Investigative Journalist To Speak On The Defense Industry And Nuclear Weapons In New England At USM June 2

Hope you can join us for what is sure to be an informative lecture, with lively Q&A.

Link to facebook event to rsvp here.

Who: Alex Nunes, investigative journalist specializing in weapons corporations esp. General Dynamics. Read his excellent website here: Nunes Weekly

What: Lecture on "The Defense Industry and Nuclear Weapons in New England"

Where: USM in Portland, Wishcamper building, 2nd floor

When: Saturday, June 2 from 6:30pm-8:30pm

Why:  Alex Nunes is the investigative journalist in Providence who helped so much with the campaign against LD1781, the $45 million tax giveaway from Maine to Bath Iron Works/General Dynamics. He investigates corporate influence on government in New England with special attention to Rhode Island, Connecticut and Maine. We got to know him during the Aegis 9 trial which ended with our acquittal of charges of criminal trespass at BIW.

Nunes currently has a Freedom Of Access Act (FOAA) appeal before Justice Dan Billings contesting the denial by Bath Police Chief of records of BIW and Bath PD discussions about how to deal with protesters.

Hope to see you there!

Edited May 28 to include event co-sponsors:
Peaceworks of Greater Brunswick, Peace Action Maine, Global Network Against Nuclear Weapons & Power in Space, Pax Christi Maine, Maine Natural Guard