>From: "LPDC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Dear Friends, >Below is the year 2000 plan of action to free Leonard Peltier. You will see >that we now have the exact date for Leonard's Parole Review Hearing, which >is June 12. Not listed in the plan of action is the ongoing telephone >campaign which will continue through out the year, and future delegations we >plan to bring to DC and to visit Leonard. Some of the items listed have >already been sent out on the list, however there are quite a few "NEW" ones >that have not. Please let us know if you are planning anything in your area >that should be listed. If possible, plan vigils in your area for the day >before the parole hearing and invite your local media to attend. Also, plan >now to either be in DC or in San Francisco in October if Leonard is not out >yet. All are welcome to plan solidarity events in their areas for June 26th >and July 4th if you cannot attend at the national locations planned. Again, >if you plan something in your area, let us know and we will list it and help >publicize it. Thank you and let us know if you have any feed back. > >In Solidarity, >The LPDC > > > >Year 2000 PLAN OF ACTION >-June 12 -Parole Review Hearing, letters and phone calls urgently needed >-Presidential Campaign-Make Peltier an issue >-Counter FBI attacks in the media-letters to the editor >-Spring 2000 Awareness Tour >-June 26 � twenty-fifth anniversary of the Oglala shoot out, honoring for >the Oglala > people NEW >-July 4 � Call to youth-benefit show at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (near >Leavenworth > Prison) NEW >-August 14 � Democratic Convention in Los Angeles, MAKE PELTIER AN ISSUE > NEW >-October 27 � March on Washington DC, simultaneous March in San Francisco >(if > Leonard is not out) NEW > > >PAROLE REVIEW HEARING >Leonard Peltier has a parole review hearing scheduled for this June 12. He >is long overdue for release through parole, and it is one of his only >remaining options for freedom. It is very important that we be prepared to >pressure the Parole Commission to release him this June. Indirectly, we can >use the media, the President, Janet Reno, 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 through the LPDC. Please use the LPDC�s enclosed sample letters >and phone banking instructions 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, >government officials, media, etc. to ensure that this time they follow their >own guidelines and let him go. Plan peaceful media events such as vigils >the night before the hearing. > >PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN�MAKE PELTIER AN ISSUE >While presidential candidates tour the US campaigning, be sure to use the >opportunity to bring attention to the case of Leonard Peltier. During >public meetings ask direct questions about the candidates positions on the >Peltier case. For example, you could pose a question by saying, �Mr. >Bradley. . .Amnesty International, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jesse Jackson, >and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center are declaring Native American, >Leonard Peltier to be a political prisoner who should be immediately and >unconditionally released. Once elected, would you side with these respected >humanitarians and grant clemency to Leonard Peltier?� If the meetings are >closed to the public, gather outside with signs stating, for example, �Gore >won�t get in unless Peltier comes out!� > >COUNTER FBI ATTACKS IN THE MEDIA-LETTERS TO THE EDITOR >Many of you have probably encountered the FBI�s recent attempt to counter >efforts to gain executive clemency for Native American, Leonard Peltier. >They have spent thousands upon thousands of dollars on newspaper and radio >ads, wrought with misinformation, and outright lies in an attempt to mold >public opinion before our grass roots campaign can bring them the truth. >They are also submitting a dear editor form letter to numerous papers. In >the midst of new revelations about the FBI�s shameless efforts to cover up >important details regarding the Waco catastrophe, it is no wonder that they >are now feeling so threatened as to launch a costly campaign to cover their >tracks in regard to Leonard Peltier�s case as well. > >In the advertisements, the FBI claim that they are attempting to spread the >facts of the Peltier case while dispelling the inaccuracies, Mr. Peltier�s >supporters have disseminated. Supporters such as Amnesty International, the >late Mother Theresa, and the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human >Rights to name a few. Of course the ads did not contain contested facts or >attempts to challenge Leonard�s claims. Instead, they were based on brutal >insults and emotional, unfounded, and undocumented claims. > >Help get the facts of the Peltier case out. If your paper has printed >slanderous letters to the editor about the Peltier case be sure to >immediately respond with a letter to the editor of your own. Call the paper >and let them know that you are outraged that they have printed such >undocumented misinformation and ask them to print your letter. If your >paper has not printed a slanderous letter, send a strong letter to the >editor about Leonard�s case to them before the FBI does. Hook it in to the >holidays or other related current issues that your paper is interested in. >Submit a letter no longer than 1000 words in double spaced format. Attached >are some points and rebuttals you can include in your letters. Thank you. > >SPRING AWARENESS TOUR >Global Exchange, a non-profit human rights organization dedicated to raising >awareness and people to people ties around the world, is sponsoring an >awareness campaign to help build support and knowledge around the Leonard >Peltier case during this critical time in the fight for his release. Jean >Day, a spokesperson for the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee and life long >advocate for Native rights, is currently available to visit your community, >school, church, or union to speak about the Peltier case and the realities >on Pine Ridge during the era from which Leonard�s case stems. She will speak >about the repressive conditions the Native people of the Pine Ridge >Reservation endured during the �Reign of Terror� and of the wrongful >incarceration of Leonard Peltier. She will also discuss the facts >surrounding the case, long withheld from the public, which support Leonard�s >innocence. > >Jean Day has a personal connection to the case of Leonard Peltier. She was >an active member of the American Indian Movement during the �Reign of > Terror� and saw many of her friends and family killed, disappeared, >threatened and harassed during what some consider to be the largest headhunt >of political leaders and most serious case of repression against Native >Americans in modern decades. Though silenced in the past due to fear of the >FBI following through with its threats to her and her family, Jean is now >prepared to speak out and share the truth about the mistreatment she and >many others have had to live with for so long. She is an advocate for the >immediate release of Leonard Peltier and can provide a current analysis of >the case. As a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, Jean now works as a Guardian >at Litum for Native American children. She also has experience working in >legislative planning and with youth in correctional facilities as a >counselor. She is a certified Lay Advocate and has jurisdiction in Tribal >Courts. Jean holds a BS in Sociology and an MS in Human Development and >Community Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. > >PROGRAM: We envision a typical program to be a talk by Jean followed by a >question and answer session. Some groups may wish to host a reception >before or after the event. Other engagements such as local radio shows, >media interviews, fundraising events for the LPDC, and small group >discussions are also a welcome addition prior to a larger program. If >desired, we can also provide short video clips to help with case background. >It may also help to show a video on the case to generate interest and >support some time before the speaking engagement. Contact the LPDC to find >out how to get �Incident at Oglala� by Robert Redford if interested. > >WE ARE ASKING HOSTS TO: >*Provide suitable venue arrangements (location and equipment for the event). >*Provide hospitality for our speaker, including food, lodging (home stay is >fine) >*Provide transportation to and from the airport and other events. >*Publicize events to your local media and within your community. Global >Exchange can assist > with this. > >WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR: >*Travel arrangements and expenses >*Providing literature and related materials on the case >*Partial responsibility for publicity >To book an event please call Global Exchange; contact Shannon Wolfe in the >Speakers Bureau via phone at extension 352 or email: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >FUNDING: We are requesting a $1000 honorarium for college campus speaking >engagements. (If such funds are not available, this amount can be negotiated >depending on travel cost). We understand that some groups can provide more >support than others can. It is our experience that seeking co-sponsorship >amongst other departments and organizations helps to share cost and host >responsibilities as well as generates a larger audience for the event. > >JUNE 26 AND 27-ANNIVERSARY OF OGLALA SHOOT OUT � HONORING FOR OGLALA PEOPLE >June 26, 2000 will mark 25 years since the shoot-out at Oglala occurred in >1975. After the shoot out ended, the people at Oglala underwent a period of >heightened violence, fear, and intimidation by the FBI. People were >threatened and intimidated, houses were illegally searched and ransacked, >and the murders and beatings continued through the months that followed. >�The people at Oglala took care of us, they protected us, and they risked >their lives for us over and over,� said Jean Day who lived on the Jumping >Bull property where the shoot out occurred. For the 25th anniversary of the >shoot out, Leonard Peltier, Jean Day, Nilak Butler, David Chief and others >will honor the people of Oglala on the 26 and 27 of June. A Giveaway and >ceremonies for Anna Mae Aquash, Joe Stuntz, and agents Coler and Williams >will be held at Oglala. All are welcome to attend. Details will be >announced as they develop. > >JULY 4, 2000�CALL TO YOUTH >A punk/hip hop benefit show will be held at Fort Leavenworth (near >Leavenworth prison where Leonard Peltier is) in Kansas for Leonard Peltier. >While many across the US celebrate United States independence, youth will >gather to protest the ongoing repression of Native Peoples, the prison >industrial complex, and Leonard Peltier�s imprisonment. More details TBA >soon! > >AUGUST 14 �DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN LOS ANGELES-NO JUSTICE, NO VOTE! >We need to send a clear message to the democrats that as long as they allow >Leonard Peltier to remain in prison they will not receive our vote. The >democrats, often depicting themselves as sympathetic to �minority� issues, >should actively support Leonard Peltier�s freedom as well as justice for all >US political prisoners and the rights of communities of color if they are to >receive the votes of those who believe in human rights. For this reason, a >demonstration will be held at the Democratic Convention this August. For >more information contact Bobby Castillo: 415-386-7041. > >OCTOBER 27-MARCH ON WASHINGTON DC/SIMULTANEOUS PROTEST IN SAN FRANCISCO >Leonard Peltier must be freed before President Clinton leaves office. If >Leonard Peltier is not free by October 27, 2000 two major protests will be >held, one in DC and one in San Francisco. Plan to be at this demonstration >to demand Leonard Peltier�s immediate release. 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