Economics

The Juneau World Affairs Council presents David Ramseur, author of “Melting the Ice Curtain: The Extraordinary Story of Citizen Diplomacy on the Russia-Alaska Frontier.” Ramseur is a former Alaska journalist, and high-level staffer to Governors Steve Cowper and Tony Knowles, and Anchorage Mayor and U.S. Senator Mark Begich. He organized a 1988 flight between Nome and Provideniya in Siberia, to reunite indigenous people split by the Cold War. He’s currently a visiting scholar at the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Institute of Social and Economic Research.

Joel Salatin presents the problems with mainstream food/agriculture systems, and how a return to traditional ways will help us for the future. There is an emphasis on permaculture and agriculture system design.

The Juneau World Affairs Council, in partnership with the Rotary Clubs of Juneau and the Open World Leadership Center, present: “Mongolia Today: Profile, Strengths, and Politics” with Mongolian Parliament member Tsogtbaatar Damdin. Mr. Tsogtbaatar is a former cabinet minister and newly-elected member of the Mongolian Parliament.His primary focus is the development of responsible, accountable, open and efficient government institutions at both the national and local levels. He will give us a primer on his nation, its government, and its future.

Short documentary series about the Alaska Permanent Fund. Part 1 of 6.

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A short documentary on the Alaska Permanent Fund. Part 2 of 6.

A short documentary on the Alaska Permanent Fund. Part 3 of 6.