THIRTY ONE YEARS OF INJUSTICE ! FREEDOM NOW FOR LEONARD PELTIER!

Thirty One Years of Injustice! Freedom NOW for Leonard Peltier !

Feb 6, 2007 marks the 31st anniversary of Leonard Peltier’s arrest in Canada, which later led to his illegal extradition to the United States using coerced and fraudulent testimony.
THIRTY ONE YEARS later, Leonard Peltier remains in prison, even though the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals ruled
“There is a possibility that the jury would have acquitted Leonard Peltier had the record and data improperly withheld from the defense been available to him in order to better exploit and reinforce the inconsistencies casting strong doubts upon the governments case .”
Yet the Court denied Mr. Peltier a new trial. Leonard Peltier remains in prison.

THIRTY ONE YEARS OF INJUSTICE!
FREEDOM NOW for LEONARD PELTIER!

Leonard Peltier Support Groups (LPSGs) build awareness and unity.
It is Leonard’s request that all support groups nationally and internationally work under the direction of the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee:
We are providing you with an update on events and projects that are currently scheduled by supporters and Leonard Peltier support groups in collaboration with the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee.

Please click here for more information:
http://www.leonardpeltier.net/worldevents/february2007.htm

EVENTS and PROJECTS:
LPDC LEONARD PELTIER CD: The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee (LPDC) has begun work on a new tribute to Leonard Peltier, a Leonard Peltier compilation CD.This CD will be very much like the "Songs for Leonard Peltier" album which came out several years ago, and included music from renowned artists like Jim Page, Bruce Cockburn, Joanne Shenandoah, Mitch Walking Elk, and Buffy Sainte-Marie.
The LPDC is looking for songs particularly and specifically about Leonard or about the general state of Native America but that include Leonard. We have set a deadline of February 6th, 2007 (the anniversary of Leonard's arrest) for submission of music. All songs need to be submitted via MP3 and with lyrics to:
J.D. NASH ( Oglala Commemoration Committee)
email: nash@betarecords.com
or
Els Herten ( International Peltier Forum)
email: ipforum@skynet.be
Now it's time for your WORK to begin!

If you don't have a song about Peltier
WRITE ONE!

ALL songs will be heard and the ones selected will be included on this new musical project. Proceeds from the sale of this CD will benefit the LPDC directly and help pay for Leonard's continuing legal battle for FREEDOM!

LEONARD PELTIER ANNUAL GIFT DRIVE
Gently Used clothing and New Clothing, are always needed and welcomed by residents of the following reservations:
Fort Peck
Havasupai
Pima Maricopa Indian Community
Pine Ridge
Rosebud
Standing Rock
For further information please contact the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee at
Email: info@leonardpeltier.net
Telephone: 915 – 533-6655

LPDC FREEDOM CHAT ROOM:
What will you be doing on February 6th?
Please join us for our monthly online chatroom "LPDC Freedom Now"
When: February 6th at 7:00 p.m. (mtn time)
Where: http://www.paltalk.com/ under ethnicities section, sub; Native American.
Paltalk is a free chatroom download.
If you have any questions regarding the chatroom, please contact Tamra@NDNnews.com.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
ARIZONA:
SMOKI MUSUEM- ELDER WARRIOR ART EXHIBIT
Address: 147 N. Arizona,
Prescott Arizona Website: http://www.smokimuseum.org/
Dates: Feb 2 – April 8, 2007
Opening reception, lectures, performances and activities around the new exhibit featuring the artwork of Leonard Peltier. Celebration events feature performers and guest speakers including Hopi Elder Radford Quamahonqnewa, Bob Robideau and Toni Zeidan, Co-directors LPDC, Barry Bachrach and Mike Kuzma, Leonard Peltier Legal Team, and Michael Blake, author of Dances with Wolves, Reggae Bands, Native Roots and Casper, the Havasupai Youth Group and Michael Goodluck, Navajo flutist.
Please click here for additional information: http://www.leonardpeltier.net/worldevents/smokimuseum.htm

CALIFORNIA:
LPSG South Bay is showing the film
"Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier"
on Tuesday 6th February in San Jose, to honor him on his 31st year of wrongful incarceration.
This documentary was produced by Suzie Baer and has lots of footage of Leonard, some before he was arrested. There is also footage of Dino Butler, Robert Robideau and others. It is an excellent documentary and covers a few decades of the ongoing struggle for self-determination and an end to the theft of native land by Native people here in this country.
Please come to this event, bring your family and friends.
Date: Tuesday 6th February
Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm, the film will most likely start between 7:00pm - 7:30pm)
Place: Pagesincolor.com Fair Trade Store,
(upstairs in the Temekula Gallery)
Address: 888 East Santa Clara Street
(near 19th Street, across street from Roosevelt Park)
San Jose, CA 95116
Come early for light refreshments, socialize and time to look around the only Fair Trade store in San Jose. We will have an update on Leonard's case. Stay for questions and answers after the film. For more information, please call Donna at (408) 293-4774 or cell (408) 569-6608 or email dbwall@earthlink.net

MASSACHUCETTS:
Boston:United American Indians LPSG and the Boston International Action Center will be hosting an event. Contact: info@uaine.org

PENNSYLVANIA:
Philadelphia:Feb 6th Event:
Bette of the Philadelphia, (PA) LPSG will be showing "Incident at Oglala" followed by discussion with family and friends.Contact: PhillyLPSG@aol.com

NEW YORK:
New York NYC LPSG group will be hosting and event on
Date: Feb 6, 2007
Location: International Action Center55 West 17th Street5th floorNY NY 1011Contact: nyclpsg@yahoo.com
Live Music hosted by WAYQUAYW.ind Running Mouth Radioand Special Guests from near and far
Please click here for more information:
http://www.leonardpeltier.net/documents/Free%20Leonard%20Peltier%202-07.pdf


WASHINGTON:TACOMA:LEONARD PELTIER SUPPORT GROUP:
14th ANNUAL NW REGIONALINTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY FOR LEONARD PELTIERMARCH & RALLY FOR JUSTICESATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 10th, 2007, TACOMA, WA.
12:00 NOON: MARCH FOR JUSTICE Portland Ave. Park (on Portland Ave. between E. 35th & E. Fairbanks. Take Portland Ave. exit off I-5 and head east)1:00 PM: RALLY FOR JUSTICE U.S. Federal Court House, 1717-Pacific Ave.
Performances by: The Aztec Dancers, United Nations: Native Rap Activists Albert CombsSpeakers:Matilaja: Yu’Pik/Yakama, Tacoma LPSG: M.C.Robert Robideau: Co-Director of the LPDC and Co DefendantShelly Vendiola: Indigenous Women’s NetworkSteve Hapy: Tacoma Leonard Peltier Support GroupArthur J. Miller, Tacoma Leonard Peltier Support GroupDavid Duenas: PuyallupJuan Jose Bocanegra: Every Worker’s MovementFrank Reynolds: Native American CoalitionBill Bichsel: Catholic Worker, JWJZoltan Grossman: Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace, Faculty Evergreen's Native American StudiesPlease click here for more information:
http://www.leonardpeltier.net/documents/Peltier_proof_new.pdf


Online Cards:
WORLDWIDE CARD WRITING CAMPAIGN January 12 - February 6, 2007
On February 6th, 2007, it will be exactly 31 years ago since Leonard Peltier was arrested in Canada. Like the two previous years, we have put postcards online, which you can print out and send to the White House. The address is on the card. Please do not forget to sign the cards and add your personal message on the back.To download / print the cards, go to:http://users.skynet.be/kola/6feb2007.htm To save the card(s), right click it with the mouse and save to your own files, from where you can print it/them out. Or right click it/them and choose 'print'. Please inform the IPF or the LPDC how many cards you will send, and in which country you live.

FREEDOM NOW for Leonard Peltier!
Contact information for Leonard Peltier Defense Committee :
Email: info@leonardpeltier.net
Phone: 915- 533-6655
Website: http://www.leonardpeltier.net/
Freedomwalk: http://www.freedomwalk.com/
In Solidarity,
Leonard Peltier Defense Committee & Leonard Peltier Legal Team
Bob Robideau- Co-director LPDC Barry Bachrach, Attorney
Toni Zeidan- Co-director LPDC Mike Kuzma, Attorney