The six-year effort by climate scientists and policy experts aims to fill gaps in knowledge about planet-warming emissions and help affected communities in Alaska.By Henry Fountain April 11, 2022 Climate scientists, policy experts and environmental justice advocates...
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Immigrant Resource Center
Know Your Rights: Discrimination Against Immigrants and Muslims This American Civil Liberties Union page includes easy-to-use resources, such as videos and printable cards in several languages, to address the following: What to do when faced with anti-Muslim...
Decolonizing Research Panel: June 22-2021
Decolonizing Research Panel: June 22,2021 Annauk Denise Olin is a recent graduate of the MIT Indigenous Language Initiative program where she received an M.S. in Linguistics. Robin Bronen, executive director, Alaska Institute for Justice Eva Dawn Burk is a Denaakk’e...
Thematic Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons
In the present thematic report, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, examines internal displacement in the context of the slow-onset adverse effects of climate change. She analyses the impacts of this type...
Medical Interpreters in Outpatient Practice
Language Interpreter Center Program Director, Barb Jacobs, co-authored an article recently published in the Annals of Family Medicine. This article provides an overview of the federal requirements related to providing interpreter services for non-English-speaking...
Ethan Avram Berkowitz, Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska Answers Community Questions About COVID-19 in Different Languages
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COVID-19 Fact sheets in Multiple Languages
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Thank You Kindred Post for Supporting AIJ
Thank you Kindred Post for Supporting AIJ’s Human Rights Work in Alaska!
First Peoples’ and Indigenous Peoples’ Convening
In October, over 60 representatives of Indigenous and First Peoples communities from around the Pacific met in Girdwood, Alaska to share their experiences and knowledge about the ways the climate crisis is threatening their communities. The representatives adopted the...
Language Access Plan
The purpose of the Language Access Plan (LAP) is to provide guidance to AIJ staff to ensure equal access to the services provided by the Alaska Institute for Justice for LEP individuals and individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. AIJ provides language access for...
International Climate Justice Convening to Address Displacement of Indigenous Communities
Three-day conference will see more than 60 community leaders and advocates come together to develop a plan to address climate injustice facing Indigenous communities GIRDWOOD, AK—More than 60 community leaders and advocates from across the world will gather in...
As permafrost thaws, Western Alaska village cemeteries sink into swampland
As the permafrost thaws, Kongiganak’s cemetery is turning into swampland. (Teresa Cotsirilos / KYUK) KONGIGANAK — On a crisp day in September, the village of Kongiganak, or Kong, filed into a little white church and laid Maggie Mary Otto to rest.The...
Murkowski introduces bill to study ocean acidification
Global warming is causing ocean water to become less like baking soda and more like milk, chemically speaking. It’s a phenomena called ocean acidification (OA) and it could have damaging effects for marine life. A bill announced week by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski...
Stretch of road in Southwest Alaska village falls into the sea
Port Heiden’s road to the safe harbor and old village was closed in November due to erosion. Photo taken Nov. 22, 2017. (Chasen Cunitz via KDLG) Port Heiden on the Alaska Peninsula is losing shoreline quickly. Wind and waves have pushed the coast inland...
Higher Ground: Protecting Human Rights as the Climate Crisis Forces Coastal Retreat
Human rights are the moral fibers woven throughout humanity and remind us that we each deserve to live lives of dignity. The right to be free from hunger, the right to housing, the right to safe drinking water, and the right to an adequate standard of living...
Immigration Attorneys Warn Against Using The Term “Climate Refugee”
With so much destruction from this season's hurricanes in the Caribbean, there are going to be a lot of people on the move — looking to start their lives in new places. We’ve already seen mass movements of people from areas plagued by drought, floods or storms. Many...
We Will Protect The Human Rights Of ‘Dreamers’
Ana Lavagnino, center, who said she is a daughter of an immigrant, shows her support for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) during a rally in Anchorage on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, in the wake of President Trump’s announcement to end protection for hundreds...
Many Native Communities Are Being Forced to Relocate Due to Climate Change
Globally, the twenty-first century has seen 16 of the hottest 17 years on record. In the Pacific Northwest, average air temperatures, which rose only 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit between 1895 and 2014, are expected to increase another 3 to 9 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100....
Displaced By Climate Change – June 6th at Williwaw
DISPLACED BY CLIMATE CHANGE Tuesday, June 6th 6:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:30) Williwaw, 601 F Street, Anchorage No entry fee, open to the public Join the Alaska Institute for Justice Research and Policy Institute in welcoming guest speakers Salote Soqo and Patricia...
Carla Timpone Award for Activism Awarded to Kari Robinson
Congratulations to Kari Robinson, AIJ Deputy Director, for garnering the 2017 Carla Timpone Award for Activism. The award, from the Alaska Women's Lobby, honors hard work, dedication, and leadership in Juneau. Thank you, Kari, for your advocacy and work on behalf of...
Stand Up for Refugees, Immigrants
President Trump's Jan. 27 executive orders exploded like a bomb across the world, wreaking havoc, causing injury and placing thousands of people in danger. Sadly, this targeting of immigrants, refugees and Muslims, which inspires hateful words and actions, is not new....
Fleeing Climate Change
November 8, 2016 | Editor's Pick By Liz Mineo, Harvard Staff WriterIn one of the most dreaded science-fiction scenarios, entire communities are forced to abandon their homes because rising sea levels, droughts, and storm surges, driven by climate change, endanger...
Scientists ‘shocked’ by massive snowfall increases among Alaska’s highest peaks
The sun sets on Denali on Dec. 28, 2016, in a view from Kincaid Park. (Erik Hill / ADN) A team of scientists presented data on Tuesday suggesting that even as the state of Alaska has warmed up extremely rapidly in recent years, snowfall in the iconic Denali...
Statement from the American Immigration Council on the End of NSEERS
For Immediate Release December 22, 2016 Washington D.C. - Today, the Department of Homeland Security officially ended a Bush-era registry created after 9/11 to track noncitizen men from predominantly Muslim countries. The registry, known as the National Security...
Graham, Durbin Announce Bipartisan Bridge Act To Protect Young Individuals From Deportation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced they are introducing bipartisan legislation to protect young undocumented individuals should the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program be discontinued. U.S....
Report: Immigrants bring $1.4B in spending power to Alaska’s economy
A new report that shows how much Alaska's immigrant population impacts the state's economy. An immigration reform advocacy group called The Partnership for a New American Economy released such reports for every state and Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, August 22. By...