[Solidarity] Rally to Stop Private Jet Expansion

In Solidarity with SPJE, rally organizers:

PART 1: Join us at 53 State Street, Boston on Thurs, November 12th at 12pm to 1pm as we rally to stop private jet expansion at Hanscom or Anywhere. We aim to shine a spotlight on one of the developers who is spearheading the proposed reckless, climate-damaging private jet hangar expansion at Massport-owned Hanscom airport: Jeffrey Leerink of the investment firm Leerink Partners, whose office is located at 53 State Street in Boston’s financial district, where the rally will take place. This will be a peaceful, non-violent demonstration where we do not anticipate any confrontation with the authorities.

Note: Before the Rally begins at noon, we will gather on Kilby Street, at the corner of Kilby Street and State Street.

We will call on developer Jeffrey Leerink to cancel his massive senseless private luxury jet hangar expansion plans. Hear from great speakers, hold signs and banners, sing songs, make noise and let the Governor and others who hold the power to cancel the expansion see that – after three years – we still care more about preserving a livable climate more than the profits to be made from unleashing thousands of additional private luxury jet flights over Massachusetts.

Confirmed speakers include: * Sabine von Mering, 350Mass * Chuck Collins, Private Jet Accountability Project at Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), and author of the 10/13/26 Nation story on Leerink: The Plundering Oligarch You Haven’t Heard Of * Dr. Susan Racine, Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility * Lara Sullivan, SPJE Project Manager * Viella Alkan, MYCC (Newton South) * Alex Chatfield, MC, SPJE Coalition

PART 2: The Rally will be followed by a walk to the State House around 1pm to deliver SPJE’s Petition to the Governor’s Executive Office, now over 15,200 petition signatures opposing private jet expansion -- up from 10,000 petition signatures since October, 2023! If you have time and are able, please join us for the approximately 15-minute walk to the State House (the last part uphill).

To get the lowdown on Leerink before the Rally –

Read & send this Letter to the Governor: Who ARE the developers? It’s time to find out.

Read Chuck Collins’ 10/13/26 story in The Nation that spotlights Leerink’s questionable association with Steward Health Care: “The Plundering Oligarch You Haven’t Heard Of”

Recommended Parking here (https://actionnetwork.org/events/spje-boston-rally/)

Thank you for your ongoing support for SPJE!