The North Star chapter of the Sierra
Club has joined the fight against a proposed constitutional amendment
that would ban gay marriage in Minnesota.
Minnesotans will decide on the measure
next November.
(Related: Second
survey finds Minnesotans divided on gay marriage ban.)
In a release issued Friday, the
statewide group said the amendment would divide communities and harm
families.
“To achieve our mission of
environmental protection and a sustainable future for our planet, we
must attain social justice and human rights at home and around the
globe,” said Margaret Levin, the state director of the Sierra Club
North Star Chapter, in a statement. “The Sierra Club North Star
Chapter has a long history of working together to protect our
communities and our planet. We do not tolerate injustice, and we
will not stand by and allow our state constitution to be used as a
means of dividing communities and harming families.”
According to The
Minnesota
Independent, the Sierra Club has previous refused to get
involved in similar fights in California and Maine.