Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
I have mostly been silent on ACA philosophy in this thread. The two times I was a member was solely because it was included in the two trips I took with them, most recent was in 2018, thus my membership expired in 2019.
Thus, the news of ACA attempting to broaden their appeal to other groups was news to me.
I have never been a member of the Sierra Club. Today there is an article in the NY Times (paywall) on how Sierra Club has lost a lot of members in recent years when they were attempting to appeal to other groups. Pasted from the article: ...
its leaders sought to expand far beyond environmentalism, embracing other progressive causes. Those included racial justice, labor rights, gay rights, immigrant rights and more.
From what I have read in this thread, it sounds like ACA and Sierra Club attempted the same sort of goal to expand membership, and both misjudged.
If anyone is interested in the (paywall) NYT piece, link is:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...l-justice.html
Wow, fascinating article. I've been uncomfortable with many non-profits diluting their original focus/mission with this turn towards "social justice" or "DEI" and have dropped memberships or declined to join such organizations. I definitely count ACA as one of these organizations. I'm a life-member so haven't dropped membership but have certainly stopped donating.