July 2016 at the UAA Campus Bookstore
by Michelle Saport |
McKibben Jackinsky presents her book, "Too close to home? Living with 'drill, baby' on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula" Monday, July 11, 4-6 p.m. UAA Campus Bookstore
The book Too close to home? Living with 'drill, baby' on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula includes accounts from both Alaska residents who have sold, leased or rented their property to oil industry companies and from businesses that are dependent on a fossil fuel economy.
According to Bill McKibben, "This engrossing account of what it means to ordinary Alaskans when the oil industry shows up on their doorsteps is a good reminder that the damage from fossil fuels can hit hard locally on its way to the atmosphere and the climate." And according to Adam Briggle, (A Field Philosopher's Guide to Fracking), "with an all-too-rare open-mindedness, Jackinsky adeptly turns a kaleidoscope of perspectives around the defining issue of our times."
Author McKibben Jackinsky is a life-long Alaskan and award-winning journalist who has worked in and written about Alaska's oil and gas industry from numerous perspectives. Everyone is encouraged to come and learn about critical developments facing Alaska communities.
There is free parking for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West Campus Central Lot, Sports Campus West Lot.
Poet Stephen D. Bolen and Author-Artist Mary Lochner read and discuss their new works Wednesday, July 13, 4-6 p.m. UAA Campus Bookstore
Stephen D. Bolen, a gifted Inupiaq poet from Kotzebue, will introduce his new collection of poems. Preview his work here.
Writer, artist and journalist Mary Lochner will introduce her living novel, Stories From the Book of Life: A Place-Based Storytelling Artwork About America's Subarctic City. Learn more about the "Stories From the Book of Life" project here.
Everyone is encouraged to attend and experience creativity in action. There is free parking for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West Campus Central Lot and Sports Campus West Lot.
Release celebration for Ilarion Merculieff's memoir, 'Wisdom Keeper: One Man's Journey to Honor the Untold History of the Unangan People' Friday, July 15, 4-6 p.m. UAA Campus Bookstore
Ilarion Merculieff is an Unangan, Aleut, raised in a traditional way on St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea. His memoir, Wisdom Keeper: One Man's Journey to Honor the Untold History of the Unangan People, brings Unangan traditional knowledge, Aleut history and sacred teachings to light in order to address critical changes throughout the world today.
Ilarion Merculieff is the co-founder of the Indigenous Peoples' Council for Marine Mammals, Alaska Forum on the Environment, International Bering Sea Forum and Alaska Oceans Network. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Buffet Finalist Award for Indigenous Leadership, Environmental Excellence Award for lifetime achievement from the Alaska Forum on the Environment, Rasmuson Foundation award for creative non-fiction and Alaska Native Writers on the Environment Award. In addition, he is co-author of Stop Talking: Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning, published by UAA and APU in 2008. Wisdom Keeper is published by Penguin/Random House.
There is free parking at UAA on Fridays.
All UAA Campus Bookstore events are informal, free and open to the public. For more information, contact Rachel Epstein at repstein2@uaa.alaska.edu or (907) 786-4782.
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