Our political and economic leaders trading away Vermont’s future to war profiteers like Lockheed and Raytheon is unacceptable. Please join your neighbors in saying no to tying Vermont’s economy to unaccountable multinational corporations and war profiteering.
2:30-5:30 at Burlington International Airport
As Seven Days’ Ken Picard says “It’s starting to feel as though the Green Mountain State itself is a wholly-run subsidiary of the world’s largest defense contractor.”
Take a stand for Vermont!
Full Seven Days coverage:
http://7d.blogs.com/blurt/2011…
Invite your friends to the protest on Facebook:
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Tom Matney, Lockheed’s senior manager for F-35 “major contracts” is coming to South Burlington for a Vermont Chamber open house. The event, scheduled for Wednesday, June 15, from 3 to 5:30 PM, at the Heritage Aviation Hanger at Burlington International Airport in South Burlington. It’s free and open to the public.
Along with Lockheed other war profiteers such as QinetiQ North America, Raytheon Company and Rockwell Collins will meet with Vermont Deputy Secretary of Commerce Patricia Moulton Powden, former Lt. Gov. Republican Brian Dubie, and Ted Brady of U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy’s staff.
If you need a ride please let me know, cars are coming from Burlington and Montpelier.