Using Three Principles of Effective Organizing to Plan Action on an Issue
Woman speaks into megaphone during protest outside Los Angeles City Hall, June '20 - John Nilsson all rights reserved
"Killing Us Slowly": Environmental Justice and Grass-Roots Efforts to Achieve It
Kilynn Johnson got very sick one night and was rushed to hospital almost five years ago. Surgery to remove a tumor from her gallbladder revealed cancer that had spread from her gallbladder to some lymph nodes and to her liver. She needed six weeks of both radiation and chemotherapy. Gallbladder cancer is diagnosed in only about 3,700 Americans every year, and it mostly strikes people in their '70s and older. Johnson was only 46.
Cadiz Water Mining Project Falters with Public Scrutiny, Election Setbacks
LA County Water District Efforts to Support Desert-Damaging Water Mining Project Falter as Cadiz Inc. Suffers Major Election Setbacks
Updated 12/07/20
Director's Desk: Emergent Strategy
When my partner and I started dating, she was in Austin, TX and I was in Truckee, CA. Given the distance, neither of us believed it would actually turn into anything more than a summer fling. It was tenuous, wild, exciting. Yet we fought for it, and I constantly look back to remind myself how wise I was to continually let go of my predetermined notions of how this relationship might evolve.
Jane Simpson Wins Oliver Kehrlein Award
The Angeles Chapter’s own Jane Simpson received the Oliver Kehrlein Award at the annual National Sierra Club Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, September 9th, 2020.
Volunteer Spotlight - Liliana Griego
In recent months we’ve highlighted voices in the Sierra Club working to educate and enlist the next generation of environmental advocates and activists. This month we’re shining the spotlight on Angeles Chapter budding star, Liliana Griego. A Wilderness Travel Course (WTC) graduate, Forest Committee Volunteer, and ExCom member-at-large, she is committed to the Sierra Club’s mission and working to create a more influential and inclusive Angeles Chapter.
Addressing Racism in the Sierra Club Past and Present
In acknowledgment of the recent blog (en español) penned by Sierra Club Executive Director, Michael Brune, and subsequent stories from the Washington Post and
Angeles Chapter is currently hiring.
Applications are invited for the following Angeles Chapter Full-time Staff Positions.
SANTA FE DAM: A Hidden Jewel of Southern California
It has been said, the best way to remember a place you have never been to is to visualize it in your mind’s eye.