photo by Paul Sheldon
A faithful group of activists from the Brandywine Peace Community gathered on a cold Martin Luther King Day at the entrance to the King of Prussia facility of Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest nuclear weapons contractor and war profiteer. There were readings from King’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, and the sounding of a large gong commemorating the lives lost to war and injustice.
Paul Sheldon then entered Lockheed Martin property to talk with employees concerning their deadly work, but partway there he was stopped by Lockheed Martin security. Paul spoke with them about Lockheed Martin’s supplying technological tools to the Department of Homeland Security (which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement – ICE), and handed them a copy of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. When he attempted to go further, he was arrested for trespassing.