Vermont solidarity vigil with Occupy Portland Hanford protest

From "Shut Down Vermont Yankee As Scheduled:" About a dozen of us stood in solidarity with Hanford, WA on the same day as their big rally out west. It was the day after about 2,000 folks showed up for a rally here (which is a high number by Vermont standards!) so we were in good spirits and hope the people out in Hanford felt some of that.

Kneeling in the front in the light colored tee shirt is Kendra Ulrich, a Beyond Nuclear board member.

Vermont has a GE BWR Mark I at Vermont Yankee -- identical in design to Fukushima Daiichi Units 1-4. Washington State has a similarly designed Mark II at Columbia Generating Station -- located immediately adjacent to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.