The Juneau World Affairs Council presents “Three minutes over Germany: Smilin’ Thru” with Tony Yorba. Yorba recently traveled to Germany and retraced the final fateful minutes of his father’s Oct. 14,1943, B-17 mission over the Bavarian industrial city Schweinfurt aboard the bomber Smilin’ Thru. Allied casualties during the operation were exceptionally high. Tony is the…

In May of 2015, Scott Carrlee traveled to Costa Rica as part of a Research Abroad study trip with the International Development Doctoral Program of the University of Southern Mississippi. The trip included a stop at four indigenous territories where Carrlee and fellow researchers gained firsthand knowledge of the impact of tourism on the indigenous…

Young Alaskans’ Panel Maka Monture, Indigenous Fellow at Alaska Center for the Environment Xavier Mason, President, NAACP Youth Panel Vika Morozova, President of Anchorage AYEA chapter, Alaska Youth for Environmental Action Closing Discussion: What will we do? Discussion among all panelists and audience, facilitated by moderator, Libby Roderick. Wrap up Cliff Groh, Chair Alaska Common…

Alaska Citizens’ Panel Shaina Kilcoyne, Renewable Energy Alaska Project George Donart, Citizens Climate Change Lobby Faith Gemmill, REDOIL, Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands

UAA Public Administration Graduate Students present Carla Burkhead: Climate Change Driven Wildfire and Updating the Community Wildfire Protection Plan Russell Streif: Strengthening Elementary School Climate Change Curriculum

Ethan Berkowitz, Mayor of Anchorage Beth Wythe, Mayor of Homer Reggie Joule, Former Mayor of NW Borough