Thursday - December 27, 2001

No Meeting -- Holiday Break

Thursday - December 20, 2001

Featured Speaker: Walt Parker -- "Situations in Israel."

Thursday - December 13, 2001

Featured Speaker: Don Valesco, Business Manager of Public Employees #7 -- "Why We are Against Private Prisons and Profits from Prisoners."

Thursday - December 6, 2001

Featured Speaker: Martha Upicksoun, journalist and hometown indigenous woman -- "Growing Up Native in Anchorage."

Thursday - November 29, 2001

Featured Speaker: Walt Monegan, Anchorage Chief of Police -- "What's Being Done About Racism in Anchorage."

Thursday - November 22, 2001

No Meeting -- Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday - November 15, 2001

Featured Speaker: Michelle Coburn, Anchorage Citizens' Coalition -- "Your Voice for Responsible Growth - Making New Growth and Development in Anchorage Responsive to the Neighborhoods and the Environment."

Thursday - November 8, 2001

Featured Speaker: Paula Haley, Executive Director of the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights -- "Enforcing Alaska Human Rights Law."

Thursday - November 1, 2001

Featured Speaker: Tracy A. Matthews, Director of Emergency Management, Municipality of Anchorage -- " Emergency Preparedness in Anchorage."

Thursday - October 25, 2001

Featured Speaker: Katie Hurley, long-time political Alaskan -- "A Democrat and Proud of It!"

Thursday - October 18, 2001

Featured Speaker: Nancy Yaw Davis, Alaskan Anthropologist -- "Pondering Alaska Day -- The Relevance of October 18 to Larger Questions of Our Shared Humanity During This Century." How the events of September 11th have affected Alaskans will also be discussed.

Thursday - October 11, 2001

Featured Speakers: Panu Lucier, Director of the Alaska Humanities Forum's Urban-Rural Youth Exchange and two Steller Secondary students who participated in the program -- Erin Steinkruger who was a guest at Toksook Bay and Alex Lizka who was a guest at St. Mary's -- will share their experiences.

Thursday - October 4, 2001

Featured Speaker: John Gibbons, Anchorage Attorney -- "Stem Cell Research - Should You Support It?"

Thursday - September 27, 2001

Featured Speaker: Dr. Kenneth O'Reilly, Author and UAA History Professor -- "The War on Terrorism and Civil Liberties."

Thursday - September 20, 2001

Featured Speaker: Wayne Rush, State and Federal Planner with the Alaska Division of Emergency Services -- "How Alaska Is Prepared for Emergencies."

Thursday - September 13, 2001

Featured Speaker: Dr. Steve Conn of Alaska Public Interest Research Group (AKPIRG) -- "Missle Defense - Why It's So Bad for Alaska."

Thursday - September 6, 2001

Featured Speakers: Bertha Jennings, Inupiaq language and knowledge educator, and Susie Silook, Siberian Yup'ik poet and artist -- "Traditional Values."

Thursday - August 30, 2001

Featured Speaker: Sharon Cissna, State Representative & college student pursuing a degree in Public Administration -- "The Education of a Public Servant."

Thursday - August 23, 2001

Featured Speaker: Larry Merculieff, Aleut advocate for Alaska Native peoples -- "The Significance of This Week's We the People March."

Thursday - August 16, 2001

Featured Speaker: Ronnie Chappell, Director of Press and Public Relations for British Petroleum, Alaska -- "Doing It Right - The Oil Industry Today."

Thursday - August 9, 2001

Featured Speaker: Andrea Nenzel, Executive Director of the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association - "AIDS in 2001."

Thursday - August 2, 2001

Featured Speaker: Alden Todd, author & member of the Anchorage Library Advisory Board -- "Our Library - Free or Stifled? Does the Library Exhibit Policy Need Changing?"

Thursday - July 26, 2001

Featured Speaker: Jennifer Rudinger, Executive Director of the Alaska Civil Liberties Union -- "Civil Liberties in Anchorage."

Thursday - July 19, 2001

Featured Speakers: Mary Ideran, Executive Director, and Marion Brown, Program Director of the Alaska Women's Resource Center -- "Not in By Back Yard - Our Experience with 'Stepping Stones'."

Thursday - July 12, 2001

Featured Speaker: Al Sundquist -- "Separation of Church and State."

Thursday - July 5, 2001

Featured Speaker: State Senator Bettye Davis -- "Civil Rights in Alaska."

Thursday - June 28, 2001

Featured Speaker: Dan Carter, representative of the Metropolitan Community Church -- "What Really Happened in the Mayor's Office."

Thursday - June 21, 2001

Featured Speakers: State Senator Johnny Ellis and Representative Ethan Berkowitz -- "What the Alaska Legislature Has Been Doing."

Thursday - June 14, 2001

Featured Speaker: Keith Bell, Immigration attorney -- "Immigration Policy and Legislation."

Thursday - June 7, 2001

Featured Speaker: Scott Heyworth -- "Which Gas Pipeline Most Benefits Alaska." (Background Information available on Scott's website: www.alaskagaspipeline.org)

Thursday - May 31, 2001

Featured Speaker: Panu Lucier, Alaska Humanities Forum -- "How the AHF's Urban-Rural Youth Program Attempts to Address Racism in Alaska by Having Anchorage Students and Village Students Visit Each Other's Homes & Schools."

Thursday - May 24, 2001

Featured Speaker: Dr. Richard Newman, Naturopathic Chiropractor with Anchorage's Total Health Clinic -- "Weaving Wellness Into Mainstream Medicine."

Thursday - May 17, 2001

Featured Speaker: Dr. Steve Haycock, UAA History Professor -- "Civic Virtue and the Privatization of the Anchorage Museum."

Thursday - May 10, 2001

Featured Speaker: David Dittman of the Dittman Research Corporation of Alaska -- "How Does Polling Influence Elections?" 

Thursday - May 3, 2001

Featured Speaker: Vicki Otte, Chair of the Alaska Redistricting Board -- "Redistricting in Alaska."

Thursday - April 26, 2001

Featured Speaker: Pam Miller, Biologist & Program Director of the Alaska Community Action on Toxics -- "Toxic Pollution in Alaska."

Thursday - April 19, 2001

Featured Speaker: Catherine Moncrieff and Bob Shiplely of the Anchorage Waterways Council -- "Our Community - Watching Our Creeks."

Thursday - April 12, 2001

Featured Speaker: Scott Sterling, Chairman of the Alaska Democratic Party -- "Candidate Recruitment and Fund Raising for the 2002 Elections."

Thursday - April 5, 2001

Featured Speaker: Mike Doogan, Anchorage Daily News columnist -- "Comments on This Week's Municipal Election."

Thursday - March 29, 2001

Featured Speakers:  Fay Von Gemmingen, Dick Tremaine & Allan Tesche of the Anchorage Assembly will discuss the five ballot propositions on the April 3rd ballot

Thursday - March 22, 2001

Featured Speakers: School Board candidates Tom Anderson, Jake Metcalf, Tom Steele and Russel Mjolsnes will be giving us their views as will Eagle River Assembly candidate Diane Alcontro.
Speaking on the school bond issues will be Tom Anderson of the Anchorage School Board and Ellen Montague, ASD Administration .

Thursday - March 15, 2001

Featured Speakers: Bond Propositions for the April 3rd municipal election: Speaking on Proposition 11 regarding the extension of Gambell and Ingra Streets - Ship Creek Avenue to 3rd Avenue will be Craig Campbell, Director of the Division of Public Works and Stu Hall, Goverment Hill resident; Proposition 7- Public Transportation and Related Capital Improvements - will be addressed by Bob Kniefel, Director of Public Transportation, and; Proposition 9- Fire Service and Protection will be discussed by John Fullenwider, Anchorage Fire Chief.

Thursday - March 8, 2001

Featured Speakers: Candidates for the Anchorage Assembly: Paul Bauer, Jr. and Melinda Taylor,
running for Seat H; Janice Shamberg, Chris Birch and Bob Bailey, running for Seat J.

Thursday - March 1, 2001

Featured Speaker: George White, brought to Anchorage by Alaskans Against the Death Penalty. George witnessed his wife's murder and was wounded himself. He was accused of killing her and tried, convicted & imprisoned for life. His nightmare lasted over seven years but the White family rejected revenge and co-founded the Journey of Hope -- "From Violence to Healing."

Thursday - February 22, 2001

Featured Speakers: Midtown Anchorage Assembly Candidates: Doug Van Etten, running for Seat F; Jonathan Lack & Dick Traini, running for Seat G.

Thursday - February 15, 2001

Featured Speaker: Alden Todd, Historian --  "Romance and National Politics: Some American Presidents, Their Wives, and Other Women."

Thursday - February 8, 2001

Featured Speaker: Sarah James, Internationally Known Gwich'in Spokesperson from Arctic Village -- "Proposed Oil Exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Gwich'in." 

Thursday - February 1, 2001

Featured Speaker: Paula Phillips, Program Director of the Alaska Conservation Voters -- "How Alaska Conservation Voters Helped in the Election of Harry Crawford, Sharon Cissna and Bettye Davis."

Thursday - January 25, 2001

Featured Speaker: Bill Sheffield, Former Governor and President & Chief Executive Officer of
the Alaska Railroad Corporation -- "What's in the Future of the Alaska Railroad".

Thursday - January 18, 2001

Featured Speaker:    George Harper, President of Blacks in Alaska History Project, Inc. -- "What Has Been Left Out of Some of Our History Books."

Thursday - January 11, 2001

Featured Speaker: Michael Carey, Retired Editor of the Anchorage Daily News -- "The Role of Letters to the Editor in Our Community"

Thursday - January 4, 2001

Featured Speaker: Mike O'Callaghan, Community Activist -- "How Accurate Are Alaska's Accuvote Computer Systems?"