Our mission is to stop the harm that the basing of F-35 fighter jets at Truax Field, Madison will inflict. In addition, we work to stop the negligent pollution of our waters and force the clean-up of existing contamination of the water supply emanating from the base.
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- Saying no to war: An essayFrom the May edition of the Isthmus newspaper. Catholic Workers initiated newcomers into the tradition and practice of civil disobedience at a recent weekend-long workshop in Madison. The goal: to resist war and the F-35 fighter jets coming to Truax. https://isthmus.com/news/community/saying-no-to-war/
- 31st War Abolition Walk – Wednesday, May 243:30 pm at Rep Pocan’s office — 4:00 pm walk to Sen Baldwin’s office — 2:30 pm possible visit to Sen Johnson’s office — details below. Hello War Abolitionist friends all! Do you remember the times, last year, when our calls for the end to the war in Ukraine were met with hopeless, “impossible with Putin”,…
- WI vs WW3: May 6 Demonstration, 10:00 am, Wisconsin Capitol, N. Hamilton StreetWI vs WW3 opposes current U.S. foreign policy towards Russia and China, which puts us firmly on the path to global conflict. A third world war pitting the US against Russia and/or China is expected to feature the use of nuclear weapons, which is well understood to mean the deaths of billions of people. We…
- Air traffic and sound-meter readings in the Madison, Wisconsin areaThis is a privately-funded effort provided as a service to the general public. There are two components to the system: A system of sound monitoring stations reporting live outdoor ambient decibel readings at locations hosted by volunteers. An aircraft-tracking system based on publicly transmitted data from aircraft in the area. All information is updated once per second. While reasonable…
- Retired Air Force Col Rosanne Greco talks about the F-35s April 15, 2023 Transcript (PDF) Colonel Rosanne Greco, USAF (Ret.) sat down for a Zoom meeting on April 15, 2023 to discuss the Burlington, Vermont-area efforts to prevent the F-35 jet from being based in that area. The conversation included Tom Boswell and James Benkard of Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin, a non-profit organization dedicated to the…
- First F-35 Fighter Jets arrive at Truax – media coverageThere was great fanfare and patriotism as the extremely loud fighter jets arrived at Truax today. Here’s some news. Click the titles to read the full articles. From Channel 3000, April 25, 2023 | Jaymes Langrehr, Arman Rahman ‘One of the most exciting days in Fighter Wing history’: F-35 jets arrive at Truax Field “This…
- The F-35s are coming: First jet will arrive at Truax Field on TuesdayLucas Robinson | Wisconsin State Journal, April 24, 2023 Excerpt: The first of 20 F-35 fighter jets will arrive at Truax Field on Tuesday, a culmination of years of controversy and grassroots efforts to keep the aircraft out of the skies over Madison…An event not open to the general public, with military officials in attendance,…
- 29th Madison Peace Walk – Friday April 28, 6:30 – 8 pmFri Apr 28th, 6:30 – 8 pm in Madison 61st week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine This Friday, we’ll have a war abolition walk in honor of Daniel Ellsberg and his enduring legacy against war and the nuclear arms race. Our walk will be part of Daniel Ellsberg Week, coordinated by Defuse Nuclear War. Here’s Daniel’s…
- F35s = Child Abuse video documentaryThis 12-minute documentary presents the impacts that noise from F-35 fighter jets will have on children living in Madison, Wisconsin. These jets will be deployed to Truax Field in 2023. The film features interviews with Dr. Ann Behrmann with Physicians for Social Responsibility; Kate Lyman, a former teacher at Hawthorne Elementary School near Truax Field;…
- War is not climate friendlyVeterans For Peace Climate Crisis and Militarism Project is part of the world-wide movement to end the climate crisis and promote climate, environmental, racial, and economic justice. Our emphasis focuses on how US militarism, the single largest institutional source of greenhouse gasses on the planet, fuels the climate crisis. The Watson Institute at Brown University…
- Madison group marches to prevent shipment of F-35 jets to Truax FieldApril 9, 2023 | CHANNEL 3000 Watch the video of Saturday’s War Abolition Walk: https://www.channel3000.com/video/madison-group-marches-to-prevent-shipment-of-f-35-jets-to-truax-field/video_78e8a13d-a5ea-5a63-990e-77acb5f0db60.html
- Vermont Air National Guard announces exercise responding to “a simulated” military strike on the base and runway at BTVCancel the F-35 James Marc Leas | Substack.com, April 9, 2023 Vermont Air National Guard news release announced the exercise Read the article online EXCERPT: If you believe that the presence of the F-35 jets did not make the Burlington International Airport (BTV) into a high-value military target, your argument is not with CancelF-35.substack.com: It…