Public Affairs

Aaron Wolf presents “Shared Waters: Conflict, Cooperation and Transformation” as part of a Juneau World Affairs Council discussion. Wolf is a professor at Oregon State University whose research focuses on political conflict and resolution related to transboundary water resources. Recorded December 3, 2014

“Youth and Family Homelessness” is the third in a series of A Roof town hall forums. Host Casey Kelly and guests discuss what can be done to address homeless children and families in Ketchikan. Guests include: Lisa Scarborough (Executive Director, Love In Action), Hailey Beard (Women in Safe Homes), Merle Nancy Hawkins (Tlingit & Haida…

Will Dobson presents “Are Dictators Getting Smarter? The Battle between Dictatorship & Democracy” as part of a Juneau World Affairs Council discussion. Dobson is Slate’s politics and foreign affairs editor, and the author of “The Dictator’s Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy.” Recorded November 12, 2014

Will People in Alaska and the South Pacific be Forced to Relocate? The Human Rights Implications of Climate Change and Population Displacement Robin Bronen is a senior research scientist at the Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. She explores the ways in which climate change is affecting the places where people…

Voters decide which state judges get to keep their jobs. Why do we vote on judges? Retired Alaska Supreme Court Justice Walter Carpeneti will discuss the system and recent attempts to politicize it. Matt Miller hosts. This program was taped @360 at 7 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2014. Related: Justice’s early work as public defender among…

8:45 a.m. – Making a Difference Samuel Johns to discuss why he wants to make a difference in the world and the start of the Forget-Me-Not facebook group that reconnects the people that are homeless with their friends and family. 9:15 a.m. – Alaska State Song Jeff Rognes 9:30 a.m. – Alaska Governor Bill Walker