A full-page ad appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal today – July 29, 2020 – speaking against the F-35 fighter jets for reasons of social and environmental justice, and world peace. It’s signed by a long list of clergy and other faith leaders who call the proposed deployment “morally offensive”. Wisconsin State Journal Ad, Faith […]
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Scientific American: Defund the Pentagon, Too
Let’s Defund the Pentagon, Too | 8 July 2020 | John Horgan Related Links: The Poor People’s Campaign: Moral Budget cuts the military budget Defund the Pentagon – Contact your representatives People over Pentagon original article We must begin moving beyond militarism, as Martin Luther King urged more than 50 years ago “Toward the end […]
Overheard: Short film on the opposition to Madison F-35’s
Overheard | May 2020 | by videographer Lucy McNeil Overheard tells the story of one community’s fight to protect their homes against the placement of F35 fighter jets within their neighborhood. Overheard Video Explore some of the issues
Uncle Sam: clean up your mess
Wisconsin State Journal | 27 May 2020 | Brad Geyer I live next to the Truax Field military base in Madison. The U.S. government has poisoned the water and should clean it up. The federal government plans to spend more than $50 million to expand the base. It plans to bring in a squadron of […]
More PFAS contamination found in airport runoff
The Wisconsin State Journal | 6 May, 2020 | Chris Hubbuch original article “Dane County says it has found additional sources of harmful chemicals in water that drains from the Madison airport and plans to test a new technology for treating the water. The county said in a news release issued Wednesday afternoon that […]
Decision to base F-35s in Madison ignores public health concerns
The Cap Times | 29 April 2020 | Bruce Barrett and Paula Rogge original letter “Today we are dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. Our federal, state and local government officials have been working hard to contain the pandemic, and the public has followed social distancing instructions to “flatten the curve” until effective testing, […]
Rolling protest of F-35s coming to Madison ‘amplifies voices’ around State Capitol
Wisconsin State Journal | 18 April 2020 | Howard Hardee Original Article A cacophony of cars horns filled the air around the state Capitol on Saturday afternoon as a caravan of protesters registered their dissatisfaction last week’s decision to base a squadron of F-35 fighter jets in Madison. It was the latest protest […]
Air Force picks Truax for F-35 base; Madison opponents consider legal response
The Cap Times | 15 April 2020 | Steven Elbow original article While the U.S. Air Force cleared the final bureaucratic hurdle Wednesday to bring a squadron of F-35 fighter jets to Truax Field, opponents say they might take to the courts to stop the move. “We have retained some attorneys a while ago […]
Nation doesn’t need more war planes — Bradley Geyer
Wisconsin State Journal | 15 April | Bradley Geyer : Original Article The U.S. military needs to focus on defending our nation. We have more than enough military already. We have too many bases around the world. Our government should not be controlling other nations. It should not be taking resources from other nations — […]
Madison chosen for F-35 mission; Truax to get first jets in 2023
Wisconsin State Journal | 15 April 2020 | Chris Hubbach Madison chosen for F-35 mission; Truax to get first jets in 2023 Madison has been chosen to host a squadron of F-35 fighter jets. The U.S. Air Force announced Wednesday that it will send the new jets to the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th […]