February 4, at the 49th State Brewing Company
Alaska Common Ground hosted an open house for organizations with a role for Alaskans to directly engage in activities affecting climate change in Alaska. You can find each organization’s presentation, their slide, and links to their websites below.
Participating Organizations:
- Alaska Youth for Environmental Action
- The Alaska Center
- Alaska Climate Action Network
- Alaska Electric Vehicle Association
- Alaska Marine Conservation Council
- Alaska Ocean Acidification Network
- Anchorage Public Library
- Audubon Alaska
- Citizen’s Climate Lobby
- League of Women Voters Anchorage – so you can register to vote!
- Municipality’s Climate Action Plan
- Native Movement
- Native Peoples Action
- Renewable Energy Alaska Project
- SEED Lab – Anchorage Museum
- Yarducopia – a program of Alaska Community Action on Toxics
Thank you to our sponsors! We couldn’t do this without your support!
Organization Perspective: Darcy Dugan, Alaska Ocean Acidification Network
From the standpoint of an organization invited to host a table, the Climate Change Open House put on by Alaska Common Ground was an inspiring and valuable experience. I hosted a booth for the Alaska Ocean Acidification Network, and when the doors opened, I watched the room fill with interested, community-minded, action-oriented people of all ages. The structure of the event really catered towards people connecting with organizations that fit their interest. I had many one-on-one conversations and filled up two pages of email addresses of people interested in learning more about getting involved in ocean acidification. I also had the opportunity to learn about many other efforts taking place in our city that I didn’t know about—from Yarducopia to the Electric Vehicle Association to resources at the library. I left feeling invigorated and grateful to live in this community, and that we are all working together towards a greater effort.
