Press Release: Sierra Club Awards Earth Flag to Local Environmental Activist
Sierra Club Energy Chair Scott Ziemer with Heidi Berthoud For immediate release For more information, contact Donna Shaunesey (434) 996-0392 or shaunesey@hotmail.com Sierra Club Awards Earth Flag to Local Environmental Activist Heidi Dhivya Berthoud has been awarded...
COP15: Landmark Biodiversity Deal Recognizes Rights of Nature is Vital to its Success
Montreal, Canada—Negotiators from across the world have adopted a landmark global biodiversity agreement marking the first international agreement to explicitly promote “rights of nature” and “rights of Mother Earth.” The breakthrough came as nearly 200 countries...
Press Conference: Prove it First Bill
Minnesotans are moving right along to drive into law, common sense protections called aptly "Prove it First". Before copper-sulfide mining would be permitted, the company would have to show proof they won't pollute. Today the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness...
PRESS RELEASE: There’s gold in Virginia, but it won’t make you rich.
A Buckingham Community Bill of Rights would protect from the toxic trespass that an industrial metallic mine would bring.
PRESS RELEASE: Ecuador’s Constitutional Court Enforces Constitutional Rights of Nature to Safeguard Los Cedros Protected Forest
“This case is emblematic not only for Ecuador but also for the international community,” said Alejandro Olivera, senior scientist and Mexico representative at the Center for Biological Diversity.
Advisory Council meets to support the movement for Community and Ecosystem Rights, and the work of the Virginia Community Rights Network
Press Release: Democracy School Completed
BREAKING: Court Breathes New Life into Lake Erie Bill of Rights Legal Fight
Imperiled Lake Erie must be protected. Lake Erie Bill of Rights lives to fight another day, but still faces obstacles FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 2, 2020 TOLEDO, OH: Yesterday, an Ohio court of appeals reversed a previous trial court order, ruling residents suing to...
Actor Mark Ruffalo Joins INVISIBLE HAND to Release World’s First Documentary on the Rights of Nature Movement
Join Mark Ruffalo and directors Joshua Pribanic and Melissa Troutman for the virtual world premiere of INVISIBLE HAND on September 4th, 2020 at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. They will be joined by cast to take questions or comments from the public. Visit...
Virginia Community Rights Network launched to challenge corporatism, Dillon’s Rule
The goal is to empower communities to heighten protections for civil, human and ecosystem rights in the places where we live.