Nearly two thousand people nation-wide have felt strongly enough that closing our only wind turbine factory and cutting 600 jobs on the Isle of Wight was a disgrace - here is your chance to act.

Currently, Vestas management, together with the police, are restricting the occupiers' food supply, bringing them a limited amount of food while refusing to allow onto the site supporters with enough food to keep the occupation going.

On the second day of the occupation, a mass walk-in got food to the occupied area of the factory. On saturday the 25th, at 2pm, we intend to stage a second mass walk in with food, this time with every activist and supporter who can make it to the island.

The primary aim is to ensure the occupiers have enough food to hold out for as long as they need to, and aren't at the mercy of the management for their next meal.

The secondary is to show the government that supporters of the Vestas occupation are willing to ACT in support of the occupation and green energy.

Transport details for the Isle of Wight can be found on the savevestas blog at  http://savevestas.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/vestas-occupiers-face-sack/.

If you can't make it to the island yourself, you can still help by spreading the word - forward this email, ring your friends or contact networks involved in this sort of campaigning. The SaveVestas group is still quite new and there will be many contacts others have that we don't.

ACT now in support of the Vestas workers' brave action - come to the isle of wight for 12 noon to show the government that the people of Britain will hold them to their promises of green energy. In solidarity,

Anyetta White,
SaveVestas campaign.

GETTING TO THE FACTORY

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If you look at the aerial view of the factory on the map, you can actually see the turbine blades stacked outside. Pretty impressive.

Google's directions to Vestas:

1. Head west
135 ft
2. Turn right toward B3323/South St
59 ft
3. Turn left at B3323/South St
36 ft
4. Turn right at B3323/St James's St
Continue to follow St James's St

0.3 mi
5. Continue on Hunny Hill
410 ft
6. Turn left at Heytesbury Rd
0.1 mi
7. Turn left at Worsley Rd
112 ft
8. Turn right at Albany Rd
0.3 mi
9. Turn right at Whitesmith Rd
0.1 mi
10. Turn right at A3054/Forest Rd
325 ft
11. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Dodnor Ln
407 ft
12. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Dodnor Ln
0.2 mi
13. Slight right
0.3 mi
14. Slight right
131 ft
15. Turn right
246 ft
16. Turn right
13 ft

If you get lost, call Ed Maltby on 07775 763 750, Patrick Rolfe on 07726 307 891, Sophie Lewis on 07989 873 549 or me on 07833 028 714