Tag Archives: Janson Jones

My story of 2009

By Mel | Published: Friday, 1 January 2010

Not quite ALL about my 2009, because that would take a year to write. This only took several hours.

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Tired of kvetching about the Twitter Quitter? Snark about the Governator instead!

By Mel | Published: Saturday, 10 October 2009

Need a clearing of the mind after all the political strafing of Sarah Palin? Join us in going after a really bad Arnold Schwarzenegger movie! And for a bonus, you can also snark about ex-professional wrester, ex-Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura! An afternoon's entertainment at its very best.

Posted in Journal | Also tagged humor, livesnark | 1 Comment

True Diversity Dinner video, part 5: Diane Benson

By Mel | Published: Saturday, 3 October 2009

Janson Jones' fifth video of the September 25 True Diversity Dinner in Anchorage features Diane Benson speaking about healing racism in Anchorage -- & some of my additional commentary on Alaska's high rate of sexual violence that especially victimizes Alaska Native women.

Posted in Alaska politics, True Diversity Dinner | Also tagged Alaska Natives, André Rosay, Diane Benson, diversity, Elizabeth Peratrovich, racism, sexual assault, True Diversity Dinner 2009, UAA Justice Center, video, violence against women | Leave a comment

True Diversity Dinner video, part 4: Masingka Singers & Dancers

By Mel | Published: Thursday, 1 October 2009

Janson Jones' video, & my photos, of the Yup'ik troupe Masingka Singers & Dancers performing at the True Diversity Dinner in Anchorage on September 25, 2009.

Posted in True Diversity Dinner | Also tagged diversity, Masingka, slideshow, True Diversity Dinner 2009, video | Leave a comment

True Diversity Dinner video, part 3: Hotel workers, & Elvi’s speech

By Mel | Published: Thursday, 1 October 2009

Part 3 of Janson Jones' video of the September 25 True Diversity Dinner in Anchorage includes Hilton hotel workers protesting outside the Mayor's Unity Dinner, and the speech of Assembly Member Elvi Gray-Jackson.

Posted in Social justice, True Diversity Dinner | Also tagged Elvi Gray-Jackson, Hilton Anchorage, hotel workers, lgbtq, Mayor's Unity Dinner, True Diversity Dinner 2009, unions, UNITE HERE Local 878, video | Leave a comment

True Diversity Dinner 1 & 2: Video by Janson Jones

By Mel | Published: Tuesday, 29 September 2009

Parts 1 & 2 of video coverage of the September 25, 2009 True Diversity Dinner in Anchorage by Janson Jones of Floridana Alaskiana v2.5. Part 1 includes background on the summer 2009 fight for the Anchorage equal rights ordinance AO 2009-64; part 2 is a montage of Janson's photos of the dinner.