Uniting for Economic, Social and Environemental Justice
CELDF posted a webinar on expanding rights-based organizing during a crisis: http://youtu.be/xbdhcz0mujU
COVID-19 Highlights Why We Must Protect Local Democracy
A blog post from the American Heart Association explores how state preemption harms people and how some communities are fighting back: The other day, while waiting in line at my Atlanta neighborhood grocery store, practicing my best social-distancing techniques among face-masked shoppers scavenging depleted food shelves, I took a good look at the people who [...]
Oldest Person in the US Turns 129! (or 134)
PNS (POCLAD News Service) May 2015– U.S. Health and Human Services director, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, today announced plans for a National Day of Observance to mark the birthday of the oldest person in the United States. “May 10, 1886 is a day we simply cannot overlook,” Burwell noted. “On that little-noted day, without fanfare, an [...]
Tough Love for the Greater Good
A current events quiz. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates a citizenry that exercises it’s sovereignty? A) United Airlines threatens to fire staff unless they get public money in light of coronavirus. The US government gives it public money, then the airline promptly lays off of 3,400 workers. B) The French government requires Air France to [...]
The Box of Allowable Activism
No matter what the issue, the problem is the same... Communities are stuck inside a box: CELDF has this great graphic and this wonderful outline of what's holding us back: The Box of Allowable Activism above depicts how communities are boxed in by a legal system designed to protect corporate interests and limit their rights [...]
We’re Still Living and Dying in the Slaveholders’ Republic
The pandemic has brought the latest battle in the long American war over communal well-being. The tension between individual freedom and community well being is at the heart of community rights. Ibram X. Kendi's opinion piece in the Atlantic tackles the topic. Kendi writes: "From the beginning of the American project, the powerful individual has [...]
“You saved the .ORG domain”- but just temporarily?
by Paul Cienfuegos Although we are absolutely thrilled that the “.org domain" on the Internet has been saved from becoming just another commodity to be bought and sold by large corporations, we hesitate to call this “a huge win” or a “victory," as the organization Open Media does in this article (You saved the .ORG [...]
Coalition of organizations urges Ron DeSantis to veto bill raising citizen initiative thresholds
Opponents argue the legislation makes it harder to get an issue on the ballot. By Jacob Ogles, published on March 24, 2020 by Florida Politics A growing number of advocacy groups called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto a bill increasing barriers for proposed constitutional amendments to make the ballot. A coalition of 13 organizations, [...]
Press Release: Rights of Nature Law Forces Pennsylvania to Revoke Industry Permit
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection enforces local Grant Township law in revoking permit for dangerous frack waste injection well This press release was published by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund on March 25, 2020. GRANT TOWNSHIP, INDIANA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA: In an extraordinary reversal, last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) revoked a […]
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 [...]