There will be an Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) introduction on Friday, Feb. 27 at Hidden Hill Friends Center, 2682 Gold Hill Rd. Sponsored by the Alaska Peace Center (APC).
There will be a potluck at 6 pm in the main cabin with the program starting at 7 pm in the meeting house. There will be a zoom option as well.
The AVP program, sponsored in AK. by the non-profit Hands of Peace, will be led by Carrie Farr, Sharon Baring, and Adam Hamilton, who have facilitated workshops in prisons and in community settings throughout Alaska. The workshops promote cooperation, community building, and conflict resolution in an experiential manner.
We will be having workshops in the near future to help others become facilitators too!
I wanted to pass along a community opportunity & ask for your help sharing it widely.
The Alaska ACLU will be in town next week with a couple different trainings geared towards immigrant safety & bystander intervention. We’re hosting one evening session, at the Bread Line, that will teach us how to help families fill out the ACLU’s Immigration Family Safety Plan. It’s open to anyone who wants to learn, so you or your staff, volunteers, or whoever wants to be this kind of helper wants to come, please do – we’ll have coffee & snacks!
Family Safety Planning Training
Tuesday 2/24 from 6:30-7:30 @ the Bread Line, 507 Gaffney Rd.
A short “train the trainers” session on how to help folks fill out the ACLU’s Immigration Family Safety Plan. In person & online options available. No registration for in-person, but participants must register online to receive Zoom access &/or the training recording.
Please see the attached flyer’s scannable QR registration code (for online access only) & let me know if you have any questions!
Thanks so much for all you do for Fairbanks,
-Hannah C. Hill
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Tue, Feb 17 at 10:23 AM
Dear ACLU of Alaska supporter,
We are excited to announce that we will be in the Fairbanks community for immigration-related trainings next week, and we’d love to see you there!
We’re showing up with our partners from Refugee Assistance and Immigration Services (RAIS) at Catholic Social Services to provide information for immigrants, refugees, and concerned community members who want to understand their rights and responsibilities when interacting with immigration law enforcement.
‘Know Your Rights’ TrainingTuesday, February 24th | 5-6 PM Dena’ Movement Commons, 526 Gaffney Rd, Suite 204, Fairbanks This training is geared toward impacted community members, specifically immigrants and refugees in Alaska, to help them understand their rights when interacting with ICE at home, in public, or while detained. This event will take place in-person and virtually. RSVP to attend virtually here.
‘Know Your Responsibilities’ and Immigration Bystander TrainingThursday, February 26th | 6- 7:30 PM Dena’ Movement Commons, 526 Gaffney Rd, Suite 204, Fairbanks This two-part training is for concerned community members who want to support Alaska’s immigrant and refugee community. This event will take place in-person and virtually. RSVP to attend virtually here.
We look forward to seeing you next week in Fairbanks and sharing critical information with you! The ACLU of Alaska team P.S. Busy next week? Register for the virtual trainings and we will follow up via email with the event recording and shared resources.
ACLU of Alaska 1057 W Fireweed Ln STE 207 Anchorage, AK 99508 United States
There is a lot going on! Our very full agenda of review and planning upcoming events to promote Peace, Justice, and Sustainability includes
Local Actions Sponsoring Peaceful Protective Presence Collaborations Initiatives brought by community members Alternatives to Violence Project/Hands of Peace Presentation & potluck Upcoming Newsletter work! …AND MORE….
Location: Intersection by Ft Wainwright •64.83478, -147.7068 , map location for intersection of Airport Wy/Gaffney/Steese & Richardson Hwys , Fairbanks, AK 99701 – a short walk from various parking areas along Noble St, past Larson’s and NAPA.
Dress Extra Warmly, Bring Posters [There will be extras in case you don’t have one];
Nonviolence is a core principle of our actions, meaning we do not organize to harm other people or other living creatures.
Global Day of Action in Solidarity with Venezuela: January 17
No War, No Overthrow, No Coup, No Sanctions!
We are calling for an end to U.S. hostility toward Venezuela, including sanctions, threats, & war.
End all war and hostilities toward Venezuela.
Cut off the funding that allows such crimes.
Free Venezuela’s kidnapped president.
Bring all U.S. troops and equipment back to the United States from Venezuela and vicinity.
Cancel the brutal economic sanctions, naval blockade, and no-fly-zone.
Renounce overthrows and the Monroe Doctrine.
Impeach, convict, and remove President Trump from office.
The United Nations Charter makes it a crime to threaten war and a crime to wage war except in defense or by UN authorization, neither of which is the case, and neither of which has even been alleged
President Donald Trump’s claims about the illegal drug trade regarding both Venezuela and approximately 100 people thus far killed in boats with U.S. missiles from drones are without evidence and widely considered not even plausible
Sanctions illegally imposed on Venezuela by the United States, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, have now been exacerbated by acts of war including the declaration of a no-fly zone and of a naval blockade
Even United States Army Judge Advocates General have denounced Trump’s actions as “patently illegal”
In a recent poll, 63% of people in the United States oppose military action in Venezuela
The image and story of a Fairbanks public bus with a thought-provoking message is being publicized around the world via World BEYOND War, which includes “Tens of thousands of people in more than 200 countries worldwide who have signed onto World BEYOND War’s Declaration of Peace, including 1000+ organizational pledge signers, [with] 53 chapters in 39 countries and maintain partnerships with 122 affiliates around the world. Here it is:
Peace Message Has Reached Alaskans on Buses for Seven Years Now
Photo in 2023 by Maia Genaux.
By World BEYOND War, December 30, 2025
For almost seven years now, the Alaska Peace Center has kept an ad on at least one public transit Fairbanks North Star Borough bus, sometimes more, traveling a 60 square mile area.
The ad reads “3% of U.S. military spending could end starvation on earth… alaskapeace.org… Number explained: worldbeyondwar.org/explained ”
According to Heather Koponen, Alaska Peace Center chair, “An example of the impact the sign has had came when a fellow came to the Alaska Peace Center’s annual booth at the 10-day-long Tanana Valley State Fair and proceeded to tell us about the extraordinary human costs incurred by our military budget, including asking us, ‘Did you know that 3% of the U.S. military budget could end starvation on Earth?’
It was evident that he shared this important and shocking information widely! We also have the impression that folks care about the message enough that they are donating to Alaska Peace Center to keep it visible.”
The office is in Suite 203 of the College Mall Building, 3535 College Road, up the stairs at the west end of the building just inside the outer door for the Fuji Steakhouse.
Alaska/Fairbanks Protective Witness whose recent month helping with the olive harvest and bearing witness in Palestine was sponsored by Alaska Peace Center is back. Help welcome them home by bringing food to share, and hear their first-person experience volunteering for Center for Jewish Nonviolence in the West Bank.
The Alaska Peace Center, North Star Veterans For Peace Chapter 146, and Fairbanks Peace Choir invite you to a celebration of Armistice Day (DRESS WARMLY!)
Tuesday, Nov 11, gathering at 10:45am at Veterans Memorial Park, 700 Cushman St.
Bring a bell if you have one. Extra bells will be available if you don’t have one to bring.
In 1918 World War I, “the war to end all wars”, ended with the ringing of bells, celebrating Peace!
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Peace is needed always. And it is needed now. Armed conflict creates more problems.
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Bring your prayers for Peace, bring your vision of Peace and well-being for all. Let us step up in Peace, to peaceably communicate our hopes and fears. And Ring and Sing for Peace! Peace is the Way.
Photos: Top: “Kids Peace Parade” in Nenana, November 1918 at the close of World War I. This is a photograph of the original photo hanging in the Nenana Railroad Museum.
Center: 2022 Armistice Day Bell-Ringing commemoration at Veterans Park.
Bottom: Suzanne Rich Osborne ringing her bell at the 2022 commemoration.
The office is in Suite 203 of the College Mall Building, 3535 College Road, up the stairs at the west end of the building just inside the outer door for the Fuji Steakhouse.
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Total Cost of War on Terror
September 11, 2001 to November 4, 2025:
$10,574,197,412,827
This figure includes expenses for military, homeland security, veterans' care,
and interest on the war debt, but does not include future veterans' care or future interest.
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