This article by Michael Roberts appeared in Westword, August 15th, 2018. Brief Commentary by Community Rights US (CRUS) Media Team member Curt Hubatch: Cliff Willmeng, and his mom Merrily Mazza have been active in the Community Rights movement for over 5 years now. She currently holds a seat on the Lafayette, Colorado City Council, and Cliff [...]
This Op-Ed by Greg Coleridge appeared on Op-Ed News.com, June 4th, 2018. Rising anger against the seemingly omnipotent power of corporations to dictate nearly every aspect of society has yielded predictable pushback from corporations and their minions (i.e. human, not small yellow creatures) in government. Laws against mass protests and stronger regulatory protections and increasing [...]
May 11, 2023 Newsletter Protecting the Rights of People & Nature From the Local Up Subscribe | CRUS Homepage | Donate Paul Cienfuegos & Six Others are now Defendants in a Lawsuit by Lithium Nevada Corporation Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone tribal elders Josephine Sam Dick, 76, and her sister, Elvida Sam Crutcher, 73, sit inside [...]
Delaware Democrats could pass GOP legislation letting businesses cast ballots in a municipal election Published by The Lever June 20, 2023 by Matthew Cunningham-Cook Democratic President Biden has called his home “the corporate state of Delaware,” and Republican Sen. Mitt Romney has insisted that “corporations are people, my friend.” Embodying that bipartisan spirit in post-Citizens [...]
Protecting the Rights of People & Nature From the Local Up Subscribe | CRUS Homepage | Donate Urgent News Alert from Paul re Nevada Lithium Mine Indigenous Women-Led Camp — We Need YOU…. This urgent alert contains a status update on the lithium mine camp, numerous links for background info, and a variety of volunteer [...]
This court should invalidate mandatory disclosure and reporting requirements,” wrote Clarence Thomas, who did not disclose years of gifts from a billionaire. Published Apr 12, 2023 by David Sirota and Julia Rock in The Lever While refusing to disclose lavish gifts from a billionaire, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas pushed to invalidate all political spending [...]
Attendees eager to learn more about successes in the Community Rights movement Midwest audiences have warmly welcomed Paul Cienfuegos as he has shared insights on his book tour. If you're in Wisconsin or thereabouts, he'll be speaking at least two more times: 3/1, 5:30pm, Spooner WI, Northwind Book & Fiber 3/2, 7pm, Bayfield WI, Honest [...]
We're pretty happy with this recent review...the only part we're not quite sure about is why they say "Chapters examine how to campaign for change, a multifaceted and highly practical approach to how Democrats could handle the issue of logging...," because one of the most exciting things about this book is that these ideas are [...]
This Friday, November 4th at 6pm, Paul will be in Olympia to do a book reading, this time at Orca Books downtown. The book, How Dare We? Courageous Practices to Reclaim Our Power as Citizens, is a series of a few dozen essays and speeches on how We the People can actually dismantle corporate rule, [...]
Paul gave a virtual book talk with two other authors for the Author Showcase at Gallery Bookshop on September 22, 2022. Check it out HERE.
State or federal preemption that blocks people's ability to provide more protection for their water is wrong and unjust and should be challenged. by Paul Blackburn, Attorney, Bold Alliance on May 3, 2022 on Pipeline Fighters Hub. As landowners and counties are being inundated with carbon pipeline companies wanting to take land by eminent domain, [...]
Under the Biden administration’s proposed rule, energy infrastructure will get more scrutiny from local regulators This is moving in the right direction, especially for tribes, but there is still the issue of state preemption that typically blocks local action to protect water. That still needs to be challenged. By Dino Grandoni in The Washington Post [...]
