Posted by [EMAIL PROTECTED] : From: "LPDC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Plan of Action Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 19:30:27 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Plan of Action-Free Leonard Peltier December 99-February 2000 DECEMBER 10, ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS On December 10, 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed. On this day we should remind President Clinton that the U.S. signed the International Declaration of Human Rights and the continued incarceration of Leonard Peltier violates it. On December 10, 1999 flood the White House with phone calls and faxes. During the weeks prior to this date you can collect letters of support to be faxed. To maximize your efforts, arrange phone trees so that the comments line will receive as many calls as possible on this day. This will be conducted and coordinated internationally. The president traditionally grants clemencies in December making this effort extremely important. Recruit as many people as possible to make this important phone call! This will help to build upon the progress made from the November campaign. FEBRUARY 6, 2000-ORGANIZE SIMULTANEOUS ACTIONS Sunday, February 6, 1999 will mark Leonard Peltier’s 24th year in prison. Last year over 50 cities internationally organized local protests calling for Leonard Peltier’s release. This year we are proposing similar simultaneous actions, except that this time our ultimate focus will be on March’s parole review hearing and community coalition building and outreach. Organize local meetings, conferences, and planning sessions. Invite the general public, human rights organizations, church groups, activist groups, unions, students, professors, etc. to participate. Show videos, distribute literature, collect letters for the upcoming parole review hearing. Collect names, addresses, and phone numbers for a mailing lists and ask people to pledge their support for the year 2000. Establish working coalitions. The Senate and House can influence the Parole Commission. Submit an open letter from your community to your governmental representatives asking them to support Leonard Peltier’s release through parole. Fax this letter to your local media sources along with press releases for your actions (Sample letters and press releases will be posted). You can conclude your meetings with marches, vigils, and/or by visiting your local senate and house reps the following day. Leonard Peltier asks that we organize ourselves as collectives and divide organizing tasks among all committed to carrying out the campaign. Please let us know if you are organizing something so that we can help you publicize it and send you relevant materials. The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee Organizing Handbook is available and might be very helpful to you (5.00 donation + 1.00 shipping and handling requested). Remind everyone that this campaign is urgent. The longer we wait to act, the less chance we will have of being successful. Leonard Peltier’s health is deteriorating, don’t let him spend one more year in prison! Work in unity and stay focused! NOTE: If you are located in Canada, focus your campaign on Minister of Justice Anne Mc Lellan and the extradition review. PAROLE REVIEW HEARING Leonard Peltier has a parole review hearing scheduled for this March (the date could be postponed). He is long overdue for release through parole, and it is one of his most viable options for freedom. It is very important that we be prepared to pressure the Parole Commission to release him this March. Indirectly, we can use the media and Congress to pressure the commission. Directly, we can collect letters from churches, unions, human rights organizations, the general public, etc. and send them to the parole commission. Please use the LPDC’s sample letters to base your communications on. The parole commission has been extremely hostile toward Leonard, so we must bring enough pressure from responsible human rights organizations, the public, media, etc. to ensure that this time they follow their own guidelines and let him go. This campaign will begin this January, at which point sample letters and sample press releases will be made available. Plan peaceful media events such as vigils in your community for the night before the parole hearing (date TBA). It's 1999, why is Leonard Peltier still in prison??? Leonard Peltier Defense Committee PO Box 583 Lawrence, KS 66044 785-842-5774 www.freepeltier.org