Gather Round: The Forum Blog

Practicing Civic Engagement

What does it look like to practice civic engagement? This has been a question core to Forum programming throughout April, and as May comes into full swing, it begs to be reflected on.

Hydaburg Hero

For over 10 years, former professional athlete Damen Bell-Holter (Haida) has been working with youth and Indigenous communities around the world through basketball camps, workshops, school visits, keynote speeches, and by facilitating talking circles.

Alaska Artists Explain Why it Matters

As a part of the national "Why It Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation" initiative, the Forum is supporting a series of events and activities around voting, engagement, and democracy to strengthen civic connection and participation throughout Alaska.

Welcome, Helen John!

The Forum is excited to welcome Helen Panruk John as a Youth Program Coordinator. Helen's family is from Toksook Bay and Unalakleet and she spent part of her childhood in Bethel before her family moved to Anchorage where Helen graduated from Bartlett High School.

Conversation Across Generations: Francisco Mercado

Francisco Mercado has seen the effects poverty and racism can have on a community and he has strived to work to improve the lives of children and people in communities of need.

Introducing LA24

Leadership Anchorage has launched its 24th year with a cohort of 14 leaders from a wide range of backgrounds, experience, and sectors across the Anchorage bowl.