Derrick Jensen interviews Ben Price, the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund's (CELDF) national organizing director, about his newly published book, "How Wealth Rules the World: Saving our Communities and Freedoms from the Dictatorship of Property." on June 2nd, 2019. This 53 minute interview can be listened to and downloaded HERE and HERE. A bit about [...]
This article by Josh McCormack appeared in Salud America! on May 23rd, 2019. Crystal Jankowski ran the faucet in her hospital room for 12 hours straight the day she gave birth — all in hopes that the tap water would come out clean for Amelia, her newborn girl. Just days before her [...]
Derrick Jensen interviews Thomas Linzey for the seventh time on Resistance Radio. This interview happened on April 21st, 2019. In this interview they talk about the Lake Erie Bill of Rights that was recently passed in Toledo, Ohio; the Rights of Nature, and other topics concerning Community Rights. This 51 minute interview can be listened [...]
Community Rights US Founder and Directory Paul Cienfuegos was interviewed on the Heart of Wellness Show (Listen HERE) on February 5th, 2019. This show airs on WDRT, 91.9 FM, Driftless Community Radio out of Virocqua, Wisconsin. Paul has been organizing Community Rights groups in the Driftless area for close to a decade now. Program description: On this [...]
This 3 minute video about Grant Township's resistance to having their water poisoned by Pennsylvania Gas and Electric (PGE) was published by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) on, December 17th, 2018. PGE wants to use the Township as a dumping ground by injecting fracking wastewater under the ground the citizens of Grant Township [...]
This touching 4 minute video and text about the work the San Juan Community Rights citizens group is doing to prevent more preventable deaths of the southern resident pod of the Salish Sea orcas can be accessed HERE. -- Beginning of text: There was rejoicing at the birth – the first in the family in [...]
This story about Carol Van Strum and her work with others fighting pesticide spraying in Lincoln County, Oregon was publish by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) on December 6th, 2018. -- It’s been 35 years since Carol Van Strum first published “A Bitter Fog,” the Christopher Award winning book telling the story of [...]
The 2 minute audio and text of this news story by Michael Bratton appeared on 13ABC WTVG, November 28, 2018. TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - When it comes to Lake Erie's health perhaps no other group of citizens is more passionate. I think it's important that we have a strong local voice," said Markie Miller of Toledoans [...]
This 49 minute interview with Thomas Linzey happened on October 28th, 2018. This interview can be listened to and downloaded at the Progressive Radio Network, Deep Green Resistance Blogspot, and YouTube. Clicking on the highlighted label will take you to the respective media outlet. Thomas Linzey is the executive director and an attorney for the [...]
This 29 minute audio interview with Tish O'Dell of the Ohio Community Rights Network was posted on September 18, 2018. This interview can be listened to and downloaded HERE. Bob and Dan interview Tish O'Dell of the Community Rights Network about the September 29 Growing Roots and Rights conference in Columbus, Ohio. Artist: Bob Fitrakis and [...]
