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.
Matthew Beck
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
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
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
The Alaska Humanities Forum is offering a free workshop on Thursday, February 3rd on how to have better conversations about vaccines.
Opinion: Bronson's far-right assault on LGBT books is to be expected.
Throughout last year's mayoral campaign, I repeatedly warned that if elected, David Bronson would wage war on the LGBTQ community. That day has arrived in the form of a far-right attack on the Anchorage Public Library (APL), whose patrons trust and rely on their services.
Last March,
Gretchen Wehmhoff Enters Assembly Race
In a press release, longtime Chugiak resident Gretchen Wehmhoff announced today she intends to run for the Chugiak-Eagle River seat of the Anchorage Assembly.