Caffeine with Kunaan

About Caffeine with Kunaan

Kunaan, as a queer, neurodivergent, atheist Iñupiaq, discusses a wide variety of topics from her viewpoint and shares how it has impacted her life. Topics range from politics to religion to colonization and more.

Publisher

Kunaan Panik

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

16 Jun 2021

Latest episode

12 Jun 2023

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Jun 2023

   Land Acknowledgements Part 2

   We are back!!!! The semester was over weeks ago, and we finally finished moving, but it turns out that not logging into various websites and programs meant updating a lot of things and figuring out once again how to make my equipment work. I finished one episode that I promised a while ago and look forward to starting recording new topics for y'all. This is a continuation of the two discussions in our Fairbanks City Government regarding Land Acknowledgements. One discussion was happening at the Fairbanks City Council and the other was happening at the Fairbanks Diversity Council. One conversation may make you angry as it did me, but the other won't. Here are the links to listen to the original meetings yourselves that were in either the first Land Acknowledgement episode or this one: City Council Agendas 8/23/21 https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/27601/agenda_packet_08-23-2021.pdf (https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/27601/agenda_packet_08-23-2021.pdf) 9/27/21 https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/27621/agenda_packet_09-27-2021.pdf (https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/27621/agenda_packet_09-27-2021.pdf) 11/8/21 https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/27651/agenda_packet_11-08-2021.pdf (https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/27651/agenda_packet_11-08-2021.pdf) 1/17/22 https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/30611/agenda_packet_01-17-2022.pdf (https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/30611/agenda_packet_01-17-2022.pdf) 3/14/22 https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/30651/agenda_packet_03-14-2022.pdf (https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/30651/agenda_packet_03-14-2022.pdf) Diversity Council Agendas 10/12/21 https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/fairbanks_diversity_council/meeting/28341/10_12_21_diversity_council_agenda_packet.pdf (https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/fairbanks_diversity_council/meeting/28341/10_12_21_diversity_council_agenda_packet.pdf) 1/11/22 https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/fairbanks_diversity_council/meeting/31351/01_11_22_diversity_council_agenda_packet.pdf (https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/fairbanks_diversity_council/meeting/31351/01_11_22_diversity_council_agenda_packet.pdf) 2/8/22 https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/fairbanks_diversity_council/meeting/31361/02_08_22_diversity_council_agenda.pdf (https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/fairbanks_diversity_council/meeting/31361/02_08_22_diversity_council_agenda.pdf) 3/8/22 https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/fairbanks_diversity_council/meeting/31371/03_08_22_diversity_council_agenda_-_revised.pdf (https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/fairbanks_diversity_council/meeting/31371/03_08_22_diversity_council_agenda_-_revised.pdf) Don't forget you can leave me voice messages on my website: caffeinewithkunaan.com If you do leave a voice message, let me know if it's okay to use it in a podcast episode or not. I promise not to do anything if you want the message kept quiet. You can also email me at kunaan@caffeinewithkunaan.com if you have any podcast ideas, would like to be a guest to talk about something that impacts us here in Alaska (especially if you are talking about something in the Fairbanks area), or if you just want to tell me something. If you have the means and would love to help me out, please consider leaving a donation. Every dollar helps. Currently, we have 2 private donors and one donor I am excited to share more about in the next podcast episode. I will consider all donations private unless you tell me otherwise. If you let me know your donation is public, I will mention you in my next podcast episode.

2. 

   6 Nov 2022

   Abortion Access in Alaska with Rose O'Hara-Jolley

   In this episode, we are joined by Rose O'Hara-Jolley from Planned Parenthood Advocates Alliance to discuss where abortion access is in Alaska, where it could go, myths around abortions, and what we can do to not only protect but ensure Abortion Access for every Alaskan. Planned Parenthood Advocates Alliance Alaska (https://lnk.bio/ppalaska) has a website to volunteer in this election, see what candidates they have endorsed (https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-parenthood-alliance-advocates/elections/candidate-endorsements-alaska-2022), and other information just for Alaskans. Don't forget to sign up (https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/onlineactions/eRZiRAEtQk6v6rzmyoSd0A2) for their emails to learn about local actions, bills or other laws that would impact Alaskans and our abortion access, and other information that's useful as a community advocate. You can still do last minute canvassing (https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/a/ppaa-ak-election-2022) or phone banking (https://ppallianceadvocates-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsce2hrTksH9dZ6hsxFTluif1OhDehTy2J) to remind people that the election is just around the corner. One of PPAA's amazing employees will make sure you have supplies and know how to get their attention if you do end up having questions. Election Day is Tuesday, November 8th, this year. Please make a plan to vote and bring a friend who usually forgets. This is not the year to assume that everyone else will vote. Your voice will make a difference. Rose mentioned Sister Song (https://www.sistersong.net/), which is an organization that focuses on reproductive justice for Black community members as well as other people of color. We highly recommend that you check them out, learn more about reproductive justice and how you can ensure equitable abortion access in your community, and how to advocate for those who aren't privileged within Alaska. To learn more about domestic violence and healthy relationships, which was briefly mentioned in the podcast at least twice, please go to Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living (https://iacnvl.org/). If you are able to donate and you liked listening to the show, please go to our website (//caffeinewithkunaan.com) and consider giving a one time donation or setting up a monthly donation so our podcast can continue and grow. KWRK (//kwrk.org) is an amazing, local, volunteer run organization that airs out podcasts including Caffeine with Kunaan.

3. 

   21 Oct 2022

   Constitutional Convention with Luke Hopkins

   In this episode, we learn what a Constitutional Convention is, what to expect, who is part of Defend Alaska Constitution, and what we can do. To learn more about this topic or volunteer, go to defendakconstitution.com (https://defendakconstitution.com/) and look around the website. Luke Hopkins shared his email, lukethopkins@gmail.com (//lukethopkins@gmail.com), if you want to email him with additional questions. To look at Alaska's Constitution, go to the Lt. Governor's website (https://ltgov.alaska.gov/information/alaskas-constitution/). You can also look up the Constitutional Convention at akleg.gov (https://akleg.gov/pages/constitutional_convention.php), which I hyperlinked for you. We mentioned one of NAACP's Candidate Forums (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UODttF4YftU) in the episode. It's the one for District 31, 32, and Senate P; but you can look at the other Districts they have on their YouTube as well. Please talk with your friends and family about the upcoming election, what will be on their ballot, and make a plan to vote and bring a friend who usually forgets. Election Day is November 8th. Early Voting starts October 24th for those who know they are busy on Tuesdays. Vote No on 1.

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