nuclear capable weapons

Skywatch: Stop the Escalating War in Ukraine, the US Funding, and the F-35 09/14/2023

From Skywatch:

Skywatch hosts Jimmy Leas and Danaka Katovich interview guest Medea Benjamin, who is Co-founder of CODEPINK, Women for Peace.

Opposition to the escalating war with Russia in Ukraine is growing: A CNN poll shows that 55% of Americans are opposed to any more funding for the war. Skywatch guest, Media Benjamin will talk about the campaign Code Pink is launching in Washington DC in October calling on Congress to do just that: stop the funding now. After decades of pointless wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and now Ukraine, it's time to build a new antiwar movement to take on the military-industrial complex, the endless wars, the F-35, and all such weapons spending.

Skywatch: Prophets of War 08/17/2023

From Skywatch:

Skywatch hosts Jimmy Leas and Danaka Katovich interview guest William Hartung, a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and the author of the book Prophets of War, which is about Lockheed Martin, the F-35, and the deeply corrupt system of weapons acquisition in the US. The book describes Lockheed's lobbying, bribery, cost overruns, subsidies, lax oversight, flawed products, rigged tests, lies, self-dealing, revolving door, law-breaking, and endless pressure for endless war. The book also tells the story of remarkable "closet patriots"-- insiders who blew the whistle.

Skywatch: F-35 Is Not Good For Business, Jobs, and Housing 07/10/2023

From Skywatch:

Hosts Jimmy Leas and Danaka Katovich interview guest Ashley Adams. Ashley Adams owns a truck frame manufacturing company located on Airport Parkway across the street from the north end of the runway at Burlington International Airport. She also owns fourteen rental units nearby. She has first hand experience with the F-35 and its effect on business, jobs, and housing.

Skywatch: Ground the F-35s, Private Jets, and Unnecessary Flights 06/05/2023

From Skywatch:

Hosts Jimmy Leas and Danaka Katovich interview guest Dan Castrigano, campaigner with Safe Landing BTV.

The movement to ground unnecessary flights is growing. This includes the climate-killing F-35s, private jets, and other unnecessary flights. On May 23rd, more than 30 activists gathered at Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport to voice these demands. This action was in solidarity with an action on the same day in Geneva, Switzerland, where activists protested at EBACE, the largest private jet sales event in Europe. More than 100 activists were arrested demanding an immediate ban on private jets.

Dan is an educator and community organizer fighting for climate and social justice. Dan is a campaigner with Safe Landing BTV, which demands an immediate ban on private jets and a 50% reduction of emissions at Patricky Leahy International Airport by 2030. You can find Safe Landing BTV at safelandingbtv.org and on social media @safelandingbtv. Dan also campaigns with Flight Free USA and Flight Free Vermont, where folks pledge to fly less, take a flight free year, or quit flying altogether because of the climate crisis. You can pledge to be flight free at flightfree.org.

For more information: www.codepink.org | www.CancelF35.substack.com

Skywatch: Chief of Pediatric Neurology at UVM Medical Talks F-35 and Children 05/08/2023

From Skywatch:

Hosts Jimmy Leas and Danaka Katovich interview guests Peter Bingham and Richard Joseph. Peter Bingham, MD, Chief of Pediatric Neurology at UVM Medical discusses the effect of hundreds of 115-decibel F-35 training flights per month on the heath and cognitive development of children in the flight path.

For more information: www.codepink.org | www.CancelF35.substack.com

Skywatch: Ground The F-35 04/05/2023

From Skywatch:

Skywatch is a new program launching with CCTV about grounding the F-35 here in Burlington, Vermont - and grounding the F-35 everywhere.

Skywatch is hosted by Jimmy Leas and Danaka Katovich. Jimmy has been working to stop the F-35 in Burlington since the plan to base it here was first announced in 2010. He publishes CancelF35.substack.com. Danaka is the national co-director of Code Pink, and she is working to ground the F-35 nationally and internationally.

For more information: www.codepink.org/ | www.CancelF35.substack.com

Featured Story

Applications Now Open for the Spring 2025 Cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship Program

Town Meeting TV is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Spring 2025 cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship program. Join up to 8 other youth to engage in interesting media making projects! This paid media internship opportunity is designed for youth aged 16-20 who are eager to gain professional experience in the audio-visual field and develop a deeper understanding of their local community. The group will meet under the leadership of Town Meeting TV's Travis Washington from the end of January 2025 to the beginning of June 2025, on a schedule agreed upon by the whole cohort. Click here to apply!