Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Forum Podcasts
The Speaker's Forum is held each Sunday morning from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Forum topics often address and spur dialogue about a current local community, statewide, national or international issue. Some forums feature a local author and the topic of the author's new book, or a representative of a local non-governmental organization (NGO) describing the organization’s work, programs, and accomplishments.
Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Forum Podcasts
The Plastics Crisis in Alaska and the Circumpolar Arctic: Toxic Threats to Health, Human Rights, and Indigenous Lands From the Petrochemical Industry - Pam Miller, Exec. Dir., Alaska Community Action Against Toxins
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Pamela Miller founded Alaska Community Action on Toxics in 1997 and serves as its Executive Director. Pam works passionately for environmental and reproductive justice, health, and human rights, with more than 35 years of research, education, and advocacy experience. She was elected in 2016 as Co-Chair of the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), a network of more than 600 environmental health and justice organizations working in 124 countries. Among her honors are the Meritorious Service Award from UAA, the Alaska Conservation Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Olaus Murie Award in recognition of her “long-term outstanding professional contributions to the conservation movement in Alaska.” She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Wittenberg University and a master’s degree in environmental science from Miami University. Pamela came to Alaska in 1989 following the Exxon Valdez oil spill to serve as a research biologist for Greenpeace. Prior to coming to Alaska, she was director of a marine science education center in Puget Sound, served as Washington’s Ocean Issues Technical Coordinator, and received the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence in Washington State.
Slides - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zwjyl4p7rju49bn85eym5/PresentationForAUUF20260412.pdf?rlkey=0699op1ocaupe3ip747486klp&dl=0
Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT) - https://www.akaction.org
ACAT Legislative Priorities February 2026 - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nx7rohbdf6rjyb9ntuxa1/ACAT_Legislative_Priorities_2026_Revised_2-26-26.pdf?rlkey=t5x3v05wkbtbd9o614x2j6bmd&dl=0
What you can do to reduce plastics - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/x8a2qh94hbawniobmx9na/What-_you_can_do_to-reduce_plastics.pdf?rlkey=cse7hf1ewcssrh75g2xarkkxz&dl=0
IPEN - FOR A TOXICS-FREE FUTURE - https://ipen.org/