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Mark Your Calendar for Apr. 10! : Leadership Training Seminar
February 28, 2010
Become a Qualified Sierra Club Leader! Application Deadline is March 27. When: Saturday, April 10, 2010 Where: Eaton Canyon Nature Center How: Send your name, address, city/state/zip, phone number and email to Registrar Steve Botan (address below)...
Zero Waste & Water Committee: New Meeting Dates
February 28, 2010
Interested in working on Southern California's continuing water problems with the Water Committee? Then mark your calendar for the second Tuesday of every month, when Water Committee meets at 7 p.m. at the Chapter Headquarters. Have you always...
You're Invited: Montebello Hills : task force hosts eco-documentary
February 28, 2010
Join the Montebello Hills Task Force for documentary Split Estate. For details, call (213)387-4287 x208 or become a fan on Facebook A development proposed in the city of Montebello, located east of downtown Los Angeles, would build 1,200...
Nature Girl!
February 28, 2010
Any tips on how to be both glamorous and green? Star of stage, screen and holder of several titles (including Miss Whole Wide World), glamorous emcee Bridgette of Madison County eagerly lent her considerable talents in support of the recent...
All Ages All Backgrounds Diversity Key To Club and Chapter's Longevity
January 31, 2010
In early 2007, the Sierra Club Board of Directors launched a Clubwide initiative to increase diversity within the club and established a Diversity Council to bring forth proposals to promote and expand diversity throughout the...
Sierra Club Diversity Statement
January 31, 2010
The Sierra Club values diversity in our members, staff and supporters, and we embrace these differences, including race, class and ethnicity, among many others. We welcome diverse individuals and their perspectives, and we promote a sense of...
Chapter Bids Farewell To Intern Jenifa Chan
January 31, 2010
Angeles Chapter intern Jenifa Chan A Social Sciences student at Lingnan University in Hong Kong and a W.T. Chan Fellowships Program Student with Lingnan Foundation, Jenifa Chan began her internship with Sierra Club Angeles Chapter five...
Johnson's Novel a Poetic Chronicle of a Buffalo Soldier
January 31, 2010
In tracking the trajectory of protagonist Elijah Yancy's life from his birth-on the historically resonant Emancipation Day 1863, novelist Shelton Johnson's Gloryland charts the making of a buffalo soldier and in doing so pays homage to some of...
Serving a Diverse Community: Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area
January 31, 2010
Driving south on La Cienega Boulevard, en route from Hollywood to LAX, I often passed a sign announcing the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area. 'One of these days,' I would promise myself, 'I'm going to check this out.' From the car, all I could...
