This article by Jess Zimbabwe appeared in Cities Speak, April 20th, 2018. A brief commentary by Community Rights US media team Curt Hubatch: This article mentions there's "a surging nationwide preemption battle" that "is uniquely chilling local democracy." After reading this, and as I made my way through the rest of this article, I was [...]
A Blog Posting by Thomas Linzey of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from April 14, 2018. A brief commentary by Community Rights US media team member Curt Hubatch: Allowing a few hands at the top to determine what our communities are going to look like for our children and grandchildren hasn't worked well up to this point. [...]
This article by Simon Davis-Cohen appeared in The Progressive, April 5th, 2018. The Republican Party and corporate-backed groups like the Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council have made “state preemption” of local political and economic powers a top priority for decades. Left-leaning electoral movements have been sluggish in their response. Despite Occupy and other mobilizations against [...]
Mayors are ready to pass gun control laws, but we can't do it unless the NRA and state legislatures get out of our way. We need to end gun preemption. This op-ed by 11 Mayors of major cities in the United States appeared in USA TODAY, March 23rd, 2018. Atop that list should be smart, common-sense [...]
This article by Simon Davis-Cohen appeared in The Progressive March 8th, 2018. n January 16, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen confirmed that the Department of Justice intends to pursue criminal charges against local and state officials who defend “sanctuary” policies. “The Department of Justice is reviewing what avenues may be available,” Nielsen told the [...]
Strong citizen support helps advance CACR19 to House M&CG committee A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from February 19th, 2018. CONCORD, NH: Last week, the New Hampshire Community Rights Amendment, CACR19, left House Municipal & County Government (M&CG) subcommittee with a 3-2 bi-partisan “ought-to-pass” recommendation. Community members from across the state attended [...]
This article recently appeared in the Columbus Free Press. Gubernatorial candidate Dennis Kucinich addressed the first town hall forum of the Progressive Democrats of America Central Ohio chapter on February 5. Kucinich emphasized that he is for universal health care and when in Congress had written HR 676 a Health Care for All bill, co-sponsored by [...]
This article by John Collins appeared in In These Times, February 8th, 2018. When you combine an economic system that requires constant growth in order to function, with a legal system that mistakes corporations for “people”—you inevitably wind up with a few extremely powerful corporations and a lot of powerless citizens. Furthermore, when that same [...]
Residents ban unsustainable energy projects at Special Town Meeting A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from February 1, 2018. Last night, residents at a Special Town Meeting in Plymouth, NH, voted 132 to 19 to adopt their Community Rights-Based Ordinance for a Sustainable Energy Future. The ordinance asserts their right to clean [...]
This 46 minute video interview was posted on the National Community Rights Network (NCRN) website, January 31st, 2018. Tom Groover interviews New Hampshire community organizers Michelle Sanborn, Monica Christofill and Douglas Darrell. Michelle and Monica are organizers with the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), and Douglas is a Board member of the NHCRN and the NCRN. Michelle begins [...]
