[Shadow_Group] Announcing next Tacoma Peltier Marchand Rally

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From:

TACOMA LEONARD PELTIER SUPPORT GROUP

P.O. BOX 5464

TACOMA, WA 98415-0464
Tacoma-lpsg at ojibwe.net<mailto:Tacoma-lpsg at ojibwe.net>

bayou at blarg.net<mailto:bayou at blarg.net>

 

ANNOUNCING

 

12TH ANNUAL NORTHWEST REGIONAL

 

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY

WITH LEONARD PELTIER
MARCH AND RALLY FOR JUSTICE

 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2005. TACOMA, WA

 

MARCH FOR JUSTICE: 12:00 NOON

Portland Ave. Park (on Portland Ave.between E. 24th and E. Fairbanks Ave. Take Portland Ave. exit off I-5 and head east)

 

RALLY FOR JUSTICE:  1:00 PM

U.S. Federal Court House, 1717 Pacific Ave.

 

Program (more to be added later)
Harold Belmont: Elder, Native People’s Alliance With Friends and Allies

Dorothy Ackerman: Lakota Elder, Portland, OR

Aztec Dancers
Matilaja: Yu’Pik/Yakama

Pete Sanchez: Ktunaxa (Kutenai), Drummer

Jim Page: Folk Singer/Activist

Michael One Road: AIM, Portland, OR

Kerwin Hemlock: Drummer 

Juan Jose Bocanegra: Community organizer and long time Peltier supporter.

Steve Hapy, Jr: Tacoma LPSG

Arthur J. Miller: Tacoma LPSG

NW AIM DRUM
 
  Leonard Peltier is an American Indian Movement Activist who was framed-up by the government after a firefight on the Pine Ridge Oglala Reservation that happened because of an illegal government operation to steal Oglala land for uranium mining. The head of the local FBI office at the time, Norman Zigrossi, defended the illegal actions by saying: “Indians are a conquered nation and the FBI is merely acting as a colonial police force” He went on to say, “When you’re conquered, the people you’re conquered by dictate your future.”
  “I have no doubt whatsoever that the real motivation behind both Wounded Knee II and the Oglala firefight, and much of the turmoil throughout Indian Country since the early 1970s, was—and is—the mining companies.” Leonard Peltier
  In 2003 the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals stated in their ruling, “Much of the government’s behavior at the Pine Ridge Reservation and in its prosecution of Mr. Peltier is to be condemned. The government withheld evidence. It intimidated witnesses. These facts are not disputed.”
  The Oglala People were never conquered and Leonard Peltier will not give up the fight for justice. In today’s world it is even more important than ever to stand-up to political persecution. The last two years the City of Tacoma has tried to stop our march and last year the city tried to intimidate us with a massive show of police force. It was the support of many good people and a legal team that won us the right to march in Tacoma. Though our focus has been for 12 years to hold a peaceful march of solidarity with Leonard Peltier, we will not stop marching, we will not be intimidated and we demand the right to come out in public in support of Leonard Peltier without persecution. We ask you to join us at our Annual Regional Tacoma March and Rally in Solidarity with Leonard Peltier as we send the message, we will not give up, we will not surrender, we will continue to stand for justice for Leonard Peltier for how ever long it takes! This action is in support of the important legal efforts of Leonard’s legal team (for more information of to: www.leonardpeltier.org<http://www.leonardpeltier.org/>). . 
 
In The Spirit Of Crazy House
Steve Hapy, Jr
Arthur J. Miller  
Tacoma LPSG
 
FANANCIAL DONATIONS ARE GREATLY NEEDED: We need to raise money for printing fliers, posters and for our mailings. Please send donations to: Tacoma LPSG, P.O. Box 5464, Tacoma, WA 98415-0464 (make checks out to: Tacoma Leonard Peltier Support Group)
 
HELP NEED: We need supporters to pass this message on to e-mail lists, news web sites and to groups, organizations and to your friends. Also we need people to get out fliers by passing them out and/or posting them. You can either make your own flier out of the information in this message or send us a message with your address and we will mail you fliers.

 

CARAVANS FOR JUSTICE (CARPOOLS): You can help by organize transportation for your friends, families and or people in groups that you are involve with to the march and rally. We will again try to organize caravans for justice from the north and the south. If you can help with that please let us know. We will need to have meeting points for the caravans soon. PORTLAND: Last year people in the Portland area talked about organizing a caravan/car pool. Is there anyone who would be interested in organizing one this year? If so please let us know.



  Those who wish to sign up on the NWPeltierSupport e-mail list can do so by sending an e-mail to: nwpeltiersupport-subscribe at lists.riseup.net



 

 

 
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