Growing Alaskan Leaders

We’re parents/caregivers growing leaders for a stronger Alaska. Education, healthcare, child development, equity, sustainability.

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

As a parent/caregiver activist group representing > 600 Alaskans, we’re proud to sponsor this! Please help make personal constituent calls/emails to your legislators to invite them & invite business, philanthropy, non-profits, childcare providers, parents, assembly members, etc

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

As a parent/caregiver activist group representing > 600 Alaskans, we’re proud to sponsor this! Please help make personal constituent calls/emails to your legislators to invite them & invite business, philanthropy, non-profits, childcare providers, parents, assembly members, etc

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

@adndotcom @AlaskaBeacon @AKNewsNow @AlaskaCurrent @Nat_Herz @AKNativeNews @arcticsounder @lrainesktva @KTOOpubmedia @JuneauEmpire @newsminer @davidhulen @SeanBMaguire Also, #akleg emails were sent. We’re grateful for the leadership of @rep_jennie Armstrong & Sen. Cathy Giessel, who will facilitate the panel, and Rep. Julie Coulombe who will be on the panel, all who helped organize. And to US Rep @MaryPeltola for her welcome remarks!

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

In 2 weeks, this event is happening @AkelaSpace! Panel now includes @Alaska_DOH Comm. Hedberg, Special Assistant on Rural Affairs to @lisamurkowski Cordelia Kellie, Rep. Coulombe, rural & urban childcare providers, @RurALCAP, 🎥 prod. @lauritadianita2, @wesley_early repping media

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

Press release was sent yesterday & media plays such an important role in illuminating & moving social issues. @adndotcom @AlaskaBeacon @AKNewsNow @AlaskaCurrent @Nat_Herz @AKNativeNews @arcticsounder @lrainesktva @KTOOpubmedia @JuneauEmpire @newsminer @davidhulen @SeanBMaguire

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

We are proud to join @RurALCAP, the business sponsors, the childcare sponsor, @AkelaSpace, filmmaker @albeokay & producer/event organizer @lauritadianita2, & the 3 #akleg sponsors to support this film screening & policy dialogue. Childcare is in crisis & we need it to support AK.

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

Save the date for this event in September — childcare documentary screening followed by dialogue w/ policymakers, childcare providers, and advocates. GALs is proud to sponsor. You can watch the film at: https://t.co/OHhLe6vSCz

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

@Mike76024273 Is it the 1-800-342-2199 listed on https://t.co/m76uSfUsrp?

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

The $680 increase to the BSA was merged into the school internet bill yesterday. So, SB 52 is now in SB 140.
Please call or email Speaker Tilton & Rules Chair Johnson & ask them to schedule the bill for a floor vote.
Tilton 907-465-2199
C. Johnson 907-465-3892

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

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Please ask friend to do it too, *especially* those in Craig Johnson & Cathy Tilton’s districts.

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

How to take action to prevent further collapse of childcare:

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

You can find your senator and representative at https://t.co/V8wjwjOMQu — just scroll to the bottom and put your address in here. It’ll tell you who represents you & how to contact them. You can share this OpEd + your personal stories & thoughts, & other resources we’ve posted.

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

You can find your senator and representative at https://t.co/V8wjwjOMQu — just scroll to the bottom and put your address in here. It’ll tell you who represents you & how to contact them. You can share this OpEd + your personal stories & thoughts, & other resources we’ve posted.

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

"Imagine this: You recently gave birth. It’s time to go back to work, but you still haven’t found child care. Maybe you are a single mom, or maybe you cannot afford housing, food and insurance on one partner’s salary.

Or this: You have been cutting 🧵
https://t.co/b1EgGcHl9F

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

OpEd by GALs members and reach out to your legislators about passing HB89 and keeping the $15M increase to the Child Care Grant program put forward by Senate Finance, as well as other additions to early childhood such as the increase to Head Start proposed by the House.

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

@SarahMc907 Thanks for the follow-up! We tweeted about how to email testimony on a separate thread but it’s a good idea to post here as well, TY for reminder. This one has updated committee names & emails:

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

If you missed live testimony today against HB4, the bill to repeal RCV & open primaries, or ☎️ was busy, you can send written testimony by emailing the official committee email + CCing the committee members:

Committee email: [email protected]
https://t.co/U5LwweoN3q

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

1/🚨🗳️Action Item 💥 Just 3 years after Alaska voters approved ranked choice voting (RCV) & open primaries, a trio of conservative House members are pushing a bill that would repeal the new system. Stand up for it!🗣️@ ⚖️ House State Affairs Committee hearing on HB4
⏰May 2 @ 3pm

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

And thank you to betsy Peratrovich too for your powerful, cogent argument! https://t.co/0VnA1rHETl

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

Taking a stand against racism and those in power who enable it. Read this Op Ed co-written by many members of Growing Alaskan Leaders. It's a clarion call for action — for this administration and for all of us! https://t.co/HMu3Ha2EwS

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

[email protected], [email protected]

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

If you missed live testimony today against HB4, the bill to repeal RCV & open primaries, or ☎️ was busy, you can send written testimony by emailing the official committee email + CCing the committee members:

Committee email: [email protected]
https://t.co/U5LwweoN3q

[Growing Alaskan Leaders @AK_GALs]

Committee member email addresses:
Committee member email address: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],