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  • What you should know about US-China trade tensions and why that matters for Alaska

    Erin Ennis, Senior Vice President of the US- China Business Council. (Photo courtesy of the Alaska World Affairs Council)

    The United States and China are major trade partners, but current economic tensions between the two countries could have far-reaching affects. Erin Ennis, Senior Vice President of the US-China Business Council spoke at the Alaska World Affairs Council about what these trade issues might mean for Alaska.

    SPEAKER:
    • Erin Ennis: Senior Vice President of the US-China Business Council

      • BROADCAST: Tuesday, December 4th, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.

      RECORDED: Friday, November 16th, 2018 at 49th State Brewing Co.

      About

      Addressing Alaskans features local lectures and forums recorded at public events taking place in Southcentral Alaska. A variety of local organizations host speakers addressing topics that matter to Alaskans. To let us know about an upcoming community event that you would like to hear on Addressing Alaskans, please Contact Us with details.

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    • The Next Energy Economy: Grassroots Strategies to Mitigate Global Climate Change, and How We Move Ahead

      Winona LaDuke speaking at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium on November 9. (Photo by Ammon Swenson / Alaska Public Media)

      This week’s show is “The Next Energy Economy: Grassroots Strategies to Mitigate Global Climate Change, and How We Move Ahead” with Native American writer and activist Winona LaDuke. She focuses on human rights, the environment, and sustainable development. She’s a graduate of Harvard and Antioch universities and was a Green Party vice presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000. LaDuke discusses her activism and how to make the transition from fossil fuels to sustainable options. 

      SPEAKERS:
      • Winona LaDuke 

        • LINKS:

        • Winona LaDuke’s blog
        • Honor the Earth organization

          • BROADCAST: Tuesday, November 27th, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.

          RECORDED: Friday, November 9th, 2018 at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium.

          About

          Addressing Alaskans features local lectures and forums recorded at public events taking place in Southcentral Alaska. A variety of local organizations host speakers addressing topics that matter to Alaskans. To let us know about an upcoming community event that you would like to hear on Addressing Alaskans, please Contact Us with details.

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        • Going Deep: Skiing, Climbing and Philosophy

          Dr. Kevin Krein of the University of Alaska Southeast. (Photo courtesy of UAS)

          Dr. Kevin Krein, professor of philosophy and Director of the University of Alaska Southeast Outdoor Studies Program, discusses the significance of nature sports on Western culture, the value of these activities and how they shape the relationship of humans to the natural environment.

          Thanks for listening!

          SPEAKER:

          • Dr. Kevin Krein

            • RECORDED: Friday, September 14th, 2018 at the Egan Library in Juneau.

            BROADCAST: Tuesday, November 13th, 2018. 2:00 pm – 3:00 p.m. AKT

            About

            Addressing Alaskans features local lectures and forums recorded at public events taking place in Southcentral Alaska. A variety of local organizations host speakers addressing topics that matter to Alaskans. To let us know about an upcoming community event that you would like to hear on Addressing Alaskans, please Contact Us with details.

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          • Second Chances: Stories of hope, addiction and recovery in Alaska

            Program cover from Recover Alaska’s storytelling event held in September. (Courtesy of Recover Alaska)

            Recover Alaska is an organization working towards a solutions-based approach to reduce excessive alcohol use and harms across the state. As part of National Recovery Month in September, Recover Alaska held a storytelling event where people in recovery shared their stories of overcoming addiction.

            Thanks for listening!

            SPEAKERS:
            • Taylor Stapley: is a lifelong indoor Alaskan. Once broken, now still broken but
              • recovering, an eternal optimist, and father to the best kid ever.
            • Chris McNeese: was born in 1959 in Anchorage. She began her recovery
              • journey in April of 2000. Her current sobriety date is 5/5/2011. She has been
              married 37 years and has 2 children and 1 1/3 grandchildren. She always
              wants to see what’s around the next bend.
            • Russ Osterhaus: is a lifelong Alaskan who loves going to church and AA
              • meetings and riding his 1993 Harley Sportster. He plays guitar and sings
              Southern Gospel music, and he released a CD called Praise My Savior.
            • Governor Bill Walker: stopped by the event to speak and show his support.
            • RJ Johnson: is in a constant state of reinvention. From his former career as a
              • bartender, his hobbies of performance and theater, his time as a titleholder in
              the ICOAA and as Mr Bear Alaska, he’s a familiar face for many in
              Anchorage. Since making the choice to get sober, recovery has been the
              biggest reinvention of all. No longer content to be Imperial Crown Prince RJ, Mr
              Bear RJ, or RJ from Myrna’s, he is working to figure out who he is without the
              titles.
            • Arthur Stevens: is Ahtna and Han Gwitchn Athabascan from Mentasta Lake,
              • Alaska. He is from the Tsigunnyguy Alstetnay (Tsi-gunny-guy Alts-set-nay) clan.
              His indigenous name is Cen’ayy (Ken-Eye) which means double-axe. He is a
              local business owner and often performs traditional Ahtna song and dance to
              support his community. He is happily married to an amazing and strong
              Athabascan lady and is blessed with a 7-year-old son, Christian.
            • Sarah Weber: is a proud lifelong Alaskan, and along with her husband of 16
              • years has four children. Sarah is a very outspoken character—she is full of
              stories and loves to share them. She is excited to share her experience of hope
              with others and to be a strong example of what recovery looks like. She
              believes in second chances and is living proof that all things are possible for
              those who believe.

              HOST:

              • Wesley Brewington: became familiar with gang activity and incarceration at an
                • early age and struggled with substance abuse for 14 years. Wesley graduated
                from a long-term treatment facility in the Mat-Su Valley, successfully completed
                State Probation in 2017, and he’s now employed at CITC Recovery Services
                Division as the Peer Support Supervisor. He just celebrated 5 years in recovery.
                Wesley continues to be involved in the community, pursuing his passion for
                helping others and providing evidence that we can and do recover.

                LINKS:

                • Recover Alaska website

                  • BROADCAST: Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.

                  RECORDED: Tuesday, September 20, 2018 at Anchorage Community Theater.

                  About

                  Addressing Alaskans features local lectures and forums recorded at public events taking place in Southcentral Alaska. A variety of local organizations host speakers addressing topics that matter to Alaskans. To let us know about an upcoming community event that you would like to hear on Addressing Alaskans, please Contact Us with details.

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                • University of Alaska Anchorage launches first Alaska chapter of National Academy of Inventors

                  Dr. Helena Wisniewski is inducted during the Inauguration of the UAA Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors at Gorsuch Commons. (Courtesy of UAA)

                  The University of Alaska Anchorage launched Alaska’s first chapter of the National Academy of Inventors last month. They held an inauguration celebration that included speakers, a panel discussion and an induction ceremony of the chapter’s first members.

                  Opening comments: 

                  https://media.alaskapublic.org/wp-content/uploads/archive/media/kska/2018/aa-20181029-2.mp3

                  Panel discussion: 

                  https://media.alaskapublic.org/wp-content/uploads/archive/media/kska/2018/aa-20181029-3.mp3

                  Keynote Speaker Alaska State Senator Shelley Hughes: 

                  https://media.alaskapublic.org/wp-content/uploads/archive/media/kska/2018/aa-20181029-1.mp3

                  This program was recorded at the University of Alaska Anchorage on Friday, September 28.

                  14 min
                • University of Alaska Anchorage launches first Alaska chapter of National Academy of Inventors
                  The University of Alaska Anchorage launched Alaska’s first chapter of the National Academy of Inventors last month. They held an inauguration celebration that included speakers, a panel discussion and an induction ceremony of the chapter’s first members. Introduction with Alaska State Senator Shelley Hughes:  Opening comments:  Panel discussion:  This program was recorded at the University
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                • The National Climate Assessment: The Science and Alaska

                  A polar bear looks out over a barrier island on the Arctic coast of Alaska. These islands are important habitat for the polar bear.
                  Photo Credit: USFWS

                  This week we’re hearing from Dr. Donald J. Wuebbles. He’s an expert in atmospheric physics and chemistry. Dr. Wuebbles has been published over 500 times, covering topics from Earth’s climate and air quality to the stratospheric ozone layer. He discusses the 4th National Climate Assessment and how those findings relate to Alaska.

                  Thanks for listening!

                  SPEAKERS:

                  • Dr. Donald J. Wuebbles

                    • LINKS:

                    • U.S. Global Change Research Program 

                      • BROADCAST: Tuesday, October 30th, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.

                      RECORDED: Friday, September 7th, 2018 at the Egan Library in Juneau.

                      About

                      Addressing Alaskans features local lectures and forums recorded at public events taking place in Southcentral Alaska. A variety of local organizations host speakers addressing topics that matter to Alaskans. To let us know about an upcoming community event that you would like to hear on Addressing Alaskans, please Contact Us with details.

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                    • Ballot Measure 1: The Salmon Initiative – Beyond the Rhetoric

                      “Salmon” Photo by Amanda Carroll, UNR Department of Art/Photography, courtesy of Flickr.

                      This week we have “Ballot Measure 1: The Salmon Initiative – Beyond the Rhetoric.” This debate was presented by Alaska Common Ground and features representatives from both sides of the issue discussing if Alaska needs stricter regulations for fish and wildlife habitats.

                      Thanks for listening!

                      PANELISTS FOR:
                      • Emily Anderson is the Alaska Director for the Wild Salmon Center and an attorney who specializes in natural resource law and policy. She has worked in Alaska for the last 13 years and has experience representing the diverse interests of Alaska Native communities, fishing groups, and individuals around the state.
                      • Tim Troll, Executive Director of the Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust. Tim Is an attorney who came to Alaska in 1978 as a VISTA volunteer assigned to Bethel. Has lived in Dillingham but now in Anchorage.

                      PANELISTS AGAINST:

                      • Clint Campion is a partner with Sedor, Wendlandt, Evans & Filippi, LLC in in Anchorage. He previously spent nine years as a prosecutor for the State of Alaska. Clint came to Alaska while serving on active duty in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps where he served for nine years. Clint graduated from Marquette University with a B.S. in environmental engineering before attending law school.

                      • Bob Loeffler, has a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Stanford University and a Master’s Degree in Regional Planning from Harvard University. He worked at the Department of Natural Resources for 22 years culminating in 7 years as the Director of

                      the Division of Mining, Land and Water. He currently is a partner in Jade North, a small Alaskan consulting firm. His clients include industry, government, and native groups. He works part-time as a professor at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. The views he
                      espouses today are his own and do not represent his clients or the University of Alaska.

                      MODERATOR:

                      • John Tracy, a journalist with KTVA.

                        • LINKS:

                        • Alaska Common Ground’s website for the event, with video
                        • Alaska Ballot Measure 1, Salmon Habitat Protections and Permits Initiative, from Ballotpedia

                          • BROADCAST: Tuesday, October 23th, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.

                          RECORDED: Tuesday, October 4th, 2018 at 49th State Brewing Company.

                          About

                          Addressing Alaskans features local lectures and forums recorded at public events taking place in Southcentral Alaska. A variety of local organizations host speakers addressing topics that matter to Alaskans. To let us know about an upcoming community event that you would like to hear on Addressing Alaskans, please Contact Us with details.

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                        • Ballot measure 1: Fish habitat

                          On our next show we have “Ballot Measure 1: Fish Habitat.” Voters will decide Nov. 6 on what some consider a controversial ballot measure — one that changes the permitting process for development near fish habitat. Find out more about this issue with representatives from opposing sides of the issue in a moderated forum. Presented by KTOO Public Media, the Juneau Economic Development Council, and the Juneau Empire.

                          Thanks for listening!

                          SPEAKERS:
                          • Emily Anderson, Alaska program director for Wild Salmon Center
                          • Mike Satre, manager of government and community relations for Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co

                            • MODERTORS:

                            • Coast Alaska News Director Jacob Resneck
                            • Juneau Empire natural resources Reporter Kevin Gullufsen

                              • LINKS:

                              • KTOO’s web post for the event

                                • BROADCAST: Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.

                                RECORDED: Tuesday, August 27th, 2018 at the UAA Fine Arts Building Recital Hall.

                                About

                                Addressing Alaskans features local lectures and forums recorded at public events taking place in Southcentral Alaska. A variety of local organizations host speakers addressing topics that matter to Alaskans. To let us know about an upcoming community event that you would like to hear on Addressing Alaskans, please Contact Us with details.

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                              • The 55th anniversary of the March on Washington: I Have a Dream

                                It’s been 55 years since the March on Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. The University of Alaska Anchorage Black Student Union organized an event celebrating the historic moment with speakers, performances, and multimedia presentations. Our show today features selections from the program including words from Anchorage mayor Ethan Berkowitz and pastor Undra Parker of the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. We’ll also hear from the Clark Middle School Informers, radio host Don Megga, and Anchorage Community Theater.

                                Thanks for listening!

                                SPEAKERS:
                                • Ethan Berkowitz, Anchorage Mayor
                                • Undra Parker,  pastor at the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
                                • Don Megga, radio host

                                  • MODERTOR:

                                  • Cheryl Cox Williams, president of the UAA Black Student Union

                                    • LINKS:

                                    • UAA’s web post for the event

                                      • BROADCAST: Tuesday, September 11th, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.

                                      RECORDED: Tuesday, August 30, 2018 at the UAA Fine Arts Building Recital Hall.

                                      About

                                      Addressing Alaskans features local lectures and forums recorded at public events taking place in Southcentral Alaska. A variety of local organizations host speakers addressing topics that matter to Alaskans. To let us know about an upcoming community event that you would like to hear on Addressing Alaskans, please Contact Us with details.

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