Update from Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
Because of recent developments the November 21 (22) March on
Washington for Leonard Peltier has been delayed or cancelled.
The following is the explanation from the Leonard Peltier Defense
Committee and Leonard Peltier Freedom Campaign.
Leonard became eligible for parole! In August, Lisa [Faruolo] wrote
to President Clinton requesting executive clemency for Leonard. The
Pardon Attorney contacted Lisa by mail and stated that executive
clemency is to be used as a last resort. She informed Lisa that Leonard
was eligible for parole and that he needed to file. Filing took
place in early September and he will meet with the parole board the
first week in December. This has made the march on Washington
difficult. We need to be sure that when we march on DC, President
Clinton does not have an excuse to ignore us. However this is not
the only reason. Unfortunately, we were unable to raise the funding
or find full time help to make sure this march is properly
organized.
If parole and the planned mailing do not succeed then we will march
in June. This will give us six months to raise funding, support,
and make it possible for us to have a successful rally in support
of executive clemency for Leonard Peltier!!
We thank you for your support and would like to explain exactly
what we are going to do in order to make sure that President
Clinton DOES NOT FORGET WHO WE ARE and WHY WE ARE HERE!
Beginning November 21, 1993, thousands of supporters of justice for
Leonard Peltier from all over the United States and twenty five
countries around the world will send their message to the White
House. The Leonard Peltier Freedom Campaign and invited guests will
deliver to the White House one million signatures on petitions
urging President Clinton to give freedom to Leonard.
Resolutions from Tribal Councils, Unions, Churches, Schools, City
Councils, and diverse Community Groups supporting Leonard's freedom
will also be delivered to the President by YOU and by US!
The Holiday Season and New Year are traditional times, worldwide,
for political leaders to grant commutation of sentence for
prisoners in the spirit of reconciliation and justice. This is a
unique opportunity for us to target President Clinton asking him to
immediately resolve this issue of injustice and free Leonard in
1993.
November 21 - December 24, 1993 we intend to send to the
Whitehouse:
100,000 letters of support
10,000 phone and fax messages
1,000 resolutions, proclamations and declarations
in support of Leonard for executive clemency. This mass phone, fax
and mail project will insure that President Clinton is aware that
the people around the world WILL NOT sand by and permit this
injustice to continue any longer.
We urge you to help us take a stand for justice and help us bring
Leonard home for the holidays; so he can spend them with his family
once again.
Mail all letters of support (1, 2, 3...of the 100,000),
proclamations, petitions, declarations, and resolutions to
President Clinton at the address below. Mail COPIES of your
letters, proclamations, petitions, declarations and resolutions to
Michele and Koen of the LPFC. We will arrange for all copies to be
delivered by a delegation of celebrities, attorneys, and spiritual
and tribal leaders insuring that President Clinton hears from each
of you. We hope to arrange at least one delegation a week to meet
with Congress and one special group to meet with the President
beginning November 21st and ending December 24th.
MAIL LETTERS, RESOLUTIONS, DECLARATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND
PETITIONS TO:
President Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC 20500
FOR THOSE WHO WRITE EARLY -- REMEMBER -- DO NOT MAIL TO THE WHITE
HOUSE UNTIL NOVEMBER 21st THROUGH DECEMBER 24th! FOR YOUR
CONVENIENCE, YOU CAN MAIL ALL COPIES TO THE LPFC c/o THE LPDC AT:
The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
P.O. Box 583
Lawrence, Kansas 66044
PH: 913-842-5774
FAX: 913-842-5796
(The Leonard Peltier Freedom Campaign office will only be open in
New York until early November. For monetary and practical purposes
Michele and Koen will return to Kansas as soon as possible.)
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*** PETITION TO THE WHITE HOUSE ***
PRESIDENT CLINTON, WE URGE FREEDOM FOR LEONARD PELTIER
We add our names to the over 20 million people worldwide who have
written to urge freedom and justice for Leonard Peltier, American
Indian leader wrongfully imprisoned for 17 years.
We are deeply concerned about human rights and we are heartened
that many prominent individuals and groups have supported Leonard
Peltier including many members of Congress, Amnesty International,
the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National
Association of Christians and Jews, and 78 world religious leaders
including Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa and the Archbishop of
Canterbury.
Proven FBI misconduct in Peltier's trial, including suppression of
key evidence and perjury make continued imprisonment a national
disgrace and an international outrage.
We urge you to take immediate action during this 'U.N. Year of
Indigenous People' -1993
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Send petitions to: Send copies of petitions and resolutions
to:
President Clinton Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
The White House P.O. Box 583
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Lawrence, Kansas 66044
Washington D.C. 20500 Ph: 913-842-5774
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Michele Lord + If you have come here to help me,
+ you are wasting your time.....
+ But if you have come because
+ your liberation is bound up with mine,
milo@scicom.alphacdc.com + then let us work together.
Aboriginal Woman
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