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Library Advisory Board to meet this month

Library Advisory Board to meet this month

The Library Advisory Board (LAB) acts as the planning body for library activities and special projects and makes recommendations to the administration and assembly. The board, which consists of nine members, also reviews annual budgets and operations. LAB meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 5:30 PM

Clifford Armstrong III to facilitate Identity listening sessions

Clifford Armstrong III to facilitate Identity listening sessions

Identity is holding two listening sessions related to the non-profit's proposed creation of an Advisory Council.

Les Gara to speak at Zaletel fundraiser

Les Gara to speak at Zaletel fundraiser

District 4 Assembly member Meg Zaletel has officially filed for re-election and needs to raise cash if she's going to fend off far-right challenger Kathy Henslee.

Identify, Report, Segregate: The Straight Agenda

Identify, Report, Segregate: The Straight Agenda

Last September, Annie Massey, then an administrator of the far-right sex-focused anti-LGBT Alaska Parents' Rights in Education (APRE) Facebook group, uploaded a list of books she said contained sexual content, including illustrations of sexual positions, masturbation guides, and pedophilic grooming. Parents' Rights in Education believes that LGBTQ+ advocates

Community Conversations: COVID-19 End of Life Care in the BIPOC Community

This Sunday from 7pm to 8pm, join the Alaska Black Caucus for a conversation focused on COVID-19 end of life care in the BIPOC Community.

Assembly Overrides Mayor’s Veto of Ordinance on Assembly Meeting Procedures

Assembly Overrides Mayor’s Veto of Ordinance on Assembly Meeting Procedures

At a Special Meeting to address the Mayor’s veto of Anchorage Ordinance 2021-117, an omnibus ordinance to update the code provisions that govern Assembly meetings and procedures, the Anchorage Assembly voted 9-2 to overturn the veto and uphold the ordinance.

Event: How to Escape the Destructive Cycle in Vaccine Conversations

Event: How to Escape the Destructive Cycle in Vaccine Conversations

The Alaska Humanities Forum is offering a free workshop on Thursday, February 3rd on how to have better conversations about vaccines.