Discrimination and Integration at the Angeles Chapter
Discrimination and Integration at the Angeles Chapter
February is Black History Month, and we’re taking this opportunity to shine a light on the Black history of the Sierra Club’s Angeles Chapter. This article is based on documents1 from the Sierra Club archives, as well as interviews conducted by the Oral History Program of the California State University in Fullerton and the Sierra Club History Committee.
Educate, Agitate, Organize - Transit Equity Day 2021
LA Metro Lightrail DTLA, John Nilsson all rights reserved
Orange County: Waste, Water and Energy
A number of mysterious surfboards were placed throughout Dana Point since the lockdown in March. Photo by Hoiyin Ip
Don't Foul the Owl - A Coastal Activist Introduction
The Importance of the Burrowing Owl to a Coastal Activist
As Sierra Club members work together and try to protect coastal land from illegal development or development inconsistent with the California Coastal Act, it is important for activists to become familiar with the specific species found on the property of interest.
Microfiber Is Worse Than You Think, Here's Why
It is widely known that the plastic pollution within our oceans has hit nearly catastrophic levels but what you may not know is that one of the largest pollutants comes from microfiber, one of the most dangerous forms of microplastic.
An Introduction: Who's Here for the Winter? The Birds!
When I began as a Sierra Club activist in 1992, working to protect the Bolsa Chica Wetlands in Huntington Beach, the person who recruited me to join the Club asked me to go birding with him. I was terrified.
An overachiever since childhood in whatever I’d set my mind to, I hesitated to get into a new endeavor without knowing everything about it! Still, I was interested in the possibility of a “date” with this guy, even a date outdoors in nature!
Planning an Amazing Campaign: the Four Phases of a Sierra Club Grassroots Organizing Campaign
Angeles Chapter Volunteers at Conservation Retreat; John Nilsson all rights reserved
Winning campaigns depend on four critical phases, first we need to engage the community in its desire to protect the place or quality of life that it values. Be as specific as possible:
Another Climate Change Issue - Extreme Fire Behavior
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Food Waste, Food Insecurity, Climate and Equity
This holiday season, do your part and take the necessary steps to reduce your food waste.
“In the United States, food waste is estimated at between 30–40 percent of the food supply,” as stated by the FDA. Although, even before the pandemic, twenty percent of the people in “the OC” went to bed hungry. Now, food insecurity is daily news.
