Have you ever heard of Great Old Broads for Wilderness? Their mission states that "Great Old Broads for Wilderness is a national organization that uses the voices and activism of elders to preserve and protect wilderness and wild public lands."
Based in Durango, Colorado, the Broads brand of advocacy ranges from education to litigation. They’ve been called the “evidence gathering arm of wilderness advocacy” as well as “the fun bunch.”
The organization was recently highlighted in an article in the Silver City Sun-News:
SILVER CITY - A great group of old broads is getting together Saturday morning to host a wolf parade through downtown Silver City to raise awareness about the plight of the endangered Mexican Gray Wolf and declaring 2011 "The Year of the Mexican Wolf."
They don't mind being called "old broads" - that's what they call themselves, as a local chapter of the national organization, Great Old Broads for Wilderness. The national group seeks to use "the voices and activism of elders to preserve and protect wilderness and wild public lands," its website states.
Saturday's wolf parade, followed by an education session and then an early evening gathering, will be the local chapter's first event.
Read the full article here: http://www.scsun-news.com/ci_17155048?source=most_viewed
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