Focus Bills are on the Move!

Focus Bills on the move

Check out this year’s selection of Focus Bills for AYEA’s upcoming Civics & Conservation Summit: House Bill 100 – Ban Cultivation of Genetically Modified Fish Senate Bill 27/House Bill 63 – Flame Retardants & Toxic Chemicals Senate Bill 3 – Funding for School Meals Senate Bill 152 – Legislative Approval of Bristol Bay Sulfide Mine

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Civics Summit Delegation (2012)

Kailey Shugak (Old Harbor)

Join us in celebrating the AYEA Youth Delegates & Peer Trainers that have been selected to participate in AYEA’s 2012 Civics & Conservation Summit!

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Welcome New Intern: Rhiannon Brown

Rhiannon-Brown-Intern-2012

Please welcome our Spring 2012 intern, Rhiannon Brown! AYEA Summer Fundraiser Coordinator rhiannon(at)ayea(.)org Rhiannon grew up in Bethel and graduated high school in 2006. She attended colleges in Missoula, Spain, and Anchorage. She graduates this May from UAA with a degree in anthropology. Rhiannon currently works at Grassroots Fair Trade store and during her free [...]

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AYEA launches akGreenJobs.com

AK Green Jobs Sticker

The akGreenJobs.com website offers those curious about green jobs an overview of what the opportunities are in Alaska for jobs and training programs in sectors like weatherization, energy efficient construction, and renewable energy. The site connects to state resources like the Training Program Clearinghouse (which even has a “green” search filter!), and features a variety of job training programs across the Alaska. Check out AlaskaPublic.org [...]

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[Grad Spotlight] Tim Treuer

tim treuer cacao

Tim Treuer AYEA Grad ’06, Anchorage What did you do with AYEA in high school? As a part of AYEA I helped with a few different projects and trainings, including the Civics Summit, the Summer Get Together and the Letter to Our Leaders Campaign. It was also through AYEA that I got to attend a [...]

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Summer Internship with AYEA through First Alaskans Institute

First Alaskans Institute FAI

Alaska Youth for Environmental Action is recruiting for a summer intern to participate in the First Alaskans Institute Internship Program and intern with AYEA. There is one paid internship available, with three options to chose from for the focus of your position: Media and Communications, Civic Action Education, or Anchorage Outreach. Alaska Native/ American Indian/ rural [...]

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Welcome New Board Member: JED SMITH

Jed Smith SWAG

Join us in welcoming AYEA’s newest Advisory Board member: Jedediah Smith! Jed was born in the high deserts of New Mexico and moved to Alaska in 2001. He worked as a journalist for five years, in Seward, Valdez and Dillingham. In 2006, he moved to Fairbanks to attend classes in the Northern Studies program. In [...]

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