We had anticipated that Sierra Club National President Aaron Mair would join us at this year’s Autumn Assembly. Mair is the first African-American President of the Sierra Club and has extensive experience including 30 years of environmental activism and justice work, and over 25 years as a Sierra Club volunteer.
However, a major March for Justice is being held in Detroit on October 3, and Detroit’s justice leaders have requested his presence. Detroit has suffered many major challenges, with minority communities being directly impacted by coal power plants and other toxic pollutant sources. The Sierra Club is standing with the citizens of Detroit to fight back against these injustices, and President Mair’s presence reflects this support. But we look forward to President Mair joining us in the future, and will inform you when that will occur.