Enjoy the online events hosted by our partner organization, the Alaska World Affairs Council in Anchorage. AWAC hosts a variety of engaging speakers on a wide variety of important topics.
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JWAC's 2024-2025 Season #42:
(Events are added all year, so check back often.)
Date and time details are determined as events approach, and events are added to the schedule throughout the season. Check back often for new information, and be sure to join our e-mail notifications list to receive regular updates. You can also sometimes find us on Facebook.
Next event:
Tuesday Travelogue: On Safari in Tanzania
Tuesday, February 18 | 5:15 - 6:15 | Gold Town Theatre
Eva Varadi and Tom Bornstein traveled in Tanzania on a bespoke safari in September of 2024, visiting four national parks, spotting an abundance of wildlife, and experiencing outstanding Tanzanian culture. Expect tales of the good, the bad, and the amazing. Oh, and some wildlife photos to boot! Doors at 5:00 p.m. Donations to the Gold Town gladly accepted.
Tuesday Travelogue: On the Road in Oman
Tuesday, March 18 | 5:15 - 6:15 | Gold Town Theatre
What happens when a random Alaska Airlines mileage deal takes you halfway around the world to the Omani capital Muscat, a city you've never heard of? Brooke Ivy knows! She offers tales of swimming through wadis, solo desert drives, villages tucked deep into the mountains, famous hospitality, and the dramatic landscapes that make Oman *almost* feel like home. Doors at 5:00 p.m. Donations to the Gold Town gladly accepted.
Tuesday Travelogue: Egypt's Archaeological Wonders
Tuesday, April 15 | 5:15 - 6:15 | Gold Town Theatre
Lindblad Expeditions photography instructor Sean Neilson visited Egypt not once, but twice (!) in the last two years. Sean will share photos and stories from all the major achaeological sites in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, and Alexandria. Doors at 5:00 p.m. Donations to the Gold Town gladly accepted.
Forum: Unratified: The International Law of the Sea treaties, and their potential for protecting Arctic resources and cultures.
Friday and Saturday, April 25 & 26 | KTOO Studio 1
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The Convention on the Law of the Sea (known as ''UNCLOS''), in effect since 1994, is an international treaty that establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities outside of coastal waters. As of December 2024, 169 sovereign states and the European Union are parties. However, the United States has yet to ratify the treaty. What are the foreseeable consequences of the U.S. Senate's continued failure to ratify for the nation, for Alaska and for Alaska's indigenous peoples? What are the corresponding risks, opportunities and rewards of ratification?
Future WorldQuests!
February 7, 2026 | February 6, 2027 | Februry 8, 2028
JAHC is so good they already have us scheduled! Mark your calendars.
All of our speaker events are free and open to the public, so please join us!
JWAC takes no stance on any public issue, nor recommends any policy, party, viewpoint, or candidate.
