Thank You GCI We want to shine a light on Kimberly Waller, who is dedicating her time to empowering the women of the First Frontier. In 2019, Waller founded the Women's Power League of Alaska . It provides women with mentorship, professional development opportunities, and support through a community of like-minded women. She says, “I’m inspired by not only the strength of our community, the strength of nonprofits, but truly I’m inspired by women and mothers and the way they have been able to shift, pivot and continue inventing, reinventing, and innovating all the while caring for their children and their families. I think it speaks a lot to the incredible crop of women in this state.” This year, GCI was proud to power the 49th State Women’s Forum. Waller says tech is invaluable to women working to advance themselves on their journeys to become teachers, entrepreneurs, and more, especially during this era of virtual work. She said being able to give out tech goodies to the women who attended the virtual conference helped advance their dreams. Learn more about the Women’s Power League of Alaska: http://bit.ly/36XTt1ZRSVP to WPLAK’s Black History Month event here http://bit.ly/3tPjs5J .

Event by Women's Power League of Alaska Your House Thursday, April 9, 2020 at 7:30 PM AKDT – 8 PM AKDT Price: Free · Duration: 30 min Public  · Anyone on or off Facebook Ok so, our routines look a little different these days thanks to COVID quarantine. Grab your littles and your laptops and join us for an online experiment: let's read together! Snuggle In Place Online Story Time is an opportunity for your children to connect through stories and feel the love of community: this will be fun! Thank you to the Imagination Library for the contribution of books for giveaways! HERE'S HOW IT WORKS: *Daily Zoom Link (Log on at 7:30P AK TIme): MON, 4/6: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/546047096... TUES, 4/7: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/800662671... WEDS, 4/8: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/567224150... THURS, 4/9: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/592446350... FRI, 4/10: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/249383612... *If you want to sign up to read books M-F, simply add your name to the Google Doc (AND THANK YOU!): https://docs.google.com/.../1Hbt2mp1TSnVIDNckNjpZ.../edit... *If this all goes well and there is participation, we will feature a different age group next week, and the week after that *Pass it on!

https://youtu.be/am01oRt8j9g WPLAK provides mentorship each year to dozens of Alaskan women looking to launch or expand their business - or women who simply need an established professional to be a sounding board on their next (professional) move. For this year's forum, we welcomed Aspen Raney in our mentee spotlight #MentorshipMatters For more information on the "20-Something Mentorship Project", email hello@WPLAK.com.

https://youtu.be/0MdbRgLEgmg "Courageous Conversations About Race: silence = consent" DATE: Monday, June 8th, 2020 TIME: 4:30P - 6P ALASKA TIME LOCATION: ZOOM - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83505645009... (PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A 500-PERSON ONLINE CAPACITY) What is our role in ending systemic racism, for good? How do we rise to this moment of racial unrest in history - as women, mothers and community leaders? How do we flip rage into productive activism? How do we show up in the workplace, as parents and friends when our country is imploding? What are the implications of witnessing an execution on live TV to our collective mental health? Join us in this safe, online space for brutally honest, overdue, delightfully uncomfortable dialogue about race, implicit bias and our role in putting a nail in the coffin of the oppressive systems plaguing our country. Rundown: Part I: THE ISSUES Collective Trauma: Dr. Ebony McClain - Ph.D., Counselor Talking to Children About Race: Dr. Ebony McClain - Ph.D., Counselor Breaking Down Structures: Theresa Lyons - CEO, YWCA Ayyu Qassataq - Vice President & Indigenous Operations Director, First Alaskans Institute Race in the Workplace: Mary Fulp - Principal, Colony Middle School *WPLAK Board Member Racism in Our State: Dr. Jocasta Gee-Olip […]

Courageous Conversations About Race: PT2 DATE: Monday, August 17th, 2020 TIME: 4:30P - 6P ALASKA TIME LOCATION: ZOOM - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81685163492 (PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A 500-PERSON ONLINE CAPACITY) There has been plenty of movement in the right direction since our initial courageous conversation about race. In Part 2, we'll touch on topics from a local lens: How has institutional racism impacted our state? How have issues of race been addressed in education and policy - and what are the best ways to lend our support to these efforts? What about controversial monuments - should they come down? What can Alaskan residents do to help assure coronavirus federal funds are distributed in equitable ways? Thank you to out sponsors: GCI, The Foraker Group, The Alaska Humanities Forum and the YWCA Alaska

2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women's constitutional right to vote! Please Join us as we celebrate Women's Voting Rights, and recognize the ongoing work that must be done to ensure equal voting access for all Americans. This on-line event brought to you by: Women’s Power League of Alaska League of Women Voters Anchorage Anchorage Youth Vote Alaska Center Education Fund Native Peoples Action Community Fund First Alaskans Institute NAACP Anchorage Poor People’s Action Campaign March on Alaska Alaska Common Ground Alaska Black Caucus Alaska Women Ascend ACLU Alaska Alaskans Take a Stand YWCA Alaska Alaska Community Action on Toxics

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The 49th State Women's Forum: Good Trouble (Miri Ben Ari) 2020 https://youtu.be/Xbms67HwuVc This year has been unrelenting with the twists & turns. At this year's forum, Alaskan women shared their take on the challenges, highlights and silver linings of 2020 #GoodTrouble

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