And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:43:14 -0600 >From: Leonard Peltier Defense Committee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: A List of Feb 6th protests >X-Uns*bscribe: send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Here is a new update on protests planned for February 6, 1999. Please let >us know about your local action, thanks. > >SAN DIEGO, CA >Downtown San Diego. Call Janice Jordan at 619-233-9784 > >NASHVILLE >There will definitely be a protest in Nashville, TN at the Federal >Courthouse from noon to 3, thanks -jon > > >RAPID CITY >This is Robert Quiver Jr, coord for Lakota Student Alliance. > >We are planning an event on Feb. 6 in conjunction with the Nation wide demos >held on this date. We are going to hold a gathering at the Rapid City >Federal Bldg, Main St., Rapid City. The gathering will include guest >speakers, Live concert performances (details are being worked on right >now) on Main Street., and possible civil disobedience. We will keep you >informed as time passes. FMI's could contact me by phone at: (605) >867-1507. or email: < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >. >Thanks >Robert Quiver Jr >Lakota Student Alliance > >WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS > >To LPDC - Report from LPSG western Massachusetts for 2/6 Actions > > Our LPSG met on 1/12/99 and joined in a consensus to plan actions to >rally and picket the Federal Building on 1550 Main Street in Springfield, MA >at noon. We hope to draw at least 150 people. We expect to form coalitions >with other groups, such as AIM, campus organizations and others. We plan to >post our flier at the seven colleges between Amherst and Springfield when >school returns during the last week of January. The text of our poster is >below, which includes info about a music/organizing event on the night >before the rally. We expect to receive local TV media coverage affiliated >with major networks. > > At our meeting 1/12/99, besides planning the February 6 action, we >also reviewed the 12/19 actions. Eight of us were planning to being >arrested, but now plan to wait for at least three or four participating >LPSGs to make our actions most effective. We encourage direct communications >with any LPSG open to working together on this campaign. We like to share >our CD plan and learn from others to coordinate actions and press releases >for gaining national coverage that is beneficial to Leonard's case, creating >circumstances favorable for Canada to release their Extradition Report, for >Congressional hearings to convene and/or for Executive Clemency. Our group >suggests that since the Conference is set for June 26, the next good date >for planning simultaneous effective CD actions would be on the observed >Columbus Day, October 11, 1999. Please email LPSG - western mass, if >interested in coordinating our communications for CD actions. > > Also, we agreed and encouraged others to write the Prime Minister of >Canada for the release of the Extradition Report. We have this information >available as a handout, which we copied from the LPDC website. Our group >appreciates the efforts of all of you and the LPDC for uniting us. We are >committed to seeing Leonard out of prison this millennium. > > In solidarity, > > Jonathan Mark LPSG W. Mass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >ps: following is the text for our poster, which announces our 2/6/99 actions > >NATIVE AMERICAN POLITICAL PRISONER >LEONARD PELTIER > >WILL BE INCARCERATED FOR 23 YEARS ON FEBRUARY 6, 1999 >ALTHOUGH THE FBI AND GOVERNMENT PROSECUTORS DO NOT ACCUSE PELTIER OF >SHOOTING THE TWO AGENTS ON THE PINE RIDGE RESERVATION IN 1975 > >WHY IS HE STILL IN A FEDERAL PENITENTIARY? > >HELP US EXPOSE TO CORRECT THE INJUSTICES AND SEND A MESSAGE TO THE >CLINTON ADMINISTRATION AND FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS >PICKET, FAST AND DEMONSTRATE AT THE FEDERAL BUILDING >Beginning at noon SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6, 1999 >1550 MAIN STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MASS. > >RALLY AND MUSIC BENEFIT >FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5 >IN SUPPORT OF THIS CALL TO ACTION >AT THE JAVA HUT CAFE (RTE 116 IN SUNDERLAND, MA) >BEGINNING AT 8:00 P.M. / TEL: (413)665-2255 > >FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE LEONARD PELTIER SUPPORT GROUP >P.O. BOX 1999, WENDELL DEPOT, MA 01380 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] >or the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee >- P.O. Box 583, Lawrence, KS 66044 >Tel: 785-842-5774 >http://members.xoom.com/freepeltier/index.html > > > >AMSTERDAM >We are planning to have a demonstration in Amsterdam on Feb. 6th. We are >planning to walk from downtown Amsterdam (de Dam) to the US Consulate. As >soon as I have details I will let you know. > >Stay strong, > >Frits F. Terpstra >Reigerstraat 8-a >9714 EW Groningen >Netherlands > >WASHINGTON DC >----Hello. My name is Farah Nazarali-Stranieri and I'm chairperson and >founder of the Working Group on Indigenous Peoples at the George >Washington University. On Tuesday Jan.19 we have our general meeting and >I'm going to propose that we participate in a 24 hour hunger strike on >Feb.6 and embark on a letter writing campaign on behalf of Leonard >Peltier. I am quite sure my fellow students will be supportive of the >idea. We will also plan to meet with members of congress on Feb.5, the >day before to explain why we are going on a hunger strike and present >letters to them. (I am a Canadian citizen and I know the Political >Minister at the Canadian Embassy here in Washington and I have already >spoken to him about the idea and I will be able to meet with him to >present letters to the Minister of Justice in Canada.) We may need some >informational materials and we may also buy some posters. In any case, I >will let the Defense Committee know of the outcome of our meeting and the >exact plans for our Feb.6 event. I would also like to write a letter to >Leonard. Should I send it to LPDC in Kansas? > >In solidarity, > >Farah Nazarali-Stranieri > >PORTLAND, MAINE >At this time we have confirmed that the NorthEast Woodlands chapter of the >American Indian Movement is holding a protest at Monument Square in >Portland, Maine on Saturday, February 6th from 1 to 4 PM. For more >information contact David Spirit Bear Walton - PO Box 510, Limington, ME >04049 207-637-3097. > >TACOMA, WASHINGTON >In the North west there will be a protest called the INTERNATIONAL DAY IN >SOLIDARITY WITH LEONARD PELTIER on FEBRUARY 6TH in TACOMA, WA. The march >starts 12:00 NOON at 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 we will have a rally. > >NORTHWEST LEONARD PELTIER SUPPORT NETWORK- >TACOMA OFFICE >P.O. BOX 5464 >TACOMA, WA 98415-0464 USA > >e-mail; < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >To subscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To change your email address, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with your old address in the Subject: line > <<<<=-=-=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...." Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
