Media Coverage of F-35 Jets, PFAS, Truax & You [educational forum]
News coverage of our event:
- Opposition of F-35 fighter jets in Madison leads public forum – Daily Cardinal
- Coalition holds panel discussion on F-35 jets in Madison – WKOW Channel 27 ABC
- Panel hears concerns on PFAS, F-35 jets – WMTV Channel 15 NBC
- Organization hosts forum opposing F-35 Jets – WISC Channel 3 CBS
- WMSN Channel 47 Fox ignored the event entirely, but that makes sense since the owner, Sinclair pushes extreme propaganda beyond belief
Madison East High School
Sunday February 9
Sponsored by Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin
Co-sponsored by: Veterans for Peace • Wisconsin Network for Peace, Justice & Sustainability • Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice • Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahara (SASY) Neighborhood Association • Northside Planning Council • Madison Friends Meeting (Quakers) • Solidarity Realty • Midwest Environmental Justice Organization • Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin
Learn more about
- Soil & water contamination and Truax expansion
- Noise, mitigation and airport avigation easements
- Safety issues
- Economic and social impact on the community
- Racial & environmental justice issues
- Global impact
- Timeline, action plans and what you can do
Speakers: Maria Powell (Midwest Environmental Justice Organization), Dr. Beth Neary (Wisconsin Environmental Health Network), Rebecca Kemble (District 18 Alder), Jesse Pycha-Holst (Solidarity Realty), Brian Benford (past president of the City of Madison Equal Opportunities Commission & former District 12 Alder), Allen Ruff (historian, activist & host of WORT-FM’s “A Public Affair”)
