Dear readers. We start autumn in Anchorage, Alaska, where journalist Hilde Bye is covering the Arctic Encounter Symposium. More to come, so join us at www.highnorthnews.com/en or www.highnorthnews.com/nb

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" #Narvik is history but also the future in terms of #security and #defense," says Jens #Stoltenberg, former Secretary General of #NATO and current Norwegian Minister of Finance, at a recent UiT conference in Narvik on #total #preparedness in #NorthernNorway.

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#Pubinar in Narvik, #NorthernNorway, on #culture's #role in #turbulent times (8/8): The event was rounded off with an eye for the light at the end of the tunnel, also in the form of #guitar tunes and #singing throughout the pub. (In Norwegian and Swedish only)

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"Now we are going to do a stunt," says moderator Arne O. Holm, Editor of High North News, at the #pubinar on the #role of #culture in turbulent times in #Narvik, #NorthernNorway (7/8). With the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation #NRK. (In Norwegian only)

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Pubinar on the #role of #culture in turbulent times; #Narvik, #NorthernNorway (6/8): Artist and activist Marthe Valle and musician Hogne Rundberg in #VioletRoad comment on #cultural #journalism, as well as the #society-building #dimension of culture. (In Norwegian only)

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Pubinar on the #role of #culture in turbulent times; #Narvik, #NorthernNorway (5/8): Moderator Arne O. Holm, Editor of High North News, in conversation with Anders Horne, Editor of the Narvik newspaper #Fremover, about #cultural #journalism. (In Norwegian only)

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Pubinar on the #role of #culture in turbulent times; #Narvik, #NorthernNorway (4/8): The award-winning Author and Journalist Elin Anna Labba from #Kiruna, the Swedish part of Sápmi, on her work with #Sámi #culture and #history. (In Norwegian/Swedish only)

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Pubinar on the #role of #culture in turbulent times; #Narvik, #NorthernNorway (3/8): Susanne Næss Nielsen, incoming new Director of the #ArcticArtsFestival in #Harstad, on #doomscrolling and the significance of #joint #experiences of #art and culture. (In Norwegian only)

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Pubinar on the #role of #culture in turbulent times; #Narvik, #NorthernNorway (2/8): Albina Mahomedova, Founder and Leader of the #Ukrainian #Association in #Tromsø, talks about strong Ukrainian #nation-building.

#art #music #literature #conflict #war #Ukraine #Vinterfestuka #HighNorth

Pubinar on the #role of #culture in #turbulent #times in #Narvik, #NorthernNorway (1/8): High North News' editor Arne O. Holm in conversation with artist, nurse and activist Marthe Valle.

Stay tuned for more input from the event. #art #music #literature #conflict #war #Gaza #Vinterfestuka

#Performances to stimulate #resilience by #Nordting, a #Northern people's movement and an #artistic-political project.

This was part of an event at the recent #ArcticFrontiers conference, #Tromsø, on #Culture as #Emergency #Preparedness: "Why Isn't Culture Included in National Preparedness Plans?"

Happy New Year, dear readers! 💫