The Ohio Community Rights Network
Local People for Local Rights
Every Ohioan retains an inalienable right to participate in community local self-government in the place where they live. But every citizen of Ohio is denied the full enjoyment of that right, and many are denied it completely.
Mission:
OHCRN is a statewide, grassroots network working to educate, empower, and motivate Ohioans to build equitable, resilient communities, to secure the right of democratic local self-governance, and to recognize and establish the legal rights of Nature to exist and flourish throughout Ohio. We recognize that doing this will be opposed by established, profit-driven forces, and will require thoughtful, strategic resistance.
Vision:
We envision Ohio as a place where people have the right to decide in their communities on
issues affecting the health, safety, and welfare of present and future generations, and we
recognize that people, as part of Nature, can only exist and thrive if the rest of Nature exists, flourishes and thrives.
Values:
1. Democratic, local self-governance
2. Nature’s inherent right to exist, flourish, and thrive
3. Equity, diversity, and inclusion
4. Clean water, air, and soil
5. Regenerative and equitable food, energy, economic, and healthcare systems for the
benefit of all people and future generations
6. Social, economic, and environmental justice
7. Free and fair elections
8. Eradication of corporate personhood rights