Community Rights Resources
The Rights of Nature: The Case for a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth
On Earth Day, 2011 Global Exchange released a new book that explores these questions and more. Co-developed by Global Exchange, Council of Canadians and Fundacion Pachamama, the book titled Rights of Nature: Making a Case for the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth, begins to reveal the path of a movement that is driving the cultural and legal shift that is necessary to transform our human relationship with nature away from being property-based and towards a rights-based model of balance.
The book gathers the unique wisdom of indigenous cultures, scientists, environmental activists, lawyers, and small farmers in order to make a case for how and why humans must work to change our current structures of law to recognize that nature has inherent rights.
Since its release in April, the book has been read by people from all across the US and the world. It clear that more and more people are looking to the Rights of Nature as a new approach to protecting and preserving the environment. Copies of the book are $15, including shipping for US orders. Please contact Kylie Nealis (kylie@globalexchange.org) to get a copy!
DVD created by Yuba Gals Indpendent media featuring Thomas Linzey and Shannon Biggs speaking about Community Rights.
Community Rights on the radio
In January 2012, Shannon Biggs and Thomas Linzey (CELDF) were invited on NPR's 'Your Call' with Rose Aguilar to discuss community and nature’s rights and how citizens across the US are using rights-based organizing as a tool to get what they want in the places where they live!
- Listen to a full recording of the show here.
- The Community Rights program would love to have the opportunity to talk about our work and emerging campaigns more on local radio stations! If you know of any radio programs in and around your community that would like to have us on the air, please let us know! Contact Kylie Nealis.
Mt. Shasta Water Rights Report (.pdf)
More Rights of Nature resources
- Does Nature Have Rights? Transforming Grassroots Organizing to Protect People and the Planet
- Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature
- Cormac Cullinan – Wild Law: A Manifesto for Earth Justice
- Get a 35% discount off Cormac Cullinan's book, Wild Law. Just enter WILDLW at checkout.
- Cormac Cullinan at Cochabamba
- Christopher Stone – Should Trees Have Standing?
- Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth