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Glacier National Park, Montana
A photo by Janson Jones of Avalanche Creek in Glacier National Park, Montana inspired nostalgia for the state where I lived the first half of my life — and I share a bunch of my own photos of Glacier Park. Continue reading
My story of 2009
Not quite ALL about my 2009, because that would take a year to write. This only took several hours.
Posted in About writing, Alaska justice system, Alaska politics, Cold, depression, Journal, Long Dark, NaNoWriMo, Ordinance, True Diversity Dinner
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Tired of kvetching about the Twitter Quitter? Snark about the Governator instead!
Need a clearing of the mind after all the political strafing of Sarah Palin? Join us in going after a really bad Arnold Schwarzenegger movie! And for a bonus, you can also snark about ex-professional wrester, ex-Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura! An afternoon’s entertainment at its very best.
Posted in Journal
Tagged humor, Janson Jones, livesnark
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True Diversity Dinner video, part 5: Diane Benson
Janson Jones’ fifth video of the September 25 True Diversity Dinner in Anchorage features Diane Benson speaking about healing racism in Anchorage — & some of my additional commentary on Alaska’s high rate of sexual violence that especially victimizes Alaska Native women.
Posted in Alaska politics, True Diversity Dinner
Tagged Alaska Natives, André Rosay, Diane Benson, diversity, Elizabeth Peratrovich, Janson Jones, racism, sexual assault, True Diversity Dinner 2009, UAA Justice Center, video, violence against women
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True Diversity Dinner video, part 4: Masingka Singers & Dancers
Janson Jones’ video, & my photos, of the Yup’ik troupe Masingka Singers & Dancers performing at the True Diversity Dinner in Anchorage on September 25, 2009.
Posted in True Diversity Dinner
Tagged diversity, Janson Jones, Masingka, slideshow, True Diversity Dinner 2009, video
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True Diversity Dinner video, part 3: Hotel workers, & Elvi's speech
Part 3 of Janson Jones’ video of the September 25 True Diversity Dinner in Anchorage includes Hilton hotel workers protesting outside the Mayor’s Unity Dinner, and the speech of Assembly Member Elvi Gray-Jackson.
Posted in Social justice, True Diversity Dinner
Tagged Elvi Gray-Jackson, Hilton Anchorage, hotel workers, Janson Jones, lgbtq, Mayor's Unity Dinner, True Diversity Dinner 2009, unions, UNITE HERE Local 878, video
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True Diversity Dinner 1 & 2: Video by Janson Jones
Parts 1 & 2 of video coverage of the September 25, 2009 True Diversity Dinner in Anchorage by Janson Jones of Floridana Alaskiana v2.5. Part 1 includes background on the summer 2009 fight for the Anchorage equal rights ordinance AO 2009-64; part 2 is a montage of Janson’s photos of the dinner.
Posted in Ordinance, Social justice, True Diversity Dinner
Tagged Anchorage ordinance 2009-64, crossposted, Dan Sullivan, diversity, Hilton Anchorage, hotel workers, Janson Jones, Mayor's Unity Dinner, True Diversity Dinner 2009, unions, UNITE HERE Local 878, video
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