Ukraine: Why I Went There, and How We Can Help - Michael Huelsman

Mike Huelsman is a community activist and advocate. He came to Alaska as a VISTA Volunteer in 1966, served in the combat infantry on the DMZ in Korea, and then worked as a commercial fisherman, carpenter, and laborer in Alaska until he found permanent work. He helped prisoners leaving jail with finding work and housing while working for the Division of Corrections. He was a grants administrator and helped develop and manage alcohol, drug, and mental health programs in Anchorage. As an Ombudsman Assistant, he investigated citizen complaints and made recommendations to improve government. He was a political finance campaign investigator for the Alaska Public Offices Commission and a public health planner and researcher for the Municipal Health Department. He was also the Artistic Director of Out North Theater. A frequent traveler, Mike lived in Russia for two months a year between 2014 and 2019 and lived in Ukraine in October and November 2024, volunteering in a rural

Mike's slides - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/a8mkxuux77u1l80fnipux/20250223_0900.mp3?rlkey=b3ksolxqz4rjeu82v9lsi6ohb&dl=0

Note that the second to last slide is an art piece that depicts the resistance.

George Bryson on Stewardship - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6z6uhuwih12nv9bvpf2qj/05_February23_GBrysonVersion2.mov?rlkey=lbe95aq2n3tewb1r7gu8p7d7r&dl=0