END THE TORTURE OF LEONARD PELTIER HUNGER STRIKE BEGINING
FEBRUARY 6, 1999
There comes a time when people must step forward and
act directly upon the great unjustices of the world. The
case of Leonard Peltier is one such great unjustice.
February 6, 1999 marks the 23th year of Leonard's
imprisonment. Leonard is in prison for standing up to the
evil forces of the empire of greed. These forces framed
Leonard and these forces continue to cover up their crimes
against Leonard and against the people. Leonard has
suffered greatly because of this oppression. They have
harassed him at every point, they attempted to assassinate
him, and now they are torturing him by refusing to allow
medical treatment which he desperately needs as he is in
continuous pain and cannot even take nourishment except
through a straw.
Yet the people can end this injustice if they are
just willing to act in unity. The call has gone out for a
mobilization of all concerned people on February 6, 1999,
THE INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SOLIDARITY WITH LEONARD PELTIER.
It is very important to show solidarity with Leonard in
public so that the forces of evil will know that Leonard's
case will not ever go away, and--more importantly--that it
will continue to grow until he is freed!
After much thought, it has been decided that some of
us must push this struggle even further by going on a
hunger strike to end the torture of Leonard Peltier. This
hunger strike will begin on February 6th. We are calling
upon those who are able and willing to join us in this
hunger strike. We are also asking that people support this
action and act to end the torture of Leonard Peltier.
Please e-mail Clinton, the Bureau of Prisons and your
congresspeople messages demanding the end of the torture.
In Solidarity
Dale Pfeiffer, IWW Pontiac Delegate, novelist,
dalealen@peoplelink.com.
END THE TORTURE OF LEONARD PELTIER HUNGER STRIKE
LPDC Update!!!
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Glickman Announces New Program for American Indian Tribes
END THE TORTURE OF LEONARD PELTIER HUNGER STRIKE
Date: Wednesday 30 December 1998 10:35:06
From: arthur
To: kolahq@skynet.be
Cc: LPSG Northwest (Arthur Miller)
Subject: END TORTURE OF PELTIER HUNGER STRIKE
please post widely
END THE TORTURE OF LEONARD PELTIER HUNGER STRIKE
BEGINING FEBRUARY 6, 1999
There comes a time when people must step forward and act directly upon the great unjustices of the world. The case
of Leonard Peltier is one such great unjustice. February 6, 1999 marks the 23th year of Leonard's imprisonment. Leonard is in prison for standing up to the evil forces of the
empire of greed. These forces framed Leonard and these
forces continue to cover up their crimes against Leonard
and against the people. Leonard has suffered greatly
because of this oppression. They have harassed him at every point, they attempted to assassinate him, and now they are
torturing him by refusing to allow medical treatment which
he desperately needs as he is in continuous pain and cannot even take nourishment except through a straw.
Yet the people can end this injustice if they are just
willing to act in unity. The call has gone out for a
mobilization of all concerned people on February 6, 1999,
THE INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SOLIDARITY WITH LEONARD PELTIER.
It is very important to show solidarity with Leonard in
public so that the forces of evil will know that Leonard's
case will not ever go away, and--more importantly--that it
will continue to grow until he is freed!
After much thought, it has been decided that some of us
must push this struggle even further by going on a hunger
strike to end the torture of Leonard Peltier. This hunger
strike will begin on February 6th. We are calling upon
those who are able and willing to join us in this hunger
strike. We are also asking that people support this action
and act to end the torture of Leonard Peltier. Please
e-mail Clinton, the Bureau of Prisons and your
congresspeople messages demanding the end of the torture.
InSolidarity
Dale Pfeiffer, IWW Pontiac Delegate, novelist,
dalealen@peoplelink.com.
Arthur J. Miller, coordinator, Northwest Leonard Peltier
Support Network, IWW Tacoma Delegate, publisher of Bayou La Rose. bayou@blarg.net
Those who are wanting to join this hunger strike please
send us a message that should include a short statement of
your organizational background. Please send your message
to:
Northwest Leonard Peltier Support Network- Tacoma Office
P.O. Box 5464
Tacoma, WA 98415-0464 USA
e-mail; bayou@blarg.net
----end forwarded message----
LPDC Update!!!
Subj: Fw: LPDC Update!!!
Date: 1/4/99 5:02:52 PM Central Standard Time
From: nlthomas@YvwiiUsdinvnohii.net (Nancy Thomas)
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From: Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
To: nlthomas@yvwiiusdinvnohii.net
Date: Monday, January 4, 1999
Subject: update
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Dear Peltier supporters,
Here is a new update--please copy and distribute it!
Thanks, LPDC office staff
Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
P.O. Box 583 Lawrence, KS 66044
Phone: (785) 842-5774
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Important current issues: January 1999
-Leonard's health
-International support continues to build -Getting
Leonard's case back into court/law schools -Effort to gain
executive clemency
-Working for congressional hearings and investigations
-Canadian extradition report
UPCOMING EVENTS:
-Hunger fasting and Nonviolent Civil Disobedience protests
on Feb. 6th, 1999 -Leonard Peltier Organizing Conference
Friday, June 25th , Saturday, June 26th, and Sunday June
27th
HEALTH
Leonard Peltier is currently suffering from complications
of a previous maxilla-facial surgery which he underwent at
the Springfield Medical facility in 1996. Because of this,
he is in excruciating pain everyday as the pain in his jaw
never resides.
As a child Leonard stepped on a nail and got tetanus. This
caused him to get lockjaw and he has had problems with his
jaw ever since. He also broke his jaw once and it never
healed correctly. This is why he was transferred to
Springfield for surgery in 1996. Dr. Collins, one of the
prison doctors, had recommended that Leonard be treated at
the Mayo clinic in Rochester because Springfield did not
have the proper facilities. The prison ignored this advice. During this surgery Leonard almost died. He was in a coma
for fourteen hours after the surgery and his jaw is now in
much worse condition than before he was treated.
Leonard cannot bite or chew his food because his jaw is
frozen. He cannot completely close or open his mouth. He
must eat by forcing food through a gap in his front teeth
and then mashing it against his front teeth with his
tongue. The prison will not blend his food. He suffers from excruciating headaches and jaw pain because of this
condition.
This is not the only maltreatment he received at
Springfield. After the operation he was told that he
required radiation treatment to his jaw. He was told that
if he did not receive it he would die. After a lot of
pressure he agreed despite the fact that he was already
weak and in severe pain from the surgery. During this time
he was kept in "the hole" which is a cell that is six by
eight feet long. It was infested with cockroaches and ants, he was only allowed a one inch pencil to write with, he had to write on the cement floor, and he was only allowed one
phone call a month. He was not put in isolation because his behavior had warranted any type of disciplinary action.
After one month it became apparent to Leonard that the
surgery was a complete failure. He refused to go back to
Springfield because of its inhumane conditions and medical
maltreatment. It has been two years and he is still waiting for treatment from the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Keller, a
specialist at the Mayo Clinic has agreed to do the surgery
but the prison will not transfer him there. Leonard will
not sign any transfer papers unless they specifically state that he is going to the Mayo Clinic for treatment for fear
of being transferred back to Springfield. Legal remedies
are currently being taken in order to get Leonard the care
he needs. Meanwhile please help us pressure the BOP,
Leavenworth prison, and Congress to allow him to be
immediately transferred to the Mayo Clinic.
Leonard has endured the Marion Control Unit, an attempted
assassination, harassment, and physical brutality for
twenty-three years despite the fact that the government
says they do not know who is responsible for the deaths of
the agents. It is important now more than ever that Leonard is released.
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
International Diplomatic efforts are increasing to pressure on the United States to free Leonard Peltier. The European
Parliament and the governments of Italy and Belgium have
passed resolutions calling for clemency and for
Senate/Congressional investigations into the illegal FBI
activities against the people of Pine Ridge.
GETTING CASE BACK INTO COURTS
We are currently looking for ways to enter Leonard's case
back into court. We need research lawyers, law professors,
and law students to try to find ways by which to do this.
If you are interested in researching Leonard's case you may want to purchase The Trial of Leonard Peltier, and the
trial transcripts. We also have the appeal decisions on
disc, but we still need to get other relevant briefs,
evidentiary hearings, etc. on the computer-hopefully this
will be done soon. If you find a possible strategy to get
Leonard's case back into court, we will have you discuss it with trial attorneys Tony Serra, Carl Nadler, and Eric
Seitz. Anyone who is able to find a way to get the case
back into court will receive international recognition in
the legal community. Contact the LPDC for more information. EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
In 1993 Ramsey Clark filed for executive clemency on
Leonard's case. Normally it takes six to nine months for a
response to be received from the president. It has been
five years and we have heard nothing. The only response
ever received from Clinton is a form letter which we have
hundreds of, stating that it is still being reviewed by the department of justice. President Clinton has the authority
to look into the status of the "review" and he has the
authority to grant clemency whenever he chooses. The
Clinton administration has ignored letters and resolutions
from foreign governments, letters from many prestigious
people, and
millions of signatures and letters from the people of the
U.S. The government admits that they do not know what
involvement Leonard may have had in the agents' deaths.
It is an outrage that the Leonard is still in prison.
Please continue to write Clinton and the Pardon Attorney,
however, we must do more than this to show our support for
Leonard. We cannot be ignored any longer while an innocent
man suffers in prison.
CONGRESSIONAL HEARING INVESTIGATIONS
We are urging Congress to hold a congressional
investigation into the Pine Ridge murders and Leonard's
illegal incarceration which resulted
from the FBI and Dick Wilson's Reign of Terror. We have
the support
of various Congressional people which is good, but, not all of them have the jurisdiction to initiate hearings. Please
continue to write to your state representatives and while
doing so ask them who, if any in your state have the
jurisdiction to initiate hearings. Please let the LPDC know of any responses you receive. We will be passing the
information on to our lobbyist in D.C. Also write to
Congressman John Conyers and Senator Paul Wellstone to
encourage them to hold an investigation. If you are a
political science major we could use your help and advice.
CANADIAN EXTRADITION REPORT
On 15 June, 1998 a letter from Canada's federal Information & Privacy Commissioner informed us that the internal review of the facts concerning Leonard's extradition from Canada
had been cleared for release to the public on June 9, 1998. The until-now secret report of the internal review of
Leonard's extradition from Canada done by the Minister of
Justice of Canada in 1995 can now be released AT THE
DISCRETION OF CANADA'S MINISTER OF JUSTICE, The Hon Anne
McLellan. She is ignoring our requests to release that
report on the review.
The review was commissioned by the former Minister of
Justice in 1995-1996 & handed over to the Privacy
Commissioner in 1997. The Privacy Commissioner was supposed to "deal with privacy concerns" contained in that report
(i.e, remove the names of informants, etc). As soon as that was done, according to the statement made by the Minister
of Justice in the House of Commons on 11 May, 1998, "... as soon as I am satisfied and the Privacy Commissioner is
satisfied that we can release that report I will do so."
There is NO doubt that the report will clearly state that
Leonard's extradition was fraudulently obtained by the govt of the USA, & that will mean that under the terms of the
extradition treaty between Canada & the USA, Canada HAS NO
CHOICE but to present the ambassador of the USA to Canada
with a formal note of diplomatic protest & demand Leonard's immediate return to Canadian soil, (where he will be 100%
free).
In June of 1989, in the Supreme Court of Canada, the U.S.
government admitted that the documents used in their
request for extradition of Mr. Peltier were fraudulent.
(These fraudulent documents are now referred to as the
"Poor Bear Affidavits".)
In their 1989 decision in considering Leonard's
extradition, Canada's Supreme Court stated that the USA was "less than forthright" in the extradition application, &
that the US affidavits used to obtain the extradition were
"...suspect to the point of fraud...". The SCC "strongly
urge[d]" the federal govt of Canada to "... seek immediate
and effective diplomatic redress...".
Under the terms of the extradition treaty between Canada
and the U.S., if the party extraditing a person is shown to have made the request fraudulently, regardless of intent to do so, the person so extradited must immediately be
returned to the country they were extradited from.
Needless to say, the US Dept of Just-Us (as it's called in
Indian Country) and the Canada-desk at Secretary of State
are putting a lot of pressure on the Canadian govt to keep
this report under wraps.
YOU CAN HELP
You can help break that report loose, and in the process
loosen the bars that imprison Leonard. Call, write, fax
and/or email your U.S. Congress/Senate representatives, or
members of the Joint House Foreign Affairs C
Discarded message From: lpdc@idir.net (Leonard Peltier Defense Committee) Date: Mon, Jan 18, 1999, 3:19pm (PST+2) To: White_Feather@webtv.net Subject: February 6th Hunger Strike and Protest for Peltier
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST TO FREE LEONARD PELTIER on the 23 anniversary of his arrest.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 17, 1999
Contact Gina Chiala or Keith McHenry at 785-842-5774
On February 6th supporters of Native American Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier will be holding protests and starting hunger strikes in an effort to pressure the Clinton Administration to keep its 1992 campaign promise. These protests will be happening in cities all over the world including Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Washington DC, San Diego, Tacoma and Rapid City, South Dakota. ( A current list of locations and times is included below. )
Leonard Peltier is an American Indian Movement (AIM) activist who was framed in a case involving the death of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Lakota Reservation on June 26, 1975. Leonard was arrested in Canada on Feb. 6, 1976 and has remained in prison ever since. In 1975 there had been a large number of FBI agents at Pine Ridge for the purpose of defending multi-national energy company's attempt to take Lakota land for uranium mining. The FBI was a part of the oppression of the traditional Lakota People and AIM who were the resistance to the illegally taking of Lakota land. In the two years before the shootout over 60 resisters were murdered by a death squad that was armed, trained and directed by the FBI. On the day of the shootout two FBI agents came into an AIM camp in the same manner that the death squad had done all over Pine Ridge. Internal government files show that there is much proof that this was a setup against the AIM leadership, which included Leonard Peltier. Two FBI agents and one Indian were killed during the firefight. In the first trial two AIM members were found not guilty by reason of self-defense. Then the government illegally had Leonard extradited from Canada based upon false statements. They then moved his trial to a judge that had been cited for his anti-Indian attitude. Leonard's trial was a frame-up that included falsified evidence and the intimidation of witnesses.
Through the appeals process Leonard's defense has disproved the government's case to the point that the government prosecutor has come out and stated that they don't know who killed the agents and that if Leonard were to have a trial today they could not convict him. They say now that Leonard's crime was that he "aided and abetted" in the deaths because he was there that day. Since the first two AIM members were found not guilty for reason of self-defense, this means that Leonard has been locked-up for 23 years for aiding and abetting in an act of self-defense.
Leonard was arrested in Canada on February 6, 1976. Supporters are marking that day by starting hunger strikes and holding protests as part of an international campaign for justice for Leonard Peltier.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST TO FREE LEONARD PELTIER - FEBRUARY 6TH
THE LEONARD PELTEIR DEFENSE COMMITTEE
PO Box 583 - Lawrence, KS 66044 - 785-842-5774 < lpdc@idir.net >
Here is list of protests planned for February 6, 1999
ALBANY, NY
We're planning an action on Feb. 6th for International Leonard Peltier Day in Albany, New York . We will draw in people from the surrounding cities of Troy, Schenectady, Saratoga, and other nearby towns. We don't have the details yet but will keep you posted as things unfold. thanks! Francie, Leonard Peltier Solidarity Committee
ATLANTA, GA
The LPSG, Atlanta is interested in participating in the fast for Leonard Peltier. So far we have around a half dozen people who have committed to fasting for four days, one person following the next. There are many people in the Indian community here that we have not called yet. I'm sure that more will be interested. We're having a meeting this coming Sunday and will know a little more about our commitment afterwards. In the mean time, please send more information, press-releases, guidelines, etc.
I talked to Arthur Miller yesterday and he said his people will be doing twelve day fasts. I'll see if anyone here is willing and able to do that. I look forward to hearing from you.
Reid freeman Jenkins
coordinator LPSG, Atlanta
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
Feb. 6, 1999 - afternoon - Wake at U.S. Embassy or protest action at international airport Zaventem (depends on how many people will come) We're also checking how many people would participate in a 48-hour hunger fast. And the petition drive has been increased via email and hopefully before February 6th via a new website (since our Internet Coordinator is having summer vacation - he lives in Australia - and complains he's bored, I'm sure the page will be finished this week... smile) More details will follow later.
Elsie
LONDON, ENGLAND
Here in London there is a civil rights march on Feb 6th (meeting at Brixton town hall, near Brixton tube at 12 noon). We will be handing out information about Leonard to people on this march. In solidarity,
Eddy
EUGENE, OR
Rally to Free Leonard Peltier
Saturday February 6th at Noon
Federal Building, E. 7th & Pearl Sts, Eugene Sponsored by Indigenous Support Coalition of Oregon and the Leonard Peltier Support Group of Eugene 607-7064 or lpsg@efn.org
Rally Feb 6th to Free Leonard Peltier, American Indian Political Prisoner Join others internationally rallying for Peltier's release for outside medical care, freedom and for Senate Oversight Investigation and Hearings.
Feb. 6th is the twenty-fourth anniversary of Peltier's illegal extradition from Canada and falsely conviction. Peltier's jaw continues to cause him agony as he can eat only soft food through a straw. Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act point to a US government covert program against the American Indian Movement, but a full Senate Oversight Investigation is needed to expose the real killers and clear his name.
Join us in calling for apologies and reparations for our Original Americans, starting with the Oglala Sioux of Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
Sponsored by the Leonard Peltier Support Group of Eugene/ ISCO. Call (541) 607-7064 or e-mail lpsg@efn.org for more info or to get involved.
Indigenous Support Coalition of Oregon
PO Box 11715,Eugene, OR 97440
Contact: Beth N (541) 607-7064 Voice Mail
Reply to: isco@efn.org
CINCINNATI, OH
For protest information Call 513-232-0362 or email < miriam24@hotmail.com >
LAWRENCE, KS
Hunger Strike & Day of protest to FREE LEONARD PELTIER on the 23rd anniversary of his arrest.
Saturday, February 6, 1999
Reading from Leonard's new book co-authored with Harvey Arden called PRISON WRITINGS - MY LIFE IS MY SUNDANCE and other cultural events at the The Java Break Café
17 E. Seventh Street - Lawrence, Kansas -4:00 pm
On February 6th supporters of Native American Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier will be holding protests and starting hunger strikes in an effort to pressure the Clinton Administration to keep its 1992 campaign promise. These protests will be happening in cities all over the world including Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Washington DC, San Diego, Tacoma and Rapid City, South Dakota. The Lawrence event will be at the Java Break at 4:00 pm. For more information call the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee at 785-842-5774
HOUSTON, TX
The South East Tx. Autonomous chapter of the American Indian Movement, the lpdc support groups located in Killeen and AustinTx, the World Worker's Party, and others will hold a protest on Feb. 6th for Leonard in Houston,TX.. Call 281-550-7081 for details.
SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO
We have one problem, a location for the Feb. 6/99, event. On Dec. 19/98, we were given the Civic Square. However, Bon Soo - the winter carnival is going on during this time period. All civic facilites are booked as are many church halls and other places. I am asking a faculty member at the local university to book a large room for us. If this fails, we will move our event to Feb. 13/99. However, PEACE magazine is putting a notice in their issue to be on the stands within a few weeks noting the Sault event and giving me as a contact number for more information. Again, our event will emphasize the need to contact the
Minister of Justice and Members of Parliament about Leonard and to urge the Justice Minister to release the report on the investigation into the original extradition from Canada to the US. He are putting pressure on our local MP to do something. Other MPs have been contacted and got back to us that they support our efforts for Leonard. We also will be handing out material on the Lubicon case.
Rick Palmer
SAN DIEGO, CA
Downtown San Diego. Call Janice Jordan at 619-233-9784
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Hunger Strike and Protest starts at UN Plaza, 7th and Market Street at 12:00 noon, Call 415-826-4127 or 510-268-9913
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: < tatankanajin@hotmail.com >. 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
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 noflyby@nonviolence.org 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
Howdy. On the 6th, there will also be some sort of direct action in DC. Either at the White House or FBI. I had just noticed that someone else was planning something for DC, is it possible to their contact info so we could possibly work together? or please pass along my #- 703 445 0085 or my email. I will forward details on our action, hopefully next week when we know more.
take care,
Wade
----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; < bayou@blarg.net >
DENVER,CO
Protest scheduled for Feb. 6, 1999 in downtown Denver, CO. March is from the Capital Bldg to Federal Courthouse. Coordinators for the event: Kathy
D. Peltier (303)752-3892 or peal_tears@hotmail.com, Robbie (303) 399-9067 and Nancy Benton. Call for updates.
Coordinating Meeting is at Living Waters, 5th & Bannock, at 5:30 PM. on January 14, 1999.
please post widely
PONTIAC, MI
There will be a rally for Leonard Peltier on Feb. 6th in the city of Pontiac, Michigan. The rally will take place from 1-3pm, in front of the city building on the corner of Saginaw and Huron. There will be an invocation, speeches, a discussion of the solidarity fast, and drumming. Hot herbal tea will be available at the Vegetarian Grocer which is just down the street (http://www.vgkids.com).
Afterwards, there will be a meeting to discuss a tour of college campuses in this state, and also to discuss
future actions.
For more information, contact Dale at dalealen@people-link.com
VICTORIA, BC AND LOUISVILLE, KY
Greetings, I have gotten word that IWW members are helping to put on Feb. 6th actions also in Victoria, BC (vicwob@hotmail.com) and Louisville, KY (bmarch@aye.net). I have asked them to send you information.
Arthur
END THE TORTURE OF LEONARD PELTIER HUNGER STRIKE BEGINING FEBRUARY 6, 1999
There comes a time when people must step forward and act directly upon the great injustices of the world. The case of Leonard Peltier is one such great injustice. February 6, 1999 marks the 23th year of Leonard's imprisonment. Leonard is in prison for standing up to the evil forces of the empire of greed. These forces framed Leonard and these forces continue to cover up their crimes against Leonard and against the people. Leonard has suffered greatly because of this oppression. They have harassed him at every point, they attempted to assassinate him, and now they are torturing him by refusing to allow medical treatment which he desperately needs as he is in continuous pain and cannot even take nourishment except through a straw.
Yet the people can end this injustice if they are just willing to act in unity. The call has gone out for a mobilization of all concerned people on February 6, 1999, THE INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SOLIDARITY WITH LEONARD PELTIER. It is very important to show solidarity with Leonard in public so that the forces of evil will know that Leonard's case will not ever go away, and--more importantly-that it will continue to grow until he is freed!
After much thought, it has been decided that some of us must push this struggle even further by going on a hunger strike to end the torture of Leonard Peltier. This hunger strike will begin on February 6th. We are calling upon those who are able and willing to join us in this hunger strike. We are also asking that people support this action and act to end the torture of Leonard Peltier. Please e-mail Clinton, the Bureau of Prisons and your congresspeople messages demanding the end of the torture.
In Solidarity
Dale Pfeiffer, IWW Pontiac Delegate, novelist, dalealen@peoplelink.com.
Arthur J. Miller, coordinator, Northwest Leonard Peltier Support Network, IWW Tacoma Delegate, publisher of Bayou La Rose. bayou@blarg.net
Those who are wanting to join this hunger strike please send us a message that should include a short statement of your organizational background. Please send your message to:
The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
PO Box 583
Lawrence, KS 66044 U$A
785-842-5774
< lpdc@idir.net >
Northwest Leonard Peltier Support Network- Tacoma Office
P.O. Box 5464
Tacoma, WA 98415-0464 USA
< bayou@blarg.net >
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please post widely
From: THE NORTHWEST LEONARD PELTIER SUPPORT NETWORK
TACOMA OFFICE
P.O. BOX 5464
TACOMA, WA 98414-0464 USA
e-mail; bayou@blarg.net
THE LEONARD PELTIER SOLIDARITY FAST
Whereas, the continuing denial of medical treatment of American Indian Movement activist and political prisoner Leonard Peltier, which has been offered by the Mayo Clinic, is nothing but outright politically motivated torture. Leonard has, for a good while now and continues today, to live with continuous excruciating pain. This situation must end as soon as possible.
Therefore, THE LEONARD PELTIER SOLIDARITY FAST is set to begin on February 6th, and has the purpose of calling attention to and helping mobilizing support to end the torture of Leonard Peltier.
Upon February 6th, we are asking that those that can to join us on this fast. Each day of the fast a different faster will issue a statement in their own words calling for the end of the torture. We are also asking people who support this campaign to help widely distribute these statements. We are also asking that supporters on each day of the fast to e-mail messages to: Ms. Kathleen Hawk, Director, Bureau Of Prisons at: swolfson@bop.gov, asking that Leonard be allowed medical treatment at the Mayo Chinic. We are also asking supporters to take what ever positive local actions that will advance this campaign.
FASTERS
Name___________________________________________
Organizational affiliation, tribe, profession_______________________
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Means of contact (e-mail or street or P.O. Box address)___________
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Support person for faster (name and means of contact)____________
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FOR THOSE NOT FASTING BUT CAN HELP SPREAD THE STATEMENTS OF THE FASTERS AND HELP WITH THE E-MAIL CAMPAIGN
Name___________________________________________
Means of contact___________________________________________
Please return this to: the NWLPSN at; bayou@blarg.net
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Discarded message From: lpdc@idir.net (Leonard Peltier Defense Committee) Date: Thu, Jan 21, 1999, 11:59am (PST+2) To: White_Feather@webtv.net Subject: Join the Leonard Peltier Solidarity Fast
New Leonard Peltier SOLIDARITY FAST WEBPAGE http://www.angelfire.com/mi/FreePeltier/index.html
END THE TORTURE OF LEONARD PELTIER
SOLIDARITY FAST
BEGINING FEBRUARY 6, 1999
There comes a time when people must step forward and act directly upon the great injustices of the world. The case of Leonard Peltier is one such great injustice. February 6, 1999 marks the 23th year of Leonard's imprisonment. Leonard is in prison for standing up to the evil forces of the empire of greed. These forces framed Leonard and these forces continue to cover up their crimes against Leonard and against the people. Leonard has suffered greatly because of this oppression. They have harassed him at every point, they attempted to assassinate him, and now they are torturing him by refusing to allow medical treatment which he desperately needs as he is in continuous pain and cannot even take nourishment except through a straw.
Yet the people can end this injustice if they are just willing to act in unity. The call has gone out for a mobilization of all concerned people on February 6, 1999, THE INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SOLIDARITY WITH LEONARD PELTIER. It is very important to show solidarity with Leonard in public so that the forces of evil will know that Leonard's case will not ever go away, and--more importantly-that it will continue to grow until he is freed!
After much thought, it has been decided that some of us must push this struggle even further by going on a hunger strike to end the torture of Leonard Peltier. This hunger strike will begin on February 6th. We are calling upon those who are able and willing to join us in this hunger strike. We are also asking that people support this action and act to end the torture of Leonard Peltier. Please e-mail Clinton, the Bureau of Prisons and your congresspeople messages demanding the end of the torture.
In Solidarity
Dale Pfeiffer, IWW Pontiac Delegate, novelist, dalealen@peoplelink.com.
Arthur J. Miller, coordinator, Northwest Leonard Peltier Support Network, IWW Tacoma Delegate, publisher of Bayou La Rose. bayou@blarg.net
Those who are wanting to join this hunger strike please send us a message that should include a short statement of your organizational background. Please send your message to:
The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
PO Box 583
Lawrence, KS 66044 U$A
785-842-5774
< lpdc@idir.net >
Northwest Leonard Peltier Support Network- Tacoma Office
P.O. Box 5464
Tacoma, WA 98415-0464 USA
< bayou@blarg.net >
.
please post widely
THE LEONARD PELTIER SOLIDARITY FAST
Whereas, the continuing denial of medical treatment of American Indian Movement activist and political prisoner Leonard Peltier, which has been offered by the Mayo Clinic, is nothing but outright politically motivated torture. Leonard has, for a good while now and continues today, to live with continuous excruciating pain. This situation must end as soon as possible.
Therefore, THE LEONARD PELTIER SOLIDARITY FAST is set to begin on February 6th, and has the purpose of calling attention to and helping mobilizing support to end the torture of Leonard Peltier.
Upon February 6th, we are asking that those that can to join us on this fast. Each day of the fast a different faster will issue a statement in their own words calling for the end of the torture. We are also asking people who support this campaign to help widely distribute these statements. We are also asking that supporters on each day of the fast to e-mail messages to: Ms. Kathleen Hawk, Director, Bureau Of Prisons at: swolfson@bop.gov, asking that Leonard be allowed medical treatment at the Mayo Clinic. We are also asking supporters to take what ever positive local actions that will advance this campaign.
Make your solidarity fast visible by setting up a LEONARD PELTIER SOLIDARITY FAST VIGIL outside a federal office or main intersection in your community. Let everyone know why you are fasting and invite the media to photograph and video tape your Solidarity Fast Vigil.
FASTERS
Name___________________________________________
Organizational affiliation, tribe, profession_______________________
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Means of contact (e-mail or street or P.O. Box address)___________
_______________________________________________
Support person for faster (name and means of contact)____________
_______________________________________________
FOR THOSE NOT FASTING BUT CAN HELP SPREAD THE STATEMENTS OF THE FASTERS AND HELP WITH THE E-MAIL CAMPAIGN
Name___________________________________________
Means of contact___________________________________________
Please return this to: the NWLPSN at; bayou@blarg.net
New Leonard Peltier SOLIDARITY FAST WEBPAGE http://www.angelfire.com/mi/FreePeltier/index.html
Fellow fasters,
Before going on, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dale Pfeiffer, and I live in southeastern Michigan, though I have spent a good deal of time in other parts of the country, particularly the Rocky Mountains and the northwest. I am very proud to count myself among the number of fasters who are pledging themselves to Leonard's cause. I consider myself in very good company here.
Following is an informative letter with advice on how to prepare for a fast and the various stages a faster will pass through. I am assuming here that you know nothing about fasting, if this is not the case then please pardon my intrusion. Much of this was new to me as I talked with experienced fasters. For myself, I have held a few short (4 day) fasts as a part of the introspective, soul-searching process which American Indians refer to as the Vision Quest. I know that I could have benefited from much of this information then, and I am benefiting from it now.
Mental Preparation and Goals
This is largely a matter of determination--of knowing your goal from the start and of sticking to it. Whether your goal is a one day fast, a four day fast, a two-week fast, or a do-or-die fast, once you have defined the length of the fast, you should not back out before that time limit. When you are fasting to test the will of an opponent, you will have lost everything from the moment you back down from your commitment--not only for yourself, but for anyone else who might remain on their fast. Once one person backs down, the opponent will assume that all others will do so eventually. All the work you have done will be in vain. Therefore, a great deal of soul searching is in order before you should even commit to a fast. Now I am sure that all of us have done this soul searching and that none of us have made this commitment lightly, yet this point must be made from the beginning. And let me add that there is still time to back out now if anyone feels that they made their commitment a little too rashly, and that now is the time to do so.
Beyond commitment and length of fast, you must also be clear about the purpose for your fast. If you cannot expect compassion from your adversary, then a fast will become nothing more than a futile waste of life. For this reason, in this particular fast, while we are targeting the Bureau of Prisons and other officials with our daily statements, it is perhaps more important that we take our fast to the people. If we can appeal directly to the people and rally them to Leonard's cause, they may achieve what we alone cannot do. For this reason, you should seek to make your fast highly visible to the community around you, (and I know how difficult this can be, as I am by nature a very private man). You need to go out into the community and let people know why you are taking this drastic action. Several experienced fasters have told me that meeting people in restaurants and cafeterias is a very powerful tactic which will involve people who would not otherwise take action.
So let's state our goals and commitments right now. We are seeking people who can fast in shifts--say, two weeks on and two weeks off, repeating until Leonard is safely within the Mayo Clinic. The two week duration gives us more time to maintain the action without fatalities, and might give fasters time to see to their personal affairs on their off weeks--at least early into
the action. If you or friends and supporters can organize a tour of college campuses in your area, this would be a great help. You could speak before the students, visit with them in the cafeteria and hopefully activate them to join in the letter-writing campaign.
Physical Preparation
Of course it would be wise to have a physical, and anyone with a suspected health condition should definitely do so. Anyone with a medical condition who is determined to fast should have a doctor and/or nurse on standby, or perhaps even check her/himself into a hospital from the beginning--depending on the severity of her/his illness. And everyone should have a support person who can look after them.
In the weeks before the fast, you should wean yourself from all addictions--not just the obvious drugs, but also caffeine, sugar, sodium, and even food preservatives. Doing this before the fast begins will make things much easier on you. Having kicked caffeine and sugar in the past week (and not even having realized that I had a caffeine habit), I can say that I wouldn't have wanted to go through that while I was fasting.
In the weeks before the fast, it is also a good idea to detoxify the body. There is no telling what poisons (PCB's, pesticides, etc.) are stored in the body fat. Releasing these toxins into the body as you burn your body fat would be extremely undesirable, and possibly even fatal. There are various detox teas on the market, though most are cost prohibitive. Drinking lots of water will cleanse the body just as effectively as many commercial products.
Sweating out toxins through the skin is a very good way of cleansing the body. There are many herbs which will do this: Yarrow, Sarsaparilla, Mountain Mint, Catnip, Seneca Snakeroot, Boneset, Marsh-Marigold (Cowslip), Blessed Thistle, Wild Ginger, Feverwort, Germander (Wood Sage, Wild Basil), Spotted Joe-Pye-Weed, Burdock (Great or Common), Common Speedwell, Pennyroyal, Mugwort, Barberry Root. For all of the above, drink 1-3 cups of hot tea and wrap yourself in a blanket. I would not suggest doing this more than once or twice per week in a two or three week period before the fast. A sweat lodge or sauna is also very good for purifying the body.
I have also been told that a colonic is highly advisable. Many toxins accumulate in the colon. Personally, I find this treatment too expensive and a little too extreme.
Exercise is also advised in the weeks before beginning the fast, especially cardiovascular exercise. In general, the healthier you are, the better your chances are. So far as overeating to store up calories, I have been advised against it. Actually, it is better to cut down your meals in the week before the fast begins, so that your stomach can begin to adjust. An enlarged stomach, or one which produces excess acids, will simply make it more difficult to fast. Stocking up on carbohydrates is not very affective, but you should be sure that you are getting plenty of vitamins before the fast commences. I have been told it is important to eat lots of green vegetables.
Long-Term Fasting
The first four days are generally the worst. This is the period when you will experience stomach cramps, nausea, fevers and headaches as your body demands the food it is no longer receiving. Sometime around the fourth day, your brain begins to turn off the messages from the body and fasting actually becomes easier.
At thirty days, organ damage ensues--though it is reversible at this point. Sixty days is the critical point; organ damage becomes irreversible. Coma
and death will quickly follow. If the faster survives past this point, he or she can expect permanent liver damage, permanent kidney damage, permanent heart damage, and even permanent blindness. This is the sort of threshold we are hoping to avoid, because losing his supporters in such a fashion will do Leonard very little good.
To be honest, nobody can tell me much about fasting in two week shifts such as we are planning to do. But the people that I have spoken with guess that such a tactic will buy us more time. However, simply passing repeatedly through the early stages of fasting can wear a body down. And, even in two week shifts, the fast will likely prove fatal if maintained long enough.
Arthur Miller believes that the Bureau of Prisons will cave in two to three weeks, if we can put enough pressure on them. I trust that he is right, but I am committed to this action for however long it takes. We have to get them to release Leonard to the Mayo Clinic or else the struggle for justice will soon end and a good man will be lost. This fast does have a very good chance of working, if we can engage the public and activate enough people. We do have one very strong advantage: the Bureau of Prisons cannot stand the light of day on this issue. What they are doing is plainly illegal--it goes against the very constitution of the United States. If we can turn up the pressure enough, I do believe they will cave in.
So, welcome aboard. It is very good to see you here. And take some satisfaction in knowing that we are fighting the good fight.
Leonard Peltier Solidarity Fast WEBPAGE http://www.angelfire.com/mi/FreePeltier/index.html
PLEASE MAKE FLYERS AND HAND THEM OUT. Many people do not have email.
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Message From: lpdc@idir.net (Leonard Peltier Defense Committee) Date: Thu, Jan 28, 1999, 11:12am (PST+2) To: White_Feather@webtv.net Subject: David Dellinger's call to support Leonard Peltier
"A real reason that Clinton should be impeached is for his refusal to free Leonard Peltier."
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST TO
FREE LEONARD PELTIER
on the 23 anniversary of his arrest.
FEBRUARY 5 - 6, 1999
Contact Gina Chiala or Keith McHenry at 785-842-5774
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 28, 1999
"A real reason that Clinton should be impeached is for his refusal to free Leonard Peltier. So I will join others in Civil Disobedience near the White House on February 5th. The purpose is not to impeach Clinton but to free Leonard Peltier. Additional rallies and civil disobedience will take place in other sections of the country on February 6.
Peltier's prosecutor says that he has no idea who committed the acts for which he has been imprisoned for 23 years. And the FBI withheld information at his trial that showed his innocence. In 1975 the C.I.A., FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs invaded Pine Ridge Reservation in its continued killing of Indians who opposed having URANIUM mined on the Reservation. Now Peltier's life is in danger because of an illness that is not being treated inside the prison system.
Clinton needs ACTIONS to convince him, as worldwide letters and phone calls have not. HE WILL NOT ACT UNTIL HIS REFUSAL IS EMPHASIZED BY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO RALLY AND IN MANY CASES PUT THEIR OWN FREEDOM ON THE LINE."
In Solidarity and friendship,
Dave Dellinger
Nonviolent activist and a co defendant in the CHICAGO EIGHT CONSPERACY TRIAL
Partial list of actions
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS; BRUSSELS, BELGIUM; PARIS, FRANCE; LIMA, PERU; BOSTON, MA; BALTIMORE, MD; CHICAGO, IL; HELSINKI, FINLAND; LONDON, ENGLAND; DERBY, ENGLAND; TORONTO, ONTARIO; SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO; VICTORIA, BC; ALBANY, NY; ATLANTA, GA; EUGENE, OR; CINCINNATI, OH; KENT, OH; LAWRENCE, KS; HOUSTON, TX; SAN DIEGO, CA; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; NASHVILLE, TN; RAPID CITY, SD; SPRINGFIELD, MA; WASHINGTON, DC; PORTLAND, ME; TACOMA, WA; DENVER, CO; PONTIAC, MI; LOUISVILLE, KY; LINCOLN, NE; STARKVILLE, MS; JEWETT CITY, CT; SUNDERLAND, MA; HYANNIS, MA; HILTON HEAD, SC
THE LEONARD PELTEIR DEFENSE COMMITTEE
PO Box 583 - Lawrence, KS 66044 - 785-842-5774 < lpdc@idir.net >
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Message From: bayou@blarg.net (arthur) Date: Mon, Feb 1, 1999, 7:17pm To: peltier-fast@iww.org Cc: bayou@blarg.net Subject: Up-date
PLEASE POST WIDELY
From; NORTHWEST LEONARD PELTIER SUPPORT NETWORK P.O. BOX 5464
TACOMA, WA 98415-0464 USA
bayou@blarg.net
LEONARD PELTIER SOLIDARITY FAST/HUNGER STRIKE UP-DATE Greetings,
We now have 5 more days before the beginning of the Leonard Peltier Solidarity Fast/Hunger Strike. 5 more days to build this. It has already grown far larger than any of us had hoped for. At this time we have 50 fasters (see list below our statement at the bottom of this message) and 46 additional support people who will be getting the faster's statements out.
Often, it is said that we are powerless against the forces of greed and oppression. I have never believed that. For, I believe, that the only time we are powerless is when we decide not to use our power. All those people who have made the conscious decision to organize for the February 6th International Day In Solidarity With Leonard Peltier, all those that have made the conscious decision to come out on that day, and all those that have joined the Leonard Peltier Solidarity Fast/ Hunger Strike are making a clear statement that we are not powerless. Each person is important, for the power of this struggle is the accumiation of all of it's parts.
These actions are further steps in a long struggle. They are a direct continuation of all that has been done before them, and they are the bridge to the future success of our struggle. For I have never had any doubt that as long as we continue to struggle and build that struggle in the spirit of unity, we will see Leonard free.
The forces of evil believe that they can do anything they want to Leonard, frame him up, deny him all his rights, continue to harass him within the iron house, and now torture him. The Leonard Peltier Solidarity Fast/Hunger Strike is an act of drawing a line in the dirt and saying that we will not allow this to continue!
Some fasters will be fasting in shifts, as for me personally, I will be fasting as long as it is necessary. For too many years this has gone on, for too many years the brick wall of the government's lies and cover-ups has blocked our path. It is time to take a stand on a higher level of personal commitment. I will not be fasting just for Leonard, for the struggle of Leonard has long since become a struggle of the people against the forces of the greedy evil madness that is a plague upon our world.
The purpose of the fast/hunger strike is to call attention to the torture of Leonard and to motivate people to act to end that torture. Everyone is welcome to help. You can join the fast/hunger strike, you can aid the fast/hunger strike by helping to get out the statements of the fasters, and you send daily messages to the BOP. An e-mail list has been set up for the fast/hunger strike as an act of solidarity by the Telecom & Computer Worker' Local 23. Upon this list all the statements of the fasters will be posted. To get on to this list please send a message with subscribe to peltier-fast on the subject line to: peltier-fast-request@ iww.org. I wish to thank everyone who has joined us and has helped us. Without all of you this action could not be what it has become In Solidarity
Arthur J. Miller
NWLPSN
END THE TORTURE OF LEONARD PELTIER NOW!
THE LEONARD PELTIER SOLIDARITY FAST/HUNGER STRIKE STATEMENT
Whereas, the medical condition of American Indian Movement activist and political prisoner Leonard Peltier is severe and could become potentially life threating, the repeated denials by the federal prison system, for two and a half years, of the necessary medical treatment offered by the Mayo Clinic is nothing other than politically motivated torture. Leonard Peltier has been, and is, living daily in excrutiating pain. The U.S. Government should be held accountable for this act of torture. Should Leonard Peltier's condition become critical, the denial of medical treatment offered for free by the Mayo Clinic should be viewed as an act of attempted murder.
Therefore, THE LEONARD PELTIER SOLIDARITY FAST/HUNGER STRIKE will begin on February 6th, and has the purpose of calling attention to and helping to mobilize support to end the torture of Leonard Peltier. This campaign will continue until Leonard is undergoing treatment in the Mayo Clinic.
Upon February 6th, we are asking those who can to join us on this hunger strike. Each day of the fast two different fasters will issue a statement, one in the morning and one in the evening, in their own words calling for the end of the torture. We are also asking people who support this campaign to help widely distribute these statements.
Furthermore, we are asking that supporters on each day of the hunger strike e-mail messages to: Ms. Kathleen Hawk, Director, Bureau Of Prisons at: swolfson@bop.gov, asking that Leonard be allowed medical treatment at the Mayo Clinic. We are also asking supporters to take whatever positive local actions will advance this campaign.
In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse
Fasters/Hunger Strikers
Dale Pfeiffer, Clarkston, Michigan, IWW Delegate, novelist Arthur J. Miller, Tacoma, Washington, coordinator of the Northwest Leonard Peliter Support Network, IWW Delegate, publisher of Bayou La
Rose, marine pipefitter.
William Boemmels, Stratford, Connecticut, Malecite, Engineer Gina Chiala, Lawrence, Kansas, International Office of the Leonard
Peltier Defense Committee.
Keith McHenry, Lawrence, Kansas, International Office of the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee.
Ron (Saquiiyona) Dunning, Tupper Lake, New York, Shawnee, Adult Basic Education Teacher NYS Dept. Of Corrections, jewelry maker, traditional story teller, ornamental gardener/contractor.
Lois Brooks
Barbara Fortier, Atlanta, Georgia, Leonard Peltier Support Group- Atlanta, ballet dancer, teacher and dance school director.
Waabnong Kwe, Toronto, Ontario, Tsalagi and Ojibway Nations, AIDS Educator.
Becky Delaney, Rushville, OH
Darlene Holland-Hayter, Crystal River, Florida, Choctaw/Cherokee, Recording Secretary Native American Indian Center of Citrus/Levy counties of Florida.
Pilar de La Serna, Basque Country, Spain, Se Ven Sioux Kolektibo, Leonard Peltier Support Group-Basque Country.
John Rosania, Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade. Rachel Ann Carey-Harper, Dennis (Cape Cod), Massachusetts,
Yarmouth Friends Meeting, Sisters of the Light, volunteer with Homes For Seven Generations, Clothesline Project.
Debbie Hagopian
Quwahia Whisperingfire, Saint Petersburg, Florida, Navajo Artisan, poet.
Reid Freeman Jenkins, Atlanta, Georgia, Coordinator Leonard Peltier Support Group-Atlanta, printer.
Kyle Browning, Lawrence, Kansas, President Amnesty International local chapter/group #172.
Jeff Parente, State College, Pennsylvania, Student Brooke Sluder, Hartfort City, Indiana, Mohawk & Osage, Autoworker, Photographer, writer.
Cliff Alles-Curie, Leonard Peltier Support Group-West Michigan Cathie Dever, Rochester, Michigan
Dmitri Ryabinia, Krasnodar, Russia, Federation Anarchists Koban, Pressman
Ioso Fernandez Albeniz, Pamplona, Basque Country Spain, Se Ven Sioux Kolektibo, Leonard Peltier Support Group-Basque, cereals merchant.
Bernard Blanc, Lorques, France, writer, translator. Teresa Carr, Student, Spartanburg Tech.
Trudi Blue, Midlothian, Virginia
Laurie Nape wastewin Wheeler, Florence, Alabama, Lakota, American Indian Movement.
Scott sa wu-yo- nv Wheeler, Florence, Alabama, American Indian Movement.
Dru Schisn, Denver, Colorado, Graduate Social Work Student. Sarah Adesijj, Coon Rapids, Minnesota, Customer Support Rep. at Minnegasco.
White Feather Siouxson, Napa, California, Sioux, Holistic Nurse. John Moss "Crow Wolf", Millbrook, Alabama, Oglala, Susquehennock Church of Native Spirituality.
Theresa Laino, Brooklyn-New York Leonard Peltier Support Group Joann Magers, New Jersey Leonard Peltier Support Group Denise Maney, Madison, WI
Elizabeth Anne Payne, Clarkston, Michigan, IWW, co0founder of the Evansville Domestic Violence Task Force. Jim Lawler, Atlanta, Georgia, cartoonist, sculptor, house-painter Bob Manross, Atlanta, Georgia, Maintenance man Fulton Arrington, Tate, Georgia, Cherokee, Mechanic Rob Ervin, Atlanta, Georgia, Cherokee, Roofer, Student Jose Javier Bermudez, Pamplona, Basque Country, Se Ven Sioux Kolektibo, Leonard Peltier Support Group-Basque Country. Fermin Martin, Pamplona, Basque Country, Se Ven Sioux Kolektibo,
Leonard Peltier Support Group-Basque Country Mike Branum, Detroit, Michigan, Leonard Peltier Support Group-Detroit. Christopher Domhnall Mag Uidhir, Providence, Rhode Island, Irish
Republican Socialist Committee of North America, Graduate Student Jesse Alt, Ithaca, New York, Student
Keyga Ohda Sweetcorn, Sisseton Wahpeton
Gorka Ramos Hervella, Barcelona, (Catalunya) Spain, Clandestin@ (prisoner support & against prisons anarchist group). George Baldwin
FASTERS SIGN-UP
Name___________________________________________
Organizational affiliation, tribe, profession, city, state, country,
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Means of contact (e-mail or street or P.O. Box address)___________
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Support person for faster (name and means of contact)____________
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FOR THOSE NOT FASTING BUT WHO CAN HELP SPREAD THE STATEMENTS OF THE FASTERS AND HELP WITH THE E-MAIL CAMPAIGN
Name___________________________________________
Means of contact___________________________________________ Please return this to: the NWLPSN at; bayou@blarg.net