The Sierra Club in Utah sponsored a Global Warming Rally today in Salt Lake City. Jen’s Green Journal has photos of the event. It sounds like the rally was well attended. I was told by friend that about 100 people attended.
When I first found out about it a few weeks ago I called the outreach director to try to coordinate with the Desert Greens Green Party of Utah in the event. The Green Party’s platform addresses this issue and we have lots of literature we distribute on global warming. The Desert Greens also has several members and candidates who could have provided talks on the issue with clarity and expertise.
As much as I pleaded, though, I was told that because the Sierra Club is a 501 (c)(3) they would not allow political parties to participate in any fashion. Yet I found it interesting that featured speakers were politicians and that they have politicians featured on their website in various of their projects, which doesn’t make sense to me given what I was told. I think it is unfortunate that environmental organizations like the Sierra Club will not partner with groups that have platforms that address issues like global warming.
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 