Senate Republicans have included $686 million for new F-35 fighter jets in their proposed $1 trillion COVID-19 response package among billions for other weapons including Apache helicopters and infantry carriers. The bill includes no local aid, no funds for election security, and it proposes to cut the federal unemployment stipend from $600...
Action
Lanterns for Peace – August 6
Lanterns for Peace 2020 Join us from your home for this family friendly event to commemorate the lives lost in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings 75 years ago and make sure that such nuclear attacks never again take place. We remember the past, so that we can envision and...
Find a New Mission for Truax Field
Evaluate a New Mission for Truax Field July 2020 This spring the Air Force ignored local opposition and promoted environmental racism by selecting the 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field to receive a squadron of F-35 fighter jets costing $1.5 billion. If we want the 115th Fighter Wing to be...
Ask the candidates about F-35s
CANDIDATE QUESTIONS – for upcoming local and State elections 2020 Candidate information from the League of Women Voters myvote.wi.gov: How to register, what’s on my ballot, where to vote, request an absentee ballot Check candidates website for more on their positions. Search online for candidate forums by district. 1...
Truax Construction Timeline
Contact the Governor and the County Executive – demand that no construction take place until the Air Force and Air National Guard complete a COMPLETE SITE INVESTIGATION and THOROUGH PLAN FOR PFAS CLEANUP – including funding sources. ———— With the Record of Decision complete, the 115th Fighter Wing...
Congress Voting on Defense Budget- Sign Now!
July 13, 2020 – WorldBeyondwar.org via Peace Action Wisconsin Votes are now expected in the coming weeks in both houses of Congress on moving a mere 10% of the Pentagon’s budget to useful human and environmental purposes. Here’s what you can do: 1) Email your Representative and Senators. 2) Use the...
Starve out the F-35s!
The “final” decision isn’t final yet. We are working several avenues to prevent the F-35 joint strike fighter jets from coming to Madison. Here’s a great opportunity. Thank Mark Pocan if he is your representative. Read the Washington Post article: Citing financial cost of pandemic, House liberals demand cut...
Pass County Board Resolution 548 OPPOSING F-35s
We are still working to get the Dane County Board of Supervisors to pass a resolution against the basing of F-35s at Truax Field. In the election on April 7th, eleven new people were elected to the County Board. Some of our supporters did not run for re-election so...
Roots Action Petition to Cancel the F-35
Sign the petition here: https://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=12514 The F-35 is a weapon of offensive war, serving no defensive purpose. It is planned to cost the U.S. $1.4 trillion over 50 years. Because starvation on earth could be ended for $30 billion and the lack of clean drinking water for $11 billion per...
Proposed No F-35s resolution for County Board – contact your Supervisor!
Dane County Board Resolution 2019-RES-548 Opposing F-35s at Truax Link to legislation details This resolution was introduced March 5, 2020. Please contact your County Supervisors and urge them to sign on. Ask your friends who live in Dane County outside of the Madison area to contact their supervisors. Find...