Have You Been Doing Environmentalism Wrong?
We haven't read the book discussed, but mostly agree with the author that we need to stop corporations from the massive, large-scale damage they do. The regulatory agencies that were put in place have not helped protect us, however, they actually serve as a protective barrier between the destructive corporations and the people's will. "The [...]
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THESIS: Anticapitalism and Environmentalism in the American Rights of Nature Movement GalleryTHESIS: Anticapitalism and Environmentalism in the American Rights of Nature Movement
Critiques of Existing Activism through a Community Rights Lens, Original Writings on Community Rights Topics, Uncategorized
THESIS: Anticapitalism and Environmentalism in the American Rights of Nature Movement
The Watermelon Way: Anticapitalism and Environmentalism in the American Rights of Nature Movement by Camylle Lanteigne Published by CELDF Jul 20, 2020 Camylle has a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (Honours) from McGill University. She will be starting a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Public Administration at Concordia University in the Fall of 2020, [...]
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Open Letter to Communities Working to Stop Fracking by CELDF, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund GalleryOpen Letter to Communities Working to Stop Fracking by CELDF, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
Critiques of Existing Activism through a Community Rights Lens, Editorials & Letters to the Editor, Original Writings on Community Rights Topics, Right to Local, Community Self-Government
Open Letter to Communities Working to Stop Fracking by CELDF, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
This letter was published on the Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club's website in the winter of 2010. This morning, the Pittsburgh City Council became the first municipality in the United States to ban natural gas extraction within its boundaries. The ordinance isn’t just a ban – it consists of a new Bill of Rights [...]
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KBOO FM: Pandemic opens up conversation about the Rights of Nature and protecting the environment GalleryKBOO FM: Pandemic opens up conversation about the Rights of Nature and protecting the environment
Audio, Critiques of Existing Activism through a Community Rights Lens, Interviews with Community Rights People, Right to Local, Community Self-Government, Rights of Nature
KBOO FM: Pandemic opens up conversation about the Rights of Nature and protecting the environment
This 16 minute interview with Kai Huschke, Pacific Northwest organizer with the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), was published on KBOO FM's website on April 9th, 2020. “[There is an opportunity] for communities, whether it’s small ones, or even larger cities, to really take the reins and say ‘no, we clearly need more power [...]
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Letter to the Editor: We need to think outside the box to stop LNG GalleryLetter to the Editor: We need to think outside the box to stop LNG
Critiques of Existing Activism through a Community Rights Lens, Editorials & Letters to the Editor, Regulatory Agencies & Laws (Federal & State), Right to Local, Community Self-Government, State & Federal Preemption
Letter to the Editor: We need to think outside the box to stop LNG
As someone who is involved in a Community Rights campaign, and follows the movement somewhat closely, this letter to the editor by Mary Geddry (below) interests me. Why? Because she is pointing at the predictable results of trying to stop a "19th century, fossil-fuel energy project like Jordan Cove LNG [A Liquified Natural Gas Terminal [...]
Our New Online Learning Opportunity!
Community Rights US is proud to offer our NEW online learning opportunity! Now you can learn the nuts and bolts of the Community Rights history and strategy, and connect with others from the comfort of your own home during this free trial course. In exchange, all we ask is that you provide us with weekly feedback on your experience with the course [...]
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The Intercept: How The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Attempting To Buy The Global Youth Climate Movement GalleryThe Intercept: How The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Attempting To Buy The Global Youth Climate Movement
Critiques of Existing Activism through a Community Rights Lens, Original Writings on Topics Relevant to the Community Rights Movement
The Intercept: How The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Attempting To Buy The Global Youth Climate Movement
This article by Alleen Brown was published in The Intercept on December 13th, 2019. A brief commentary by Paul Cienfuegos, Founder and Director of Community Rights US: Why do virtually all of our progressive social change movements, including the newly potent youth-led climate movements, have such a hard time thinking clearly about corporate funding of [...]
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New Publication: Do It Yourself Community Rights GalleryNew Publication: Do It Yourself Community Rights
American Revolution & Our Two Federal Constitutions, Critiques of Existing Activism through a Community Rights Lens, Dillon's Rule, Regulatory Agencies & Laws (Federal & State), Right to Local, Community Self-Government, Rights of Nature, State & Federal Preemption, State Community Rights Networks & their founding Declarations, Supreme Courts - Federal & State
New Publication: Do It Yourself Community Rights
The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) recently published a do it yourself guide on how to advance Community Rights laws in your state. You can learn all about it and download it HERE! Description of the publication below. Are you interested in advancing Community Rights laws in your state? Community Rights includes Rights of [...]
Escaping the Hamster Wheel – What Might We Do Differently?
We The People are like hamsters on the wheel, running endlessly, but rarely if ever gaining ground. Does the following scenario seem all too familiar to you? Your city/county/state has scheduled a public hearing to ascertain public opinion on a proposed corporate development that will dramatically impact the health, safety and welfare of your human and other [...]