Defend Alaska NOW!

Dear ALASKAN,

Ambler Road and the broader development and mining projects planned for the upcoming years put the Arctic at imminent risk of total ecological collapse. Historically, large-scale construction projects in remote areas have consistently led to a significant increase in violent and organized crime. Work crews will consist primarily of non-residents whose primary goal is financial gain—this will burden our already deficient legal system, putting native women and women who work in Northern Alaska at risk.

We are at a crucial juncture in Alaskan and world history. Our boreal forests must be protected. We cannot allow foreign companies, backed by and enriching the US government, to extract Alaska's precious copper and mineral resources to supply the development of AI infrastructure and the manufacturing of weapons for the American War Machine--particularly when profits will be of no benefit to the Alaskan people.

OUR RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT will serve as precedent for future federally-backed resource extraction and similar public-private partnerships nationwide.

Defend Alaska NOW! is a project dedicated to informing the public of the true cost of Ambler Road and Arctic development, as well as exposing government and corporate interests in the region.

Defend Alaska NOW! will consist of 3 parts/stages of development:

1. Construction of a comprehensive memorandum that:
   • Documents the publicly stated intent of Ambler Road
   • Reveals the underlying strategic intent (military infrastructure development and largely foreign corporate profit)
   • Explains how democratic opposition was overruled and public input was ignored as environmental regulations were bypassed under national security provisions
   • Details the US Government's equity stake in the project
   • Demonstrates how this development will fundamentally destroy the Alaskan way of life
   • Documents the likelihood of increased law enforcement presence and restrictions on public access to Alaska's Wilderness and the erosion of civil liberties.
   • Chronicles the path toward environmental destruction
2. Development of a media campaign to inform Alaskans--particularly Alaskan youth via TikTok and other platforms--of the issues detailed in the memorandum, including
   • Targeted outreach to news organizations, local and national
   • Direct communication to state and federal lawmakers
3. Creation of a digital archive containing images, videos, art, and essays reflecting the value of the northern Arctic. This archive will function as a record of what is at stake--or, in the worst case, as a memory of what Alaska was, documenting the true cost of mass extraction.

The initial wave of media and the memorandum are currently in development.

Alaska needs your help. Please upload videos, photos, and other media (art, essays, installations, etc.) you have taken during your time in the Arctic Wilderness to the upload form below. Relevant submissions will be featured on DefendAlaskaNOW.us. You will have the option to choose whether you would like your name attached to the submission, as well as whether you consent to your media being used for the production of content (TikToks, Instagram Reels, engagement with news organizations, public presentations, etc.)

Thank you for being one of the first contributors to this project and for your love of the Arctic Wilderness.

Thank you for helping Defend Alaska NOW!