Event hosted by The Oregon Community Rights Network (ORCRN) Over the last three decades big corporations have managed to use the power of state preemption to override, deny, and even crush local democracy. Better known as "ceiling" preemption, state legislatures on behalf of corporate interests, have been rapidly adopting laws in the areas of public [...]
Learn all about Democracy--why we don't have it and how we can get it from now through December. Video lectures and 3 live discussions sponsored by N2K Need to Know: Oct 21, Nov 4, and Dec 2, all 5PM PST/ 8PM EST. About the Event Welcome to the Democracy discussion group of N2K Need [...]
The outcome of this significant case to protect the Los Cedros Reserve from mining would set a precedent for all future Rights of Nature cases, and could dramatically limit the ability of mining companies to operate in Ecuador. Today, Monday October 19th, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court is expected to begin hearing arguments and amicus briefs with [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2020 CONTACT: Tish O’Dell Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund Ohio Community Organizer CELDF.org tish@celdf.org 440-552-6774 The State of Ohio has engaged in deliberate and evasive repression tactics against city and county ballot measures Cincinnati, OH: Plaintiffs from seven Ohio counties, representing Rights of Nature and corporate control ballot measures, have [...]
Community Rights is hiring a Program Coordinator and Development Director. Read about these and other tidbits in our October 1 Newsletter.
Seeds of Resistance: Indigenous-led Rights of Nature on Turtle Island Hosted by Movement Rights Sep 22, 2020 11:00 AM in Pacific Time (US and Canada) Indigenous leadership of Rights of Nature on Turtle Island is critical at this time on Mother Earth. The goals of this webinar are to share the experiences of those tribes [...]
October 1 & 2, 2020 This two-day Global Forum will feature experts from around the world – including Ecuador, Colombia, Australia, New Zealand, India, the United States, and from tribal nations – discussing the interplay between the rights of nature and the human right to a healthy environment. One-hour panel sessions will focus on the [...]
Link TV recently announced the premiere of GLOBAL MOSAIC, a new edition of the Peabody Award® -winning original series MOSAIC. A team of independent filmmakers explore global challenges and solutions to gender equality, water safety, and migration. Thomas Linzey, CDER Senior Legal Counsel, is featured in the upcoming episode, “The Right to Safe Water.” The [...]
Thomas Linzey, CDER’s senior legal counsel, is hitting the road (virtually) for CDER’s Fall 2020 College Speaking Tour. Linzey will present “Who Speaks for the Trees? The Movement for the Rights of Nature” at college and universities in both presentations and speeches, on virtual platforms, between September 15 - December 15. Linzey will focus on [...]
Thu. Sept. 17 @ 9pm Eastern/Fri. Sept. 18 @ 9am Manila (next day) · Join the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights for our monthly Rights of Nature webinar. The webinar will focus on the Philippines. Speaker: National Coordinator Yolanda Esguerra and Attorney Mario Maderazo of the Partnership Mission for People's Initiatives (PMPI) will present. PMPI is a coalition [...]
