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Senate Candidates Virtual Zoom Forum on War, Peace, and Military Spending

Tuesday – July 19th, 2022 from 2 PM – 4  PM CT

Sponsored by the Senate Candidates Forum on War and Peace: 

A Non-partisan 2022 Statewide Wisconsin

Senate Candidates Virtual Zoom Forum 

on 

War, Peace, and Military Spending

 Coalition which will not endorse any candidate

The Milwaukee Turners is hosting the forum and will be 

moderated by Executive Director Emilio De Torre.

Advance Registration is Required

https://milwaukeeturners-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_X7vDf1QtQJ-CxzH2jRvTXA

You can also watch the forum on the Milwaukee Turners Facebook page: 

facebook.com/milwaukeeturners

The forum can also be viewed on Wisconsin Eye:  wiseye.org

The videos will be edited and hosted on the Milwaukee Turner website after the forum: milwaukeeturners.org/senateforum

Topics to be covered include:  the Ukraine War, nuclear weapons, military spending vs. unmet human needs, basing F-35s in Madison, the Yemen War, and sanctions.

This project is intended to serve two functions:

  • Educate the candidates and the voters about issues that concern Wisconsin and national peace groups, and that impact every domestic issue.

  • Educate the voters about the foreign policy positions of the candidates.

All ten candidates for WI Senator have been invited to participate.  So far, the following six Senate candidates have agreed to participate in the Zoom session.

Sarah Godlewski (D), Koua Lee (D), Tom Nelson (D), Steven Olikara (D), Darrell Williams (D), and David Schroeder (R).  

Mandela Barnes (D) and Alex Lasry (D) are unable to attend, but we'll share their recorded responses to the questions at a later date.

Those willing but who can't make this date will be interviewed separately.

The Peace Action-WI website will have additional information and updates at:

https://www.peaceactionwi.org/wi_senate_candidates_peace_forum

Activists from the following groups initiated the forum project:

Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, Wisconsin, End the Wars Coalition - Milwaukee, United Nations Associations of Greater Milwaukee and Dane County Chapters, Friends Committee on National Legislation - Milwaukee and Madison Advocacy Teams, Peace Action - WI, Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba, and Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom - Milwaukee.

For more information, contact:

Steve Watrous (414) 429.7567 / Jim Carpenter (414) 347.0353

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