This press release by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund was published on November 4th, 2019. It is known that corporations use massive campaign spending to try to influence how people vote. But it gets worse: they are also determining what gets voted on altogether. This summer, Williams County, Ohio, residents gathered sufficient signatures to place a new [...]
After being removed from the ballot by the County Board of Elections and the Ohio Supreme Court, Williams County petitioners move to join an existing federal civil rights lawsuit. This press release by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund was published on September 30, 2019. BRYAN, OH: In 2019, all branches of Ohio government have taken actions to [...]
I am deluged by pleas for my money and my online signature every single day - from organizations led by well-meaning people who are either not able or not willing to take a step back from their daily frenzy, to take some long deep breaths, and to honestly analyze whether what they and their organizations [...]
We recently learned about Ohio artist Georgia Kimble's' art work and note cards. You can help Ohioans advance the Rights of Nature while showing support for her art work by purchasing 8 of her note cards for $25. Proceeds from the purchase help fund the fight for Community Rights and Rights of Nature in Ohio. [...]
This news story appeared in The Onion on April 26th, 2019. WASHINGTON—Accusing the media of reading too far into the many signs featuring the flavored tortilla chips that are now installed in the park, acting United States secretary of the interior David Bernhardt categorically denied that business interests had influenced Yellowstone National Park’s name change [...]
A Press Release from New Hampshire State Representative Ellen Read (D) on January 5th, 2019. This press release can be found on the Ellen4NH Facebook page. Ellen has re-introduced the New Hampshire Community Rights Constitutional Amendment (Article 40) which, if passed by both houses of the Legislature and signed by the Governor, will expand and [...]
This open letter by Ohio Community Rights Organizer Tish O'Dell appeared on Facebook, December 15th, 2018. Residents of the planet, Please help Ohio Community Rights Activists in Ohio lift up the Lake Erie Bill of Rights(LEBOR)! The people want the Lucas County Board of Elections to know all eyes will be upon them on Dec. [...]
Community Rights US was recently notified by a community rights-minded citizen that they are seeking someone to fill the City Administrator position in Viroqua, Wisconsin. Here's what the Viroqua resident had to say: "Viroqua is recruiting for a "visionary and professional" City Administrator. Wouldn't it be great if someone got hired who is active in the [...]
This article appeared in The Onion, November 28th, 2018. Brief commentary by Community Rights US Media Team member Curt Hubatch: We at CRUS challenge you to try not to smile and laugh out loud when you read this piece about the Raytheon faction of the United States Senate. WASHINGTON—In a move greatly reducing the possibility [...]
Thirteen ballot initiatives that could raise wages, ban fracking, protect immigrants, and house the homeless. This article by Simon Davis-Cohen appeared in The Nation, November 5th, 2018, In less than 36 hours, the nail-biting will be over. At last we’ll know whether Donald Trump and his congressional cronies will enjoy two more years of unfettered [...]
