Please note that the benefit concert planned for Saturday night, June 25, has
been cancelled. The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee wants to concentrate
their efforts on the Sunday, June 26, ceremonies at Lafayette Park. The
emphasis is to be on prayer and sharing of the spirit of the pipe. Caravans
will be coming from all over the US, and even from Canada.
Camping will be available at the Aquia Pines Camp Resort, south of D.C. on
Interstate 95, in Stafford, Va. The address is 3071 Jefferson Davis Hwy,
and the phone is 703-659-3447. It is suggested that you call the campground
to make reservations. Tell them you are coming for the Leonard Peltier rally.
The campground is just off Interstate 95 at exit 143A (Aquia). Go east at the
exit ramp, and turn left (north) on US 1 (Jeff Davis Hwy). The campsite will
be immediately on your left. Camping fees will be $5.00 per person per night
(children 3 and under are free). Drumming will be permitted! Many of the
rally's organizers and spiritual leaders will be staying at the campground.
The schedule for Sunday June 26 is as follows:
8 AM: Assemble at Foggy Bottom
9 AM: March down Pennsylvania Avenue to Lafayette Park
(led by elders and spiritual leaders)
10 AM: Ceremonies begin at Lafayette Park
5 PM: Event closes
Speakers and/or Walk Leaders: Russell Means (AIM), Ramsey Clark
(former Attorney General), Thelma Clark (mother of Eddie Hatcher), David Hill
(AIM), Bob Robideau (AIM and co-defendent of Leonard Peltier), Joe Chasing
Horse (Lakota), Arvol Looking Horse (Lakota, Buffalo Woman pipe carrier),
Peter Matthiessen (author of In the Spirit of Crazy Horse), Steve
Robideau (co-founder of LPDC), Ola Cassadore Davis (Apache Survival
Coalition) and others. There will be drumming and indigenous music from
North, Central and South America.
This is a time to come together with our spiritual leaders to show the
great power of our unity and support of Freedom for Leonard Peltier!
To find out how to help or join a caravan in your area, call:
413-527-3716 ME, NH, RI, VT, CT, upper NY
804-790-0166 NYC, NJ, MD, PA, DE, VA, NC
813-353-2164 SC, GA, FL, AL
614-451-3023 OH, MI, IN, IL, KY, WI
501-945-1026 AK, TN, MS, LA
701-387-4794 ND, SD, MN, NE, MT
816-436-0782 KS, TX, MO, OK
801-272-9128 UT, CO, WY
505-988-3021 NM, AZ
206-471-1670 WA, OR, ID
415-552-1992 CA, NV
913-842-5774 Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
Information provided by Renee DeGrasse, Executive Director, AIM (Autonomous
Chapters) National Support Group.
Posted by Deanna, 1-8408@wwivgw.ness.com