F-35s, PFAS, Truax and You: A Forum

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, is sponsoring a public informational forum on Feb 9 from 2-4:00pm at Madison East High School. The forum will address numerous concerns from decreased community health and safety to economic loss and global insecurity.

The event comes 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 will focus on the numerous threats to the region’s environmental, public health, well-being and economic insecurity posed by the jets’ stationing at Truax. A period for questions will follow.

Speakers include: 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”)

Question and answer period following speakers.

Sunday, February 9, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Madison East High School
2222 E. Washington Ave. (4th St entrance)

Know Your Rights Training: Police, ICE and Social Media

140 S Green Bay Rd., Neenah, 6-7:30 P.M.

Join ACLU of Wisconsin’s Director of Community Engagement Emilio De Torre as he walks you through how to exercise your constitutional rights when interacting with law enforcement and ICE, as well as how to use them on social media. Co-sponsored by ESTHER Prison Reform Task Force

Green Bay Foro de DACA / Forum on DACA

312 Victoria Street, Green Bay, 5 P.M.

Hay un Foro de Daca el Sábado el 15 de Feb a las 5pm en la Iglesia San Felipe en 312 Victoria St en Green Bay.

Habra la abogada Gaby Parra para contestar sus preguntas y hablar sobre lo nuevo de DACA, nuestros proximos pasos, y lo que podemos hacer.

Attend this DACA forum on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 5pm at St. Phillips Church located at 312 Victoria St. in Green Bay.

There will be an immigration lawyer to answer your questions. We’ll also review the latest updates on DACA, our next steps, and what we can do.

Protest Mike Pence in Madison

State Capitol, Madison, 11 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.

Mike Pence is coming to Madison for the Wisconsin School Choice Student Showcase, 12-1pm, at the Capitol. Here’s the showcase event link FYI: https://facebook.com/events/s/celebrating-all-students/459830914684602/?ti=icl You may even want to get tickets.

Come and go anytime between 11 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. Let’s greet Pence with signs and chants.

Name Change Clinic

UNAC National Conference.

Teaching for Black Lives – A Conversation

The Grass is Greener-2020-01-25 Jaclyn Kelly on the Museum Workers Contract Negotiations

Jaclyn is President of AFSCME Local 526 is here to tell us about the Milwaukee Public Museum is trying to force concessions from its workers, and how they need (and have gotten) public support.