Check out recordings of our past briefings with senior leaders, frontline organizers, partners, authors, thought leaders, and government officials.
2024 Sierra Forums
Earth Month
Legal Battles
2023 Sierra Forums
Meet Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous
Transitioning to a Clean Energy Future
How Sierra Club is Fighting the Extinction Crisis
2022 Sierra Forums
2022 Priorities
February 9, 2022
Sierra Club Acting Executive Director Dan Chu, President Ramon Cruz, and Managing Director Eva Hernandez walked members through our leadership transition, organizational changes, and priorities for 2022.
Fight for Our Future
April 7, 2022
Deputy Director of Policy, Advocacy and Legal Dalal Aboulhosn, along with Legislative Director Melinda Pierce, A Living Economy Program Director Ben Beachy and Federal Field Director Miranda Ehrlich discuss the most ambitious climate justice bill in history, and how you can get involved this Earth Day to ensure we Build Back Better.
30x30
June 22, 2022
Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán provided opening remarks on the nature equity gap, and Sierra Club staff Jackie Ostfeld and Roberto Morales dove into specifics on closing that gap through legislation and local work across the country, such as in the San Gabriel mountains.
Chapter Update from MA, MI & TX
August 31, 2022
Senior Director of Chapter Fundraising Ben Avery spoke with Massachusetts Chapter Director Veena Dharmaraj, Michigan Chapter Director Christy McGillivray, and Lone Star Chapter Dave Cortez about their inspiring work on the ground and the challenges ahead.
2021 Sierra Forums
Empowering Youth Leadership
June 2, 2021
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Sierra Student Coalition (SSC), program team members Chris Novaton, taliba obuya, and Jahdiel Torres Cabá discuss equitable pathways for youth of every experience level to build climate justice organizing skills, share stories, and answer questions about youth leadership development.
A New Era for Lands Conservation
March 31, 2021
Representative Grijalva, Shanna Edberg of Hispanic Access Foundation, and Sierra Club Our Wild America leaders talk about how we're going to implement 30x30, with emphasis on centering equity and frontline stakeholders in the work, passing key pieces of legislation, and getting involved at the local level.
2021 Priorities
January 28, 2021
Sierra Club’s Executive Director Michael Brune, National Director of Policy, Advocacy, and Legal Leslie Fields, and Legislative Director Melinda Pierce join host Jason Mark to outline this year’s legal, legislative, and programmatic priorities.
2020 Sierra Forums
ELP Victories
September 23, 2020
Despite a challenging landscape on multiple fronts, Sierra Club’s Environmental Law Program (ELP) won a string of victories in 2020, including blocking the illegal construction of Trump’s border wall.
Defunding Climate Destruction
May 13, 2020
Sierra Club Foundation Executive Director Dan Chu and Sierra Club Beyond Dirty Fuels Representative Ben Cushing speak to our divestment work, which includes shareholder advocacy, grassroots activism, and direct engagement with big banks.
Building Community & Resilience
April 1, 2020
Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune, National Director of Policy, Advocacy and Legal Leslie Fields, and Director of Strategic Partnerships Hop Hopkins share an organizational update on how Sierra Club is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis.