Anchorage

Peace, war and justice

ALASKA PEACE COALITION alaskan peace groups blog and calendar

Veterans for Peace-Ernest Gruening Chapter Gathering place for Southcentral Alaska veterans & supporters
of veterans working for Peace

ALASKA PEACE CHOIR Alaskans making Peace thru song

Alaska Counter Military Recruitment Alaskans concerned about the unprecedented recruiting by the military during a dubious war, particularly in the high schools.

Anchorage contact truthinrecruiting@yahoo.com (907) 727-8814

ALASKA GI RIGHTS a network of nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations who provide information to servicemembers about military discharges, grievance and complaint procedures, and other civil rights. 

Fairbanks contact alisoncarter2@yahoo.com (907) 322-8661

INTERFAITH PEACE MAKERS 
Gathering place for Alaskans interested in pursuing Peace with
the faith communities

ACLU of Alaska The ACLU of Alaska and the ACLU of Alaska Foundation are non-partisan organizations dedicated to advancing the cause of civil liberties in Alaska. The former fulfills its mission through legislative advocacy, coalition building, and grassroots advocacy. The latter pursues the same mission through public education and legal action.

paestinian solidarity committee a UAA-based club with the mission of educating UAA and Anchorage about the Palestine issue

environment

bioneers in alaska a unique cross-cultural and global gathering of visionary innovators who are working with nature to heal nature. Bioneers offer practical solutions for restoring the Earth -- and people. The Bioneers draw from four billion years of evolutionary intelligence and apply nature's operating instructions in practical ways to serve human ends harmlessly. We herald a dawning age of interdependence founded in natural principles of diversity, kinship, community, cooperation and reciprocity.

ACAT a statewide organization established in 1997 and dedicated to achieving environmental health and justice.

NoWarNoWarming A NATIONAL ORGANIZTION EMPHASIZING THE LINK BETWEEN WAR WHAT WE WAR FOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION ACTION PLANNED FOR MARCH 18&19 IN D.C.

Media

KUDO 1080 AM anchorage air america affiliat
KWMD 104.5 & 87.7 FM in Anchorage 107.9 FM Mat- Su
90.7 FM Kasilof Pacifica Radio Affiliate

Fairbanks Allies

Fairbanks Coalition for Peace and Justice hub of active peaceful folks up north

 

alaska peace center dedicated to providing peace education, alternatives to militarism, and public awareness of non-violent means of conflict resolution.

Juneau Allies

 

Juneau People for Peace and Justice continuing to educatie ourselves and others, and taking responsible non-violent actions toward a community and a world with justice and peace. Your energy and ideas are needed.

Veterans for Peace Juneau Chapter We, having dutifully served our nation, do hereby affirm our greater responsibility to serve the cause of world peace. To this end we will work, with others:

(a) Toward increasing public awareness of the costs of war

(b) To restrain our government from intervening, overtly and covertly, in the internal affairs of other nations

(c) To end the arms race and to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons

(d) To seek justice for veterans and victims of war

(e) To abolish war as an instrument of national policy

to Honor a Rainbow peace in southeast alaska 

Alaskan Independent Journalists

 

Dahr Jamail's Iraq Dispatches Independent News From the MidEast

 

Karen Button Dispatches News and commentary on Iraq and U.S. Foreign Policy

PROGrESSIVE ALASKAN Blog by Phil Munger, "Spreading the word about the growing presenece of progressive Alaskans and their powerful ideas on the web."

 

Recommended Alternative News Sources

 

Information Clearinghouse: News You WON'T See On CNN

Democracy Now! Independent Radio/TV News Hour

Truthout: a full-service news agency dedicated to establishing a powerful, stable voice for independent journalism

Buzzflash: provides headlines, news, and commentary for a geographically-diverse, politically-savvy, pro-democracy, anti-hypocrisy web community

Common Dreams Breaking News and Views for the Progressive Community

Flashpoints from KPFA best source of news from Palestine as well as excellent national news at the end of the day Can be heard on Kwmd at 4:00 pm week days

 

National Affiliate Groups

 

United for peace and justice a coalition of more than 1300 local and national groups throughout the United States who have joined together to protest the immoral and disastrous Iraq War and oppose our government's policy of permanent warfare and empire-building.

Code pink  With an emphasis on joy and humor, CODEPINK women and men seek to activate, amplify and inspire a community of peacemakers through creative campaigns and a commitment to non-violence.