Are Regulatory Agencies a Good Thing? by Jane Anne Morris A third of your friends are locked down in an old growth grove or at a corporate headquarters, with law enforcement officers rubbing pepper spray in their eyes. Another third are preparing testimony so you can...
Scene on Radio podcast: How democratic was America really meant to be?
Scene on Radio is a podcast that tells stories exploring human experience and American society. Produced and hosted by John Biewen, Scene on Radio comes from the Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) at Duke University and is distributed by PRX. Season 1 featured a mix...
Re-imagining Our Sacred Relationships
Rugged individualism has served America well in some respects. It’s created many of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs and decades of economic growth. But has individualism gone too far? The collective mentality often goes into binary thinking: it’s...
Defunding Violence
Democracy without Violence – A Participatory Policy Library on Law Enforcement A cooperative toolkit for reducing violence in your community The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) staff have helped facilitate the creation of a “model ordinance” to...
Challenging traditional Law: CELDF and NLG
Rights of Nature (recognition that all life has equal right to exist, thrive and evolve) is the fastest-growing legal and ethical movement in the world. Our legal system shapes our worldview. Advancing social and environmental justice requires us to take a closer look...
Forward Together, Not One Step Back
I grew up tending gardens, growing food, caring for animals, visiting state parks, and learning about the earth’s natural energy sources. Living in California gave me particular insight into the costly effects of climate disruption on everyday life as I witnessed...