(Photo courtesy of Oweesta)
On today’s program:
- The Juneau Senior Center reopens
- After shutting down during the Covid pandemic, The Juneau Senior Center has re-opened with hours Mon-Thu, including congregate meals and Meals on Wheels (and a new “take away” option). They now have activities, including sitting yoga, bridge, and ceramics studio hours, with more to come. For more information, call Aria at 907-463-6175
- After shutting down during the Covid pandemic, The Juneau Senior Center has re-opened with hours Mon-Thu, including congregate meals and Meals on Wheels (and a new “take away” option). They now have activities, including sitting yoga, bridge, and ceramics studio hours, with more to come. For more information, call Aria at 907-463-6175
- Oweesta Corporation partner with Spruce Root to bring “Turning the Tide Capital Access Convening” to Juneau
- Next week, Oweesta Corporation’s Turning the Tide – Captial Access Convening is happening here in Juneau. This convening will provide practitioner-tailored training on topics around capital access and offers an array of networking opportunities. Working with their Alaskan partners at Spruce Root, this is a return to an in-person event. Oweesta Corporation was created 24 years ago to address the lack of capital and financial infrastructure holding back economic development in Native communities. It is the longest-standing Native CDFI intermediary offering financial products and development services exclusively to Native CDFIs and Native communities.
- Next week, Oweesta Corporation’s Turning the Tide – Captial Access Convening is happening here in Juneau. This convening will provide practitioner-tailored training on topics around capital access and offers an array of networking opportunities. Working with their Alaskan partners at Spruce Root, this is a return to an in-person event. Oweesta Corporation was created 24 years ago to address the lack of capital and financial infrastructure holding back economic development in Native communities. It is the longest-standing Native CDFI intermediary offering financial products and development services exclusively to Native CDFIs and Native communities.
- Skylar Bayer – Marine Biologist, Storyteller, and Co-editor of forthcoming book “Uncharted: How Scientists Navigate Their Own Health, Research, and Experiences of Bias”
- New Juneau resident Skylar Bayer moved here to work at NOAA Fisheries. She is a producer for The Story Collider, a cool podcast about true, personal stories about science. She is a marine biologist, storyteller, and science communicator. She is also the co-editor of the new book “Uncharted: How Scientists Navigate Their Own Health, Research, and Experiences of Bias” about scientists with disabilities who have faced various career challenges.
- New Juneau resident Skylar Bayer moved here to work at NOAA Fisheries. She is a producer for The Story Collider, a cool podcast about true, personal stories about science. She is a marine biologist, storyteller, and science communicator. She is also the co-editor of the new book “Uncharted: How Scientists Navigate Their Own Health, Research, and Experiences of Bias” about scientists with disabilities who have faced various career challenges.
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.
Guests:
- Aria Moore, Catholic Community Service
- Chrystel Cornelius, Oweesta Corporation
- Ashley Snookes, Spruce Root
- Skylar Bayer, Storyteller/Marine Biologist
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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.
