“This idea of a real human right to survive in the 21st century ... was born – through the determination and commitment of the people who live…
Voices for Biodiversity: How Do Dams Fall? Conversations with the Colorado River
Author Will Falk's story of his connection with the Colorado River, the lawsuit he helped bring forward to protect her rights, and what is necessary…
Daily Camera: Lisa Flynn: Take Back Local Government
Longmont, CO, resident calls out state government sacrificing communities for corporate fracking interests. CELDF offers action for residents to protect themselves.
Daily Camera: LTE: Confront oil industry directly on fracking
Facing environmental devastation from fracking, Boulder County, CO, residents make it clear: It's time for the people to use community rights and decide what happens…
The Colorado Statesman: Activists tweak message, timing in latest anti-fracking ballot fight
Activists will take another crack at passing the Colorado Community Rights Amendment, a proposed ballot initiative designed to give localities a veto over corporate activity,…
Truthout: Colorado Communities Battle Energy Industry to Build Community Rights
As the oil and gas industry bears down on local Colorado municipal representatives to open their communities to fracking, those who refuse to cave are…
Truthout: ALEC Forces the Question: Will Labor Really Go Local?
While ALEC and other pro-corporate entities attempt to decrease worker rights,CELDF partners in Colorado and Spokane, WA, begin working on Community Bills of Rights to…
Daily Camera: Letter-to-the-Editor: Let the revolution begin
The idea that advancing and enforcing people's fundamental rights, while directly challenging the power of corporations and the state to override community rights, is somehow…
Colorado Community Rights Network Launches Fundraiser for State Ballot Initiative
The COCRN calls for support to advance the Colorado Community Rights Amendment for the state wide ballot in 2015. Check out their fundraising video on…
Huffington Post: Colorado Communities Could Ban Fracking Under New Proposed Amendment
A proposed amendment to Colorado's constitution that would give municipalities the power to ban or restrict fracking and other industrial activities would be the first…
Press Release: Colorado Community Rights Network Files Constitutional Amendment To Secure the Right to Community Self-Government Free from State Preemption
Denver, Colorado, January 20, 2014 - The Colorado Community Rights Network (COCRN) has submitted to the state for review and comment the language for a…
Local Officials Standing Up to Protect Their Communities from Fracking
As Mora County, NM, and Lafayette, CO, face oil and gas industry challenges to their Community Bills of Rights banning fracking, we are re-posting an…
East Boulder County United statement on COGA’s lawsuit against Lafayette’s Community Rights initiative
Faced with the loss of four democratic votes against oil and gas development across the Front Range this November, the Colorado Oil and Gas Association…
Ohio and Colorado Voters Adopt Community Bills of Rights
On Election Day, voters in an Ohio and a Colorado community enacted Community Bills of Rights to secure the right to local self-government and to…
July 2013 CELDF Update
Updates and news from CELDF communities across the country.
Anti-fracking group threatens ballot measure
Colorado Springs residents launch campaign to put Community Bill of Rights on ballot to protect themselves and their community from fracking.
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