Deceleration Podcast · Rights of Nature Arrives in Antonio

By Marisol Cortez · First published at Deceleration News on June 11, 2020

… So what if San Antonio had a bill of rights? What might it look like? Could it have rights of nature in it, that ecosystems within the city of San Antonio have certain rights? Absolutely. Are you gonna run up against a system of law that says you can’t do it? Yes, you are. It’s a fact.

How do you get through it? Well, you create new jurisprudence. … One way or the other, these strands of thought are combined in one fabric. The rights of nature is dependent on enlarging the portal of municipal authority. … So it’s a democratic movement. It’s not just an environmental movement. It’s really a revolt. By people who are revolting to say the structure of governance is not working any more for us, and we need a new one.

Listen to my full conversation with Linzey and an allied local organizer below.