First Annual Kites not Fighter Jets All Day – Sat, Oct 3 (rain date October 10) Kite fly across Madison and beyond. Reclaim our public spaces for peaceful enjoyment. 1. Decorate your kite. 2. Fly your kite at any park or other open space. 3. Send us a picture...
Report or contact the Military regarding a noise event: Public Affairs: 608-245-4395 or online Military Aircraft Noise Report Form Michael Stephens, Operations & Public Safety Director 246-3392 Here is the link to sign up for alerts of unusual activities by the 115th: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIDMA/subscriber/new?category_id=WIDMA_C4/. For example, The 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin...
Wisconsin State Journal | 14 July 2020 | William Hutchison “Jet engine noise from the airport on July 7 at about 9:45 p.m. was loud enough to rattle the windows and prevent conversation, much less sleep. It was not “normal” air traffic noise and isn’t the first...
We mourn the tragedies of police killings and the murder and injury of protesters in Kenosha and all across our country. The shootings and killing show the ugly public face of racism abetted by a lack of accountability and transparency in law enforcement. Yet, beneath the surface racism pervades...
John Nichols | September 17, 2019 “Let’s review some headlines from the past several years regarding Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, shall we?” Cap Times: F-35 Project is the Military-industrial Complex at its Worst Wisconsin has a rich tradition of objecting to the absurd excesses of...
Wisconsin State Journal, August 23, 2020 Read online I was annoyed by Tuesday’s State Journal story “Council member eyes state funds for soundproofing homes.” It was about increased noise from fighter jets at Truax Field in Madison and subsidies for soundproofing and air conditioning so residents can keep their...
Ann Arbor – Informed Comment, 8/20/2020 – by Juan Cole SSCW note: “The secretary of defense, Mark Esper, was formerly the vice president of the F-35 sustainment program at Lockheed Martin. One F-35 retails for roughly $100 million.” Read online Only a week after the breathless announcement of the...
The fight to keep F-35 fighter jets from “bedding down” in Madison has not stopped. We persist. A Public Affair Radio Program… An update from the F-35 RESISTANCE Sign on in support of Eken Park Resistance letter.
Friday, August 21, 12:00 noon Corner of King St. and East Wilson St. in downtown Madison We will start in Senator Tammy Baldwin’s neighborhood and march to her office to protest her support of the F-35 Fighter Jets that the Air Force plans to base at Madison’s Truax Field....
If you’d like to learn more,or sign on in support… please be in touch with Eken Park Resistance at ekenparkresistance@gmail.com Link to —> Eken Park Resistance Letter Dear Community Leaders, In April, our neighborhood learned that we face a bleak future––one that will disproportionately impact those of us...