Interfaith Council of Anchorage

Community

        “And when they came for me there was no one left to speak out.” (Martin Niemoller)

 
 

The Anchorage School District has designated certain dates on which significant events should not be scheduled out of respect for the cultural and religious traditions of school district families.  This follows School Board Policy 350.2.  Unfortunately, the state does not observe this calendar and continues to schedule on religious holidays.  The dates are available at the following link:

http://www.asd.k12.ak.us/calendar/cultural/index.asp

Links: Anchorage School District Crop Walk Food Bank of Alaska Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association State of Alaska Dept. of Correctionshttp://www.asdk-12.orghttp://www.asdk-12.orghttp://www.religion.alaskapacific.eduhttp://www.churchworldservice.org/CROP/http://www.foodbankofalaska.org/http://www.alaskanaids.org/http://www.alaskanaids.org/http://www.correct.state.ak.us/http://www.correct.state.ak.us/http://www.savedarfur.org/content?splash=yesshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5shapeimage_3_link_6shapeimage_3_link_7shapeimage_3_link_8

Religious Holidays and School District Calendar

Ministry in the Prison System

If you have questions about ministry in the prison system please contact Mike Ensch’s office 907 269-7414.  It is important to inform your prison ministry team of appropriate requirements and regulations available through Dept. of Corrections website http://www.correct.state.ak.us/

Save Darfurhttp://www.savedarfur.org/content?splash=yeshttp://www.savedarfur.org/content?splash=yesshapeimage_4_link_0

Courage, Compassion and Cross-Cultural Communication is a conference that will take place all day Monday, Oct. 24 in the East and West Auditoriums. Fr. Michael Oleksa will be our keynote speaker that morning, talking about cross cultural communication basics. We'll also have Barb Jacobs from the Alaska Immigration Justice Project talking about skills in working with language interpreters, and Karen Ferguson from Catholic Social Services Refugee Assistance and Immigration Services giving a talk on "Refugees 101." In the afternoon we'll have several panel discussions, with speakers representing Hmong, Japanese, Polynesian, Islamic, Russian Orthodox, Hispanic, Alaska Native (Inupiat), Navajo, Military, and Gay/Lesbian communities. (There may be more, but this is what we have confirmed at this time).