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Earth Island Journal: Recognizing Rights of Great Barrier Reef Could Help Defeat Destructive Coal Mine Project

Conventional environmental laws have allowed Adani’s Carmichael coal mine go forward in Australia. It’s time we changed them. This article by Michele Maloney and Mari Margil was published in the Earth Island Journal on August 5th, 2019. Recently, groundwater extraction permits were granted for the controversial Carmichael coal mine project in Queensland, Australia. With that approval, Adani, [...]

By |2019-08-16T11:26:02-07:00August 5th, 2019|News Stories: National & International, Regulatory Agencies & Laws (Federal & State), Rights of Nature, Supreme Courts - Federal & State|
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National Public Radio: Should Rivers Have Same Legal Rights As Humans? A Growing Number Of Voices Say Yes

This story by Ashley Westerman was published on National Public Radio's website on August 3rd, 2019. In early July, Bangladesh became the first country to grant all of its rivers the same legal status as humans. From now on, its rivers will be treated as living entities in a court of law. The landmark ruling by [...]

By |2019-08-13T11:29:00-07:00August 3rd, 2019|Indigenous Voices, News Stories: National & International, Rights of Nature, Supreme Courts - Federal & State, Video|
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The Battle Over a Telescope on Hawaii’s Sacred Mountain Is Just Beginning

Native Hawaiians are protesting the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea. Where do we go from here? This article by Sarah Emerson and Becky Ferreira was published in Vice.com on July 26th, 2019. Thousands of people including Native Hawaiians—Kanaka Maoli or Kanaka ʻŌiwi—gathered at Mauna Kea last week to protest the construction [...]

By |2019-08-06T08:46:34-07:00July 26th, 2019|Indigenous Voices, News Stories: National & International, Rights of Nature|
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The Big Issue: Brighton could become the first UK city to have a homeless bill of rights

The council will debate whether to protect 13 rights for rough sleepers tomorrow following a 2,000-signature petition This article by Liam Geraghty was published in The Big Issue on July 24th, 2019. Brighton could set a new precedent for UK cities when councillors debate whether to adopt a homeless bill of rights tomorrow. The city council will [...]

By |2019-08-06T08:47:42-07:00July 24th, 2019|News Stories: National & International|
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Intercontinental Cry: Waorani People Win Historic Appeal Against Ecuador’s Government

Final Verdict Protects a Half-Million Acres of Amazon Rainforest from Oil Drilling This article by Amazon Frontlines appeared in Intercontinental Cry on July 13th, 2019. After a hard-fought appeal, the Waorani people of Pastaza won a historic and final appellate ruling in Ecuadorian court protecting half a million acres of their territory in the Amazon [...]

By |2019-07-21T08:49:04-07:00July 13th, 2019|Indigenous Voices, News Stories: National & International, Rights of Nature, Supreme Courts - Federal & State|
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COPY, PASTE, LEGISLATE. You elected them to write new laws. They’re letting corporations do it instead.

An investigation by USA Today, The Arizona Republic and the Center for Public Integrity. Authors: Rob O'Dell and Nick Penzenstadler. Published on April 4, 2019. It’s terrific that mainstream corporate print media is finally catching on to this crisis of democracy story - good for them. But it’s a bit disingenuous for them to claim [...]

By |2019-06-17T06:53:20-07:00June 17th, 2019|Critiques of Current News Stories through a Community Rights Lens, News Stories: National & International, State & Federal Preemption|
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The CBC: ‘Historic milestone’: Fort McKay Métis declare self-governance

Members voted Thursday to adopt constitution, elections act, membership act and governance act This news article by Jamie Malbeuf appeared in the CBC News on May 24, 2019. The Fort McKay Métis near Fort McMurray has declared self-governance after members voted to adopt a constitution, elections act, membership act and governance act. The move is a [...]

By |2019-06-03T07:56:56-07:00May 24th, 2019|Indigenous Voices, News Stories: National & International, Right to Local, Community Self-Government|
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New Era for the ERA? 35 Years Later, Will Equal Rights Amendment Finally be Ratified?

This news story was published on Democracy Now's website on May 8th, 2019. A brief commentary by Paul Cienfuegos, Community Rights US Founder and Director: We are the only nation with a modern constitution in the entire world that does not guarantee equal rights for men and women. Yet, corporations have been gaining constitutional rights [...]

By |2019-05-22T07:47:52-07:00May 8th, 2019|Critiques of Existing Activism through a Community Rights Lens, News Stories: National & International|
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Ecuador: Native community defeats government in court, gets oil exploration barred

This article appeared on ANI: South Asia's Multimedia News Agency on April 27th, 2019. Quito [Ecuador], Apr 27 (ANI): The native Waorani community on Friday (local time) fended off major degradation of their lands at the hands of oil companies be defeating three government bodies in court, for conducting a faulty consultation process with the [...]

By |2019-05-07T09:03:05-07:00April 27th, 2019|Indigenous Voices, News Stories: National & International, Rights of Nature|
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Watch: Lake Erie activist addresses the United Nations

This article by Tom Henry appeared in The Toledo Blade on April 22nd, 2019. There is also a five minute video of Markie Miller of the Toledoans for Safe Water addressing the United Nation embedded in the article. She’s still numb and was definitely humbled by the experience of speaking before the United Nations. She’s [...]

By |2019-04-23T11:00:25-07:00April 22nd, 2019|News Stories: Local, News Stories: National & International, Rights of Nature, Speeches & Presentations by Community Rights People|
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