A group of protesters attempted to block entry into a Vermont aerospace manufacturer on Monday afternoon to call for a ceasefire to violence in the Middle East.The group of fifty people worked to block the parking lot entrances to Collins Aerospace in Vergennes as they called for an end to violence against the Palestinian people. One of the organizers, Will Lambek, said the group was comprised mostly of Jewish Vermonters looking to see an official end to violence overseas.The protest was planned to coincide with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with protesters espousing many of Dr. King’s anti-war stances, according to a press release about the ceasefire rally. The group blames Collins Aerospace, which is a subsidiary of RTX, for supplying technology and weapons used to harm civilians in Gaza.
A group of protesters attempted to block entry into a Vermont aerospace manufacturer on Monday afternoon to call for a ceasefire to violence in the Middle East.
The group of fifty people worked to block the parking lot entrances to Collins Aerospace in Vergennes as they called for an end to violence against the Palestinian people.
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One of the organizers, Will Lambek, said the group was comprised mostly of Jewish Vermonters looking to see an official end to violence overseas.
The protest was planned to coincide with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with protesters espousing many of Dr. King’s anti-war stances, according to a press release about the ceasefire rally.
The group blames Collins Aerospace, which is a subsidiary of RTX, for supplying technology and weapons used to harm civilians in Gaza.
