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Chapter Culminates the Second Cohort of Climate Activists
June 14, 2024
In the past three months, the Activist Academy 2024 program has created a space for young leaders to find a home for their activism, After yet another successful session, the 2024 program has come to a close. However, their activist journeys have...
Don’t Use My Pension to Support Big Oil and Big Plastic
June 14, 2024
“By 2050, plastic production is predicted to account for 50% of oil and fracked gas demand growth,” stated the California Assembly Natural Resources Committee in its bill analysis of the now-dead AB 2648 procurement reduction of single-...
Sips + Support! Join Us for an Evening with Change Makers
June 3, 2024
“Being part of the inaugural cohort of the Sierra Club Activist Academy was a transformative experience. As someone new to the environmental movement, the Academy provided me with the foundational skills and confidence to push myself as an...
Fear and Fundraising on Santa Monica Mountain Backbone Trail
May 30, 2024
Last year, shortly after Thanksgiving, Dexter Eroen called the Sierra Club for the very first time. He had an idea to raise money for the Angeles Chapter as part of his goal to run 67.4 miles in one push across the Santa Monica Mountains...
The Legacy of Rachel Carson
May 30, 2024
Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist, author, and conservationist. She is best known for her pioneering work in environmental science and her influential book "Silent Spring," published in 1962. Her book sold more than two...
Unearthing the Past: Celebrating Japanese American Artist and Sierran Chiura Obata
May 29, 2024
Unearthing the Past
Celebrating Japanese American Artist and Sierran Chiura Obata.
Photo by Cedric Wright
Biography
Born in Sendai, Japan in 1885, Chiura Obata was a renowned painter known for his evocative landscape paintings of the...
Art in Nature Video Series
May 29, 2024
The Sierra Club Angeles Chapter explores the work of artists who work in, are inspired by and collaborate with nature. Join us as we learn about their practices and remind ourselves why protecting our environment is so important. This edition...
Azul Blue Walls, Narrow Medina Alleyways, Bumpy Camel Rides: A Sensual Odyssey Through Morocco
May 29, 2024
From May 5 – 19, 2024, the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter and Crescenta Valley Group completed a 1400-mile bus trek through Morrocco. Leaving no stone unturned, we visited 7 UNESCO world heritage sights and climates ranging from the hot dry...
Angeles ICO’s 3rd Annual Earth Day Celebration!
May 3, 2024
After several consecutive weekends of downpour in March, we had some sunshine during our 3rd annual Earth Day celebration at Elysian Park, where 84 family and student participants from two LA schools joined us for a day of outdoor play and fun....
Totality in Texas - Sierra Club Eclipse Outing
May 3, 2024
TOTALITY IN TEXAS Sierra Club TRIP -The Sun, Moon & Texas Skies Above Planet Earth
Sat April 6
The Sierra Club is known for its early & punctual hike starts, but LAX at 5 am was a pre-dawn record for 50 of us, flying out to Dallas...