Happy Friday! Please see below Alaska Forward’s weekly “Ways to Engage” series. Please read on for opportunities to get involved and stand up for our democracy!
Upcoming Events – Mark your calendars and be sure to check out MARCHAGAINST.ORG, a centralized calendar for taking action in Alaska!
- May 11: ALASKA: Rapid Response for Our Freedoms 2:30-3:30pm Virtual
- May 12: What’s Up MSUP Mat-Su United for Progress bimonthly meeting 6-7:30pm Virtual
- May 12: Fairbanks Pack the Offices 3:30-5pm at the Federal Building
- May 13: Action Alaska Statewide Zoom 6-7pm Virtual
- May 16: Juneau: Stand for Staff 3-6pm at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center
- May 22: Organizing to Win in the Mat-Su 6-9pm at the Annex
- June 6: Talkeetna Freedom Protectors 5:30-6:30pm at Talkeetna Village Park
- June 14: No Kings Mass Protests – stay tuned for additional events
- Ketchikan No Kings Protest 12-1pm at the Federal Building
- Talkeetna No Kings in America 11am-12:30pm at Talkeetna Village Park
Federal Actions: Alaska Impacts – Check out the Foraker Group’s resource page for information on executive orders, funding freezes, and other federal actions affecting Alaska. What you can do:
- Fill out the real-time consequences form
- Sign-on to this letter asking the Alaska Congressional Delegation to stand with us
- Join Foraker Group’s Advocacy in Action webinars
Opportunities for Everyone to Engage, Get Training and Take Action!
- Learn to be an ally for our immigrant neighbors & understand your rights! Check out and share these resources:
- Oppose Funding Cuts to NPR and PBS
- Workshop: Yes, you can host a house party! Learn tips and tools for hosting conversations with friends, neighbors and colleagues. Virtual (hosted by Bay Area Democrats) Mondays at 6-7pm AK. Register here.
- Time to Act! This virtual training, hosted by Seattle Supports Democracy, will give you practical actions that you can take to speak up and make a difference for your community and our country. Register here.
- Join Action Alaska: Be a part of this collaboration among Stand UP Alaska, Alaskans Take a Stand, and Alaska March On (Facebook page coming soon), to protect Alaska and our Democracy! Join here.
- Stay Informed: Follow the Women Forward Action Center Substack for updates on Congressional actions and ways to engage. Also, stay tuned for more information about Women Forward’s new Protest Activations Team to learn about organizing protests and finding credible groups to collaborate with.
- Local Engagement: Volunteers will be reaching out to you about how to take some of these ideas and apply them locally. If you would like to contact us directly, you can reply to this message or text 907-360-2288.
We gather a lot of information from the newsletters and our meetings with the national group Women Forward and the Alaska Action Coalition, and hope this is helpful to you!
Have a great weekend, and find time celebrate Mother’s Day with all the Moms and Momalas!
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Thank you, Alaska Patriots,
Team Alaska Forward
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