You don't usually think of the Sierra Club as a target for a rightwing takeover. But that's exactly what's going on in the club's board election for April 21.
Three candidates are representing hardcore anti-immigrant groups that are trying to take over the organization. Dick Lamm, David Pimentel and Frank Morris are the three nativist candidates. Yes, that's the Dick Lamm who was formerly governor of Colorado and had a decent environmental record.
Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center has some comments on the Sierra Club situation. He's running for the board himself: Dees runs for Sierra Club board. That page also has links to further information on the takeover attempt.
[Note 03/22/04: Check out Marigolds2's earlier and longer post on the subject with additional links that she mentions in the comments here.]
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hey bruce, way to go. i posted on this on Thursday, with more links to information on this stealth attack of the sierra club. link to my post here:
journals.aol.com/marigolds2/thewindmillsofmymind/entries/352
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