Sierra Club

The Sierra Club is an American non-profit organization based in Oakland, California.

The Sierra Club was founded in May 1892 by John Muir, a “legendary naturalist” who held openly racist views towards Indigenous and black people.¹⁾ He became the first president and longest serving president, at approximately 20 years in this leadership position.

David Starr Jordan, who was on the club’s board during Muir’s presidency, was a “kingpin” of the eugenics movement, including advocating for the forced-sterilization laws that affected predominantly Black, Latina and Indigenous women. He also co-founded the Human Betterment Foundation, which produced research later taken up by the Nazis.

The Sierra Club raises funds through the Sierra Club Foundation.²⁾

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