Sierra Club Celebrates Latino Conservation Week

Oakland, CA— From July 17-25, 2021, Sierra Club will join Latino Conservation Week celebrations— a week of events sponsored by the Hispanic Access Foundation to support the Latino community getting into the outdoors and participating in activities to protect our natural resources. This year’s celebrations focus on heightening awareness on the need for climate action to protect the natural world, access to the outdoors, and communities. Learn more from the Hispanic Access Foundation. 

 

In recognition of Latino Conservation Week, Ramón Cruz, President of Sierra Club, released the following statement: 

“This week, we celebrate and recognize Latinx activists around the world who continue forging a more inclusive, equitable environmental movement— fighting for a sustainable future, where all people can benefit from a healthy, thriving planet. The rich Indigenous heritage of the Latinx community laid the groundwork for modern-day environmentalism, providing the blueprints for zero-waste societies, sustainable living, and stewardship of the land. And yet, many Latinx communities are some of the hardest hit by the climate crisis— suffering from high levels of pollution, devastating climate disasters, and a lack of access to green spaces.  

“We are immensely grateful to Latinx environmental activists including the Hispanic Access Foundation, Latino Outdoors, the Southern Border Communities Coalition, Green Latinos, and so many more who continue to do the hard work of creating a truly intersectional environmental movement that centers justice as a key pillar of ending the climate crisis. 

“Large environmental institutions, including the Sierra Club, must actively follow the lead of and provide resources to Latinx communities that have been the longtime caretakers of our planet. We are powerful together, and when we show up together, we can create powerful change that lasts for generations. We will continue working in solidarity with Latinx activists to safeguard the lands, air and water on which our communities depend.”