And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: From: "LPDC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: UN Int'l Day Indigenous Peoples/New York Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 17:37:41 -0500 Native American Political Prisoner Leonard “Gwarth-ee-Lass” Peltier is calling for the celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples Sponsored by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in cooperation with the International Labour Organization, the NGO Committee on the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People and the UN Department of Public Information. Leonard Peltier, a Lakota/Anishinabe activist and a world recognized Human Rights Defender is calling for the celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. He is in his 24th year of imprisonment for a crime he did not commit. Amnesty International, among many others, recognize him as a political prisoner and are calling for his immediate and unconditional release. Peltier, though inhibited by his imprisonment, has continued to advocate and speak about the plight of his people and he has become a symbol of Indigenous Peoples Resistance. Leonard Peltier is calling his friends, supporters and general public to express their solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples by attending this commemoration at the United Nations headquarters. 5th Annual Commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples Monday, August 9, 1999 at UN Headquarters Free and Open to the Public 11:30 am Sacred Pipe Ceremony for Peace (at UN Visitor’s Entrance Plaza - Free access) This year’s events are organized around the theme of "Indigenous Peoples and their Relationship to Land". The commemoration will begin with a traditional Sacred Pipe Ceremony for Peace carried out by Arvol Looking Horse (Lakota) and other cultural events from 11:30 am to 1 pm on the morning of August 9, 1999. The morning session does not require registration. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIRING U.N. REGISTRATION *AUGUST 9 - 3pm - A dialogue on the theme "Indigenous Peoples and their Relationship to Land" with Indigenous and United Nations representatives (International Labour Organization, United Nations Development Program and the World Bank) is planned for the afternoon of August 9 in Conference Room 4, from 3 - 6 pm. *AUGUST 10 - A Human Rights workshop is planned with the participation of UN system and Indigenous representatives in Conference Room 4, from 10 am - 1 pm. - A workshop on "Indigenous Peoples and Lobbying Governments" from 3 - 4 pm - TBA The Commemoration will close with a Cultural event and Reception from 4 - 5:30 pm in the Main Lobby of the Visitor’s Entrance at United Nations Headquarters. For participation and access to the United Nations building, please, confirm by July 31, 1999: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights United Nations Room S-2914, New York, NY 10017 Tel: 212-963-5931 FAX: 212-963-4097 BACKGROUND August 9, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, was approved in 1994 by the UN General Assembly to be observed annually. It is the anniversary of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations which took place in 1982. Its commemoration is celebrated in Geneva and worldwide. In New York City, it has become a two-day event at UN Headquarters. Besides the Sacred Pipe Ceremony for Peace, the panel discussion will focus on "Indigenous Peoples and their Relationship to Land", theme for the current year of the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (1995-2004). Past years’ themes were "Land and Natural Resources", "Health", "Education and Language"… Leonard Peltier Defense Committee International Office PO Box 583, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA, Tel: (785) 842 5774 Fax: (785) 842-5796, Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.xoom.com/freepeltier/index.html Leonard Peltier Defense Committee PO Box 583 Lawrence, KS 66044 785-842-5774 Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
