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The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund is helping build a decolonial movement for Community Rights and the Rights of Nature to advance democratic, economic, social, and environmental rights- building upward from the grassroots.

11/06/2026

CELDF's Consulting Director Tish O'dell will be the keynote speaker for this event. Her presentation is titled, What We Do to Nature We Do to Ourselves. If you are in the area, attend!

A new environmental festival that Sylvania Franciscans have put together for the community will begin Saturday morning with a dedication ceremony for a $2. ...

11/05/2026

In “Making Inroads in Immersive Learning,” panelists Wheatley, Alison Bomgardner () , Sarah Akovic , and Mariam Soliman explore learning what connects classrooms, communities, and the natural world.

Their conversation was part of “Radical Visions for Reconnecting Academia and Nature,” a collaborative, student-led convergence held at moCa Cleveland in the spring.

From agriculture to community media, the panel asks how education can build meaningful relationships with the places and people around us. It challenges us to consider who our learning serves and what we’re prepared to do with it.

What’s something you learned in your community that a classroom never taught you?

11/04/2026

“Don’t Look Up” was a movie. Looking away continues to be a political strategy.
Filmmaker Adam McKay joins CELDF on Truth +Reckoning for a conversation about climate collapse, corporate media, political delay, and the fight to defend life.

McKay explains how storytelling can challenge the forces profiting from destruction, why recognizing the crisis must lead to action, and the roles of action, direct and other outlets, in the name of resistance.

Nobody, not even the ultra rich, benefits when we keep acting like there’s plenty of time.
Listen to “Adam McKay on Climate Collapse and the Fight for What Remains”:
https://celdf.substack.com/p/adam-mckay-on-climate-collapse-and

11/03/2026

You and others know what your community needs. How do you find the powerto make things happen? Join CELDF for Part 3 of “People’s Assemblies and The Revolutionary Potential of Grassroots Power” with Dr. Camila Vergara and Denzel Caldwell.

We’ll continue exploring the practical work of direct democracy - assembling people and facilitating discussions to navigating disagreements, and making collective decisions.

November 10 | 6 PM Eastern / 3 PM Pacific
Free, 90-minute online training. Registration required.

Register and watch Parts 1 and 2:
https://celdf.org/2026/10/3-part-training-peoples-assemblies-and-the-revolutionary-potential-of-grassroots-power/

10/30/2026

Being fed up is understandable. Shaping that frustration into organized action takes practice.

In “Learning Nonviolent Direct Action Skills,” by CELDF Partner-Advisor Lina Blount explores the foundations of nonviolent resistance, how to analyze the pillars that keep power in place, and the different roles people play in movements.

Whether you’re new to organizing or have been showing up for years, there’s more to learn about putting collective power to work.

Listen to Part 1 of CELDF’s training series:
https://celdf.substack.com/p/learning-nonviolent-direct-action

10/29/2026

Two centuries of life. Gone for a wall that will not last. The Guardian reports that despite a strong, organized resistance a 200-year-old Arizona cottonwood, a grandmother, was bulldozed for Trump’s border wall.

CELDF has been supporting border wall resistance and amplifying the voices of people defending this landscape. Our executive director, Kai Huschke, has joined resisters in the San Rafael Valley and documented the threat to jaguars, wildlife corridors, and communities on both sides of the border.

This destruction is exactly why that resistance matters. Nature needs rights, and communities need the power to defend the places they call home.

Read The Guardian’s reporting:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/10/cottonwood-tree-toppling-trump-mexico-border-wall-arizona

Learn about CELDF’s support for border wall resistance:
https://celdf.org/2026/01/resistance-grows-as-border-wall-construction-threatens-jaguars/

10/28/2026

What if your community stopped begging for a seat at the table and built its own?

People’s assemblies can bring neighbors together to make decisions, organize, and build collective power. Join CELDF’s Partner-Advisors, Dr. Camila Vergara, and Denzel Caldwell for Part 3 of “People’s Assemblies and The Revolutionary Potential of Grassroots Power.”
Learn from their organizing experience and explore what direct democracy could look like where you live.
📅 November 10
⏰ 6 PM Eastern / 3 PM Pacific
💻 Free, 90-minute training
📌 Registration required

Register and catch up on Parts 1 and 2:

https://celdf.org/2026/10/3-part-training-peoples-assemblies-and-the-revolutionary-potential-of-grassroots-power/

10/27/2026

Stoermer is a good storyteller, very skilled in giving context and recreating a sense of how things likely were in earlier periods he talks about and connecting them to what's happening today. His analyses are consistent and strong. One our favorite Truth + Reckoning Substack podcast interviews we did was with Tad Stoermer.
https://youtu.be/oNK76xAZ_jw

10/26/2026

What good is an education that prepares us for a paycheck but disconnects us from the planet?

“Radical Visions for Reconnecting Academia and Nature” brings that question into focus through a student-led convergence hosted by Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland moCa

A student pursuing sustainable farming, a former teacher running a regenerative farm school, and a university faculty member explore what it means to learn with land, food, and living systems.

Who does our education serve? What does it teach us to value? And how can learning help us build communities rooted in care, collective responsibility, and right-relationship with the Earth?

What’s one thing you wish school had taught you about your responsibility and relationship with the natural world? Join the conversation.

https://www.mocacleveland.org/

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P. O. Box 360
Mercersburg, PA

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+17174980054

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http://CELDF.org/

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