And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 09:18:22 -0800 >From: arthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >ADate: 7/01/99 9:09:18 AM >X-Mailer: Acorn Email v1b2 >Subject: A CALL FOR ACTION FOR PELTIER >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > PLEASE POST WIDELY >NORTHWEST LEONARD PELTIER SUPPORT NETWORK >TACOMA OFFICE >P.O. BOX 5464 >TACOMA, WA 98415-0464 USA >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > AN INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ACTION IN SUPPORT OF > LEONARD PELTIER > > INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SOLIDARITY WITH LEONARD PELTIER > FEBRUARY 6, 1999 > > INTERNATIONAL LEONARD PELTIER SOLIDARITY FAST > > There comes a time when people who believe in social >justice need to pull together. This is just such a time. The >situation of political prisoner and American Indian Movement >activist Leonard Peltier is at a critical stage. With your help >we can move Leonard's struggle to a higher level. We >acknowledge the many important struggles that are going on >throughout the world. Leonard Peltier, himself, also has >acknowledged the importance of the ongoing struggles of the >people. He has issued statements asking his supporters to also >actively support Mumia Abu-Jamal. He has actively supported >other political prisoners, while he himself has been locked-up >in the iron house. He has publicly supported the Zapatistas >and the indigenous people's struggles in Chiapas, and has >used his support network to gather food and supplies for >them. Leonard has directly supported countless other >struggles of the people. > Now Leonard needs direct support from all of us. We >apologize for pushing the call to action so hard wherever >we are able to do so. But we have limited resources, >whereas the powers of oppression have near unlimited >resources. > >1. BACK GROUND ON THE STRUGGLE OF LEONARD PELTIER >2. END THE TORTURE OF LEONARD PELTIER NOW! >3. INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SOLIDARITY WITH LEONARD PELTIER >4. INTERNATIONAL LEONARD PELTIER SOLIDARITY FAST >5. FOR MORE INFORMATION > >BACK GROUND ON THE STRUGGLE OF LEONARD PELTIER > > Leonard Peltier is an Ojibwa-Lakota American Indian >Movement (AIM) activist who was framed on murder >charges in the deaths of two FBI agents in a firefight on the >Pine Ridge Oglala Lakota Reservation in South Dakota on >June 26, 1975. The following are two of the main reasons >that the firefight took place on that day. > 1. Because the Lakota people had refused to take money >for the stolen Paha Sapa (Black Hills), the U.S. Government >knew that if they were to take any more Lakota land there >would be resistance. In the area of Sheep Mountain on the >Pine Ridge Lakota land, the U.S. Geological Survey had >located major uranium deposits. Working in the direct >interests of the nuclear power and weapons industry, agents >of the U.S. Government set out to do two things: First, to >suppress the traditional Lakota people and their allies AIM, >who would resist the taking of their land. Second, to create >a diversion to hide their illegal acquisition of the Sheep >Mountain area. At the same time that the firefight took >place, the papers were signed that took away 133,000 >acres of Lakota land and gave it to the U.S. Government. > 2. AIM was viewed as a direct threat to the interests of >multi-national companies that sought the great amount of >mineral resources found on Native land. AIM and others >had inspired a new movement of resistance to the U.S. >Government's Indian policies. For this reason the FBI >used it's COINTELPRO program to try to destory AIM. > After the 1973 Wounded Knee Liberation the U.S. >Government tried to suppress AIM by the means of >placing hundreds of its members on trial across the country. >On the Pine Ridge Lakota land, there was a campaign of >terror against traditional Lakota people in which homes >were burned, cars were run off the road, there were drive >by shootings into people's homes and 66 known murders >of traditional Lakota people. > Because of this reign of terror traditional Lakota people >asked for help from AIM. AIM set up a camp on the >Jumping Bull property for the purpose of protecting the >people and setting up self-determination community >programs. Before the firefight, hundreds of government >agents were brought in to Pine Ridge. The day before >many family members of the death squard were moved >out of Pine Ridge. On the morning of the firefight roads >were blocked off around the area. The FBI used the lame >excuse of following a truck in which they claimed there >was a person who was wanted for the theft of a pair of >boots. Rather than stopping the truck out on the blacktop, >two unmarked cars came rushing on to the Jumping Bull >property in the same manner in which the drive-by shootings >had taken place. The AIM members believed that they >were under attack by the death squad and accordingly >defended themselves. As a result of the firefight, one AIM >member and two FBI agents died. Under the assault of >hundreds of government guns, the AIM members were >able to excape. > Later, three AIM members were captured and >placed on trial. Because Leonard was captured in >Canada, the first trial included only two AIM members. >In their trial they were found not guilty for reason of >self-defense. Leonard was extradited based upon false >documents given to the Canadian court. Then the >government transfered Leonard's trial from the original >judge to a hand picked judge who would not allow self- >defense evidence or evidence of the government's illegal >use of false documents. To insure Leonard's conviction >the government fabricated ballistic reports in order to >connect him directly to the agents deaths. The >government also coerced witnesses into giving false >testimony against Leonard. Leonard was found guilty >and sentenced to imprisonment for two lifetimes. > Over the years, Leonard's defense has disproven the >government's case to the point that a U.S. prosecutor >assigned to the case has stated that the government does >not know who killed the agents, and that Leonard is only >guilty of "aiding and abetting" because he was there on >that day. What this means is, since the first two defendants >were found not guilty for reason of self-defense, then >Leonard has been locked-up for 23 years for "aiding and >abetting" an act of self-defense. > >END THE TORTURE OF LEONARD PELTIER NOW! > > Over the years the government has continuously harassed >Leonard in prison. Leonard is currently suffering from >complications of a previous maxilla-facial surgery at the >Springfield Medical Prison facility. In that surgery Leonard >almost died. Not only did that surgery not improve Leonard's >condition, it made it far worst. Leonard is now in continuous, >excruciating pain. He cannot open his mouth enough to bite >his food, nor can he even chew. Leonard, for very good >reasons, does not want to go back to Springfield. The >renowned maxilla-facial surgeon Doctor Keller of the Mayo >Clinic has written to the prison telling them that he is willing >the treat Leonard. But so far, the federal Bureau Of Prisons >(BOP) has refused to let Leonard be treated. If the >government, for political reasons, causes and allows a >prisoner to suffer great pain, there is no other word for >that than torture. > We are calling upon all people who believe in social >justice to help in the campaign to end the torture of >Leonard Peltier NOW! Please send e-mails to: >Ms. Kathleen Hawk, Director, Bureau Of Prisons >at: [EMAIL PROTECTED], or write to her at: 320 First St., >Washington, DC 20534, or fax: 202-514-6878, or >call: 202-307-3198 and ask that Leonard be allowed >treatment by Dr. Keller at the Mayo Clinic. > >INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SOLIDARITY WITH LEONARD PELTIER >FEBRUARY 6, 1999 > Feb. 6th of this year marks the 23rd year of Leonard's >arrest. Each year we mark this day with international >marches and rallies. This year is even more important >than in the past because of the torture and the renewed >growing campaign for justice. Please, whereever you >maybe throughout the world, join with us in this day of >solidarity. We need to make a massive statement to end >the torture and to show that people throughout the world >demand justice for Leonard. If you can help, please >contact the Leonard Peltier Defense Commttee at: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] We are asking that, on this day, groups >write up solidarity statements for people in their areas to >sign and send them to: U.S. Pardon Attorney, Roger C. >Adams, 500 First St. NW, Suite 400 Ref: Leonard Peltier >#89637-132, Washington, D.C. 20530 USA. President >Bill Clinton, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, >DC 20500 USA. (These should include support for >clemency). To: Ms. Kathlenn Hawk, Director, Bureau >of Prisons, 320 First St., Washington, DC 20534 USA. >Warden Booker, Leavenworth Federal Prison, >P.O. Box 1000, Leavenworth, KS 66048 USA. (These >should demand the end of the torture of Leonard and >support for his treatment at the Mayo Clinic). Please >send copies to: LPDC. P.O. BOX 583, Lawrence, >KS 66044 USA. > NWLPSN FEBRUARY 6, 1999 MARCH AND RALLY--TACOMA, WA. >The march starts at 12:00 noon at the Puyallup Nation >Tribal Grounds (off I-5, exit 135 north, State Route 164 >in Tacoma; the Tribal Grounds are about a 1/4 mile on the >right hand side of the road). We will march from the Puyallup >Nation Tribal Grounds to the Federal Court House in >downtown Tacoma at 1717 Pacific, where the rally will >take place. > CARPOOLS will be leaving Seattle at 10:30 am from >"Planned Parenthood" parking lot at Madison and 22nd. >In Olympia, the Committee for Justice for Mumia Abu-Jamal >is organizing a carpool that will meet at 10:30 am at the >parking lot of Value Village (corner of Harrison and Division). > >INTERNATIONAL LEONARD PELTIER SOLIDARITY FAST > > Starting on February 6th, the INTERNATIONAL LEONARD >PELTIER SOLIDARITY FAST will begin. The purpose of this >fast is to end the torture of Leonard Peltier NOW! The fast >will continue with teams fasting for two weeks at a time, then >a new team will take over. We plan to continue this fast until >the torture of Leonard ends. On each day of the fast, >different fasting people will be issuing statements calling for >the end of the torture. Those who are fasting will also tour >college campuses, restaurants, and diners in their area to >engage people who would not otherwise be involved in the >struggle. Starting on the first day of the fast, we are asking >that supporters daily send e-mail messages to: Ms. Kathleen >Hawk, Director, BOP at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] asking that >Leonard be sent to the Mayo Clinic and thus end his torture. >Those who wish to be a part of this by either fasting or >getting the statements of the fasters, please contact the >NWLPSN at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >FOR MORE INFORMATION > > In the northwest of the U.S. and Canada you can contact >us at: e-mail bayou@blarg, or to get petitions, or to order >our pamphlet "THE CASE OF LEONARD PELTIER" >($3 for 1-5 copies or $2 for 6 or more copies) or to make >a donation (which we are badly in need of), or to be placed >on our mailing list or e-mail list, please write to: WLPSN-OLYMPIA >OFFICE, 5201 Capital Blvd. Ste. 199, Olympa, >WA 98501 USA. Or vist our web site at; >http://members.aol.com/TurquoisWm/JusticeforLeonardPeltier.html. > > Outside of the northwest please contact: The Leonard >Peltier Defense Committee, P.O. Box 583, Lawrence, >KS 66044 USA. Phone number (785) 842-5774. >fax (785) 842-5796, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (ask to be put >on the LPDC e-mail list) Web page: >http://members.xoom.com/freepeltier/index.html. > > We wish to thank everyone who has helped in this long >struggle and those who helped by reposting this message. > In Solidarity > Arthur J. Miller > NWLPSN-Tacoma Office > We try to get our statements out as widely as possible. If for any >reason you do not wish to receive our statements or up-dates please >send us a message with the word remove in the text. We do not wish to >offend anyone by continuing to send the messages that they don't want. >. > <<<<=-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-=>>>> If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.... African Proverb <<<<=-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-=>>>> IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW...." 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