Tag: AK Women

WOMEN’S MARCH ON ALASKA January 20, 2018

On January 20, 2018, Women’s March on Anchorage will unite to reaffirm our commitment to building a just future for all. This event is designed to engage and empower all people to support women’s rights, human rights, social and environmental justice, and to encourage participation in 2018 midterm elections.

We are a coalition of strong freedom fighters. We are feminists, we are pro-LGTBQI, and we are people of color; we stand against the war economy, and we stand for our environment. We are no longer fighting fear, we have seen the effects of this regime. We are fighting against real threats to our freedoms and liberties as Americans. Our constitution, laws, freedoms, environment, sisters, and brothers are suffering under the current disastrous leadership. We in Anchorage host the most diverse communities in the entire United States. We do not want to live in fear, we want to live in strength and action.

Please donate to help make this event a reality! All proceeds will go towards the costs of putting on a march of this size. Any leftover funds will be donated. chuffed.org/project/womens-march-20.

The Alaskan Fight For Equal Rights

Source: WOMEN’S MARCH ON ALASKA

Call for Nominations: 2018 Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame Seeks Nominations for Class of 2018

Call for Nominations: 2018 Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame Seeks Nominations for Class of 2018

Women pioneers talk early Alaska days

Graduation held in an airport hangar, harrowing commutes to work across the tumultuous Cook Inlet, and mail dropped by airplanes overhead. While these may sound like situations of the far-off past, some Homer residents alive and well today are here to dispel that notion.

Women pioneers talk early Alaska days

Alaska Public Media News

Congratulations Glo Wollen!
A handful of Petersburg residents are gathered at Glo Wollen’s beach front home to have a cookout. Wollen is the current President of the local Sons of Norway lodge and she’s also the town’s Harbor Master.
By Angela Denning, KFSK – Petersburg: Petersburg resident receives medal from King of Norway

By Samantha Davenport, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage: ‘I am proud to be Iñupiat’: Alaskans celebrate first official Indigenous Peoples Day

Source: News | Alaska Public Media

Mountain View: A Place for All People | Edible Alaska

In 2016, a CNN news article reported that the Mountain View neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska had the most diverse census tract in the nation. Join Edible Alaska for a tour of Mountain View and find out what makes it so unique. Special thanks to the Anchorage Community Land Trust and Catholic Social Services Refugee Assistance & Immigration Services (RAIS).

Source: Mountain View: A Place for All People | Edible Alaska

Cinthia Ritchie: Semi-finalist chapbook excerpt and interview up at Honeysuckle Press

Source: Semi-finalist chapbook excerpt and interview up at Honeysuckle Press – Cinthia Ritchie

Come to our Ottolenghi cookbook dinner at South! – Julia O’Malley

Source: Come to our Ottolenghi cookbook dinner at South! – Julia O’Malley

7 Things to Do in Alaska in October – Idlewild AlaskaIdlewild Alaska

It’s been getting chilly fast! Time to prep the homestead for winter and when we have time, check out these 7 things to do in Alaska in October!

Source: 7 Things to Do in Alaska in October – Idlewild AlaskaIdlewild Alaska

Angniq Woods-Orrison – Athabascan Wrestler – Athabascan Woman Blog

It is amazing how social media and a web presence can bring people together. I befriended Angniq Woods-Orrison (Koyukon Athabascan) on Instagram this summer. She posts inspirational stories touchin…

Source: Angniq Woods-Orrison – Athabascan Wrestler – Athabascan Woman Blog

Happy 90th Arliss Sturgulewski! | Rasmuson Foundation

Source: Happy 90th Arliss Sturgulewski! | Rasmuson Foundation