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| LEADERSHIP ANCHORAGE ON-AIR CONVERSATIONS |
Broadcast regularly on KSKA Anchorage and produced in parternship with
BP, these 1-hour lectures hosted at the Loussac Library provide an
opportunity for community leaders to share their perspectives with the
public on a variety of important humanities topics.
Portions of these conversations were originally posted to the Alaska Journal of Commerce and are reposted below:
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| 2006 CONVERSATIONS - "RISING TO THE OCCASION" |
 Friday, February 3: Keira Lestina, Red Cross Hero
Keira
Lestina saw a collision on the Seward Highway and raced to the burning
motor home. Through the flames and smoke, she found a crack
between the roof and windshield. “Hand me your child!” she yelled
to the woman inside. Lestina pulled the child, then the child’s
mother, from the wreckage. As they sat on the ground together,
they watched the motor home explode.
Conversation with Keira Lestina and Tom Lee
"Are Heroic Actions a Choice?"
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 Friday, February 10: Tom Lee, Circulation Supervisor, Z.J. Loussac Public Library
Tom
Lee is a Hmong man from Laos. When he was 15 and orphaned, he and
his sister cared for seven younger siblings. Ultimately, escaping
from the Viet Cong, Tom led them 150 miles to Thailand, crossing the
Mekong River with air-filled garbage bags under their arms. From
a culture with no written language … to circulation supervisor at
Loussac Library, Tom’s is an incredible story of becoming American.
Conversation with Tom Lee and Keira Lestina
"Are Heroic Actions a Choice?"
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 Friday, February 17: Dixie Belcher, Juneau
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1986, Dixie Belcher led 67 Alaskans across the Soviet Union to begin
the process of opening the Alaska/Siberia border. She has used music to
bridge religious, cultural and political differences and is currently
working on an Internet performance with sites in Juneau, Seattle, Peru
and New Zealand to help raise awareness of ocean issues. During
extensive travel in Russia and the Middle East, she has stumbled across
successful but little known ways to help achieve peace among warring
peoples.
Conversation with Dixie Belcher
Read Conversation Summary: "It Only Takes One Voice to be Heard"
Listen to this conversation online (9.3Mb MP3)
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 Friday, February 24: Dr. Michael Sartisky, President and Executive Director, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
Dr. Michael Sartisky has headed the Louisiana Endowment for the
Humanities for 20 years. During that time, LEH won numerous awards.
Then Hurricane Katrina hit, and staff, when finally located, were
scattered across eight states. The office, when reachable, was flooded
and moldy. But within 4 days, Sartisky had rented alternative offices,
retrieved their computers (with armed guards), and created a satellite
operation.
Conversation with Michael Sartisky
"When the World Crumbles, Stand Tall " |
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 Friday, March 3: Katherine Gottlieb, President & CEO, Southcentral Foundation
Under
Katherine Gottlieb’s leadership, Southcentral Foundation has grown from
fewer than 100 employees to more than 1,000 and from an annual
operating budget of about $3 million to one in excess of $100
million. Alaska is also the first state to have all its health
facilities for Native Americans managed by Native Organizations.
In 2004, Gottlieb was the first Alaskan to receive a MacArthur
Fellowship for transforming Southcentral Foundation into a
patient-centered system of health care.
Conversation with Katherine Gottlieb
"Riding the Roller Coaster of Change to a Positive Outcome " |
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 Friday, March 10: Will Abbott, former Prisoner of War
Will
Abbott was flying an F-8 Crusader off the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany
on September 5, 1966 when he was shot down over North Vietnam.
With a broken leg, he was captured and taken to the infamous Hanoi
Hilton, where he remained for 6½ years. POWs experienced torture
at the hands of the North Vietnamese. Determined to defy their
captors, the POWs resisted to the point short of incapacitation.
Two of their number received the Congressional Medal of Honor for their
resistance, courage and leadership.
Conversation with Will Abbott
Read Conversation Summary: "Pushed to the Brink and Still Not Folding "
Listen to this conversation online (6.6Mb MP3)
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