Wisconsin Governor Visit to Europe OCTOBER Update Oct.1
Chippewa Request Treaty Rights Rallies
Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson, who has fought against Indian rights in
Wisconsin, is visiting Poland, and Austria on trade missions in October.
We are requesting that Indian support groups greet Thompson with
demonstrations to pressure him to respect Chippewa treaty rights by
threatening to refuse economic cooperation.
THURSDAY, OCT 3
12:05 pm Arrives in Warsaw, goes to stay at Marriott Hotel with other
governors in national Governors Association delegation
2:30 pm Meets with Citizens' Democracy Corps (we could use them in Wisconsin!)
4:00 pm Meets with Grzelak, Secretary of State in President's Chancellery
in charge of local governments. Possible meeting with President Walesa.
6-8 pm Tour of Royal Palace , reception by Bull in Royal Ballroom
FRIDAY, OCT 4
7-8 am Breakfast in hotel
8-9:30 am Ministry of Finance meetings
10-11:30 am Meeting with local government officials at University of Warsaw
2-5 pm Meets with Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy Waligorski
SATURDAY, OCT 5
10:30-11 am Press briefing at Warsaw Marriott Hotel (best time for demo)
11:30-11:45 Polish Resistance Monument
Noon-1:30 pm Bazyliazek Restaurant in Old Town
3:10-5 pm Flight to Vienna on Austrian Airlines #624 Transfer to
Vienna Plaza Hilton Hotel 5 pm.
8 pm Reception and dinner hosted by Prince Albert of Liechtenstein at the
Bristol Hotel
SUNDAY, OCT 6 7:10 am Thompson leaves for home
Things have been going well here--building momentum in the legal fight against
mining near Lac Courte Oreilles, and nuclear waste storage at Prairie Island,
and the defeat of a proposal to name a highway after Columbus. A large
conference is planned for Oct 12 in Madison.
Luca Seradi (Soconas Incomindios) was instrumental in the highway victory by
testifying against the proposal--in Italian. A good example of the contribution
of
European supporters.
--Zoltan, John, and Dorothy
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See Wisconsin Updates on NativeNet September 9 or 10 for more
information or contact Midwest Treaty Network at
colemanj@calshp.cals.wisc.edu
or
Our FAX number is 608-255-2766 (address
to "Midwest Treaty Network"). Please call Dorothy or Anita at
715-588-7687 in Lac du Flambeau or Zoltan or Debra at 608-246-2256 in
Madison, WI. If you have any articles or photos about rallies of support
for the Chippewa, please send them right away to Midwest Treaty Network,
731 State Street, Madison WI 53703 USA.