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Human Rights Day

by | Dec 10, 2025 | Blog

Human Rights Day marks the anniversary of the 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone rooted in the global commitment to dignity, equality, and justice for all. Yet, as we acknowledge this legacy, it remains essential to recognize the...
Know Your History: Green Scare  

Know Your History: Green Scare  

by | Dec 5, 2025 | Blog

Twenty years ago this week, on December 7, 2005, the largest roundup of environmental and animal rights activists occurred in the United States. That day, FBI agents spread across the US and simultaneously arrested 11 people in Oregon, Arizona, New York and Virginia....
​​​​​​​Calling out Genocide Day

​​​​​​​Calling out Genocide Day

by | Nov 26, 2025 | Blog

​​​​​​​Calling out Genocide Day This week, CLDC chooses to center key events and issues central to Indigenous-led advocacy and sovereignty. As we approach a time historically marked by Eurocentric settler colonial narratives, it’s crucial to reflect on the...
Technofascism in the USA

Technofascism in the USA

by | Nov 15, 2025 | Blog

Micah Lee, journalist and technologist, outlined what he calls “the growing age of technofascism” – the fusion of authoritarian politics with Big Tech surveillance – at his BSides Portland keynote talk. Drawing from years of experience protecting journalists and...

Know Your Rights When Posting About ICE

by | Nov 6, 2025 | Blog

The extent of the brutal tactics used by ICE in its assault on people and  US cities has been made public only through the bravery of citizen journalists and activists who document ICE activity and post it online. In response, ICE has targeted those activists. The...

Gird Your Loins and Murmurate

by | Nov 6, 2025 | Blog

Recently, I was at a powerful gathering of environmental and climate organizations from around the country. My friend and comrade, the Director of Water Protector Legal Collective, and I gave a three-hour workshop on assessing risk, armoring up, and continuing to do...

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