In case you didn’t brave the snowy weather on Sunday and missed the forum, here’s the video for you and shorter clips if you want to skip around!
More info at safeskiescleanwaterwi.org.
Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin, the major organized opposition to the basing of the F-35 fighter jets at Truax Field at Dane County Regional Airport, sponsored a public informational forum to numerous concerns from decreased community health and safety to economic loss and global insecurity.
Speakers include:
* Maria Powell of Midwest Environmental Justice Organization
* Dr. Beth Neary of Wisconsin Environmental Health Network
* Rebecca Kemble, District 18, Madison City Alder
* Jesse Pycha-Holst, Solidarity Realty
* Brian Benford, City of Madison Equal Opportunities Commission, former president & former District 12 City Alder,
* Allen Ruff, historian, activist & host of WORT-FM’s “A Public Affair”
The event came in advance of the anticipated mid-February release of a Federally mandated final Environmental Impact Study (EIS). The Air Force decision on whether or not to approve the Truax basing will follow thirty days after that EIS release.
Drawing from the knowledge of a diverse panel of informed experts and activists, the forum focused on the numerous threats to the region’s environmental, public health, well-being and economic insecurity posed by the jets’ stationing at Truax. Question and answer period following speakers.
Full 2 hour video. Includes Safe Skies Clean Waters video as well as the welcome/land acknowledgement and the the Q&A.
If you don’t have a full 2 hours to watch the whole thing, here is some excerpts from the speakers:
Maria Powell, Midwest Environmental Justice Organization
Dr. Beth Neary of Wisconsin Environmental Health Network
Rebecca Kemble, District 18, Madison City Alder
Jesse Pycha-Holst, Solidarity Realty
Brian Benford, City of Madison Equal Opportunities Commission, former president & former District 12 City Alder
Clips from Pierre Sprey’s talk on January 17th, here in Madison
Allen Ruff, historian, activist & host of WORT-FM’s “A Public Affair”
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