"Killing Us Slowly": Environmental Justice and Grass-Roots Efforts to Achieve It

  • Posted on 2 December 2020
  • By Carol Henning
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.
 

Bioneers - A Revolution from the Heart of Nature

  • Posted on 2 December 2020
  • By Felicity Crossland
Last month, I wrote an article about the benefits of regenerative agriculture by highlighting a local urban farm in the heart of Los Angeles. 
 
As November is Native American heritage month, I wanted to add the indigenous knowledge and relationship with nature to the topic of regenerative agriculture and farming.
 

Four Members Elected to the Chapter Executive Committee

  • Posted on 30 November 2020
  • By Angeles Chapter
Four members-at-large have been chosen to represent the Angeles Chapter’s Executive Committee in Elections that ended November 9th, 2020. The Sierra Club, the Angeles Chapter, and the regional groups within it, are all democracies, whose highest decision making bodies are elected by the members. To be considered for a group or executive committee position, contact the relevant nominating committee chair well in advance of the next election to express your interest.
 

An Open Letter to Our Community| COVID-19 & The Holidays

  • Posted on 19 November 2020
  • By Helen Maurer
Update: Zoom said earlier this week it would lift its standard 40-minute limit on free video chats for Thanksgiving Day to make it easier to spend time with friends and family virtually on the US holiday. Given spikes in COVID-19 cases nationwide and various new and existing restrictions on interstate travel, this year’s Thanksgiving will be an unprecedented affair likely involving a mix of in-person and virtual hangouts using videoconferencing software like Zoom. Planning a Zoom Thanksgiving?

"Classic Wilshire Walk" goes virtual for its 25th year

  • Posted on 18 November 2020
  • By The Angeles Chapter
Getting cabin fever? Why not go on the "Classic Wilshire Walk"? For its 25th year, organizers have decided to go virtual, but with safety and public health policies in mind..
 
That means you can do all 16 miles at your own pace. Complete it in one day and you'll get a certificate. Pick your day, between 11/14 and 12/31. Details below.
 

Art, Plastics, and Politics

  • Posted on 17 November 2020
  • By The Angeles Chapter
The intersection of arts and political activism are two fields defined by a shared focus of creating engagement that shifts boundaries, changes relationships, and creates new paradigms. For centuries, art has been used to create change and spread political and social messages. Why? Art creates empathy. It helps society see injustice, and consequently, to make change.
 

Director's Desk: Emergent Strategy

  • Posted on 29 October 2020
  • By Morgan Goodwin
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.
 

Historic Win for San Onofre State Beach

  • Posted on 29 October 2020
  • By Mallory Martin, Communications Volunteer
In a long-sought win for a hallowed California landmark, Governor Newsom has officially signed Bill AB1426 into law last month – permanently protecting San Onofre State Beach and neighboring surf gem Trestles Beach from road infrastructure projects. The bill was written and introduced by State Assembly Member Tasha Boerner Horvath (D-76th) in September, but was ultimately the culmination of a nearly two decades long battle fought by countless individuals and organizations like the Save San Onofre Coalition (SSOC.) 
 

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