New Mexico’s Land Commissioner controls 9 million acres of your state trust land, which generates hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties that fund New Mexico public schools, universities and hospitals. The land commissioner is one of the most powerful elected positions in New Mexico, so it’s important to have an ethical, experienced person in this position.
After researching records, reviewing questionnaires and interviewing candidates, The Sierra Club enthusiastically endorses state Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard for New Mexico Land Commissioner.
Stephanie’s record of honest, ethical public service stands in stark contrast to her opponent’s scandal-plagued previous tenure as Land Commissioner.
Garcia Richard has a thorough plan she wants to carry out as our Land Commissioner. It involves better protection of ...
As we Rise at the Rio for Climate, Water Jobs and Justice on Sept 8, 2018,
our coalition of organizations and individuals are calling on elected officials and candidates to join our call to action on the climate, water, jobs and justice. The following is our Call to Action:
Candidates
We call on all candidates for every elected office to take the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge, nofossilfuelmoney.org
Federal Government
We call on the federal government and our senators and representatives to protect the air, water, land and communities of the Greater Chaco landscape from current and further oil and gas extracting by canceling the upcoming lease sale and halting all future leasing until the Resource Management Plan Amendment is ...
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For a C3 donation:
I give _____________ [amount or percentage] to The Sierra Club Foundation, tax-ID number 94-6069890, a California nonprofit corporation, currently located at 2101 Webster Street, Suite 1250, Oakland, CA 94612 (Attention: Gift Planning Program), to be used to support the charitable activities of Sierra Club’s Rio Grande Chapter. In the event that the Rio Grande Chapter (or its successor) ceases to exist as a Sierra Club entity, then the Board of Directors of The Sierra Club Foundation shall have sole authority in administering the funds.
For a C4 donation:
I give _____________ [amount or percentage] to Sierra Club, tax-ID number 94-1153307, a California nonprofit corporation, currently located at 2101 Webster Street, ...
A Comparison between progressive groups’ organizing and indigenous organizing.. Solidarity now and solidarity later – Robert Tohe, Sierra Club & Hazel James. Participants will learn about an emerging practice that indigenizes progressive organizing styles to build strong relations for solidarity and mutuality. What are the connections that support community resistance, indigenous self-determination, and propel the movement?
A Mediator’s Experience in Coalition Building. Lucy Moore will offer 2-3 stories from her mediation practice that illustrate efforts at coalition building that were successful….and not. There will be time for questions and discussion.
Applied Ethics – Sue Coates – Too often, we rely on rules and regulations to guide our actions, and find them inadequate, especially when values collide. I explain the difference ...
Albuquerque Indivisible is dedicated to opposing the Trump agenda by applying pressure to members of Congress. We emphasize calling and visiting their offices, participating in rallies and participating in town halls.
The Indigenous Training Collaborative‘s mission is to deliver meaningful adult learning experiences focused on complex, professional, and personal cultural issues.
New Mexico Food Allergy Support and Outreach currently meets once a month in Albuquerque or Santa Fe to give members a chance to share stories and provide support as well as community. We do not offer medical advice as we are a peer support group only, but we do have three volunteer medical advisors who are board certified allergists and we work with the national groups FARE and FAACT ...
Heather Ailes is a middle school teacher with Albuquerque Public Schools and a founding member of SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) ABQ. As a local organizer for anti-racism, she believes strongly in the responsibility of white people to dismantle white supremacy in our institutions and communities.
Karen Bentrup has been a public health and AIDS educator for 20 years, a yoga and dance instructor for 30 years, and a regenerative agriculture educator for 15 years. She has decades of experience teaching using interactive, hands-on learning. Karen has worked in social justice movements since she was a child in the 1970s, starting with early pro-Environmental Protection Agency and recycling campaigns, women’s choice, the Equal Rights Amendment, international healthcare, People LIving ...
