Talk of Alaska

Talk of Alaska: Confronting Alaska's high rate of violence against women

Alaska Public Media

Published April 1, 2022 at 12:00 PM AKDT

Two women, one n kuspuk coat, wa;lomg dpwm snowy urban street — Photo courtesy of Save Our Sisters Alaska, a multimedia statewide awareness campaign to reduce extreme rates of violence against women in Alaska. Created through Affinityfilms, Inc, a nonprofit media production company based in Alaska since 1982 focused on creating social issues media.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Alaska continues to lead the nation in rates of violence against women. Two councils recently established by Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office are tasked with addressing missing and murdered Indigenous people and human and sex trafficking. We’ll speak to council members to learn about their role in addressing the epidemic of sexual assault in Alaska.

Listen: HOST: Lori Townsend
GUESTS:

Staci Yates, Director of Human Trafficking Recovery Services, Alaska Stop Human Trafficking Alliance (ASHTA)

Jennifer Brown, Communications & Development Director, Standing Together Against Rape (STAR)

Valerie Qamgalrea Chadwick, Community Development Manager, Rural Alaska Community Action Program

Brenda Stanfill, Executive Director, Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

PARTICIPATE:
Call 907-550-8422 (Anchorage) or 1-800-478-8255 (statewide) during the live broadcast.
Send an email to talk@alaskapublic.org (Comments may be read on air).
Post your comment during or after the live broadcast on social media (Comments may be read on air).
LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 10 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
LIVE Web stream: Click here to stream.