There have been a lot of recent activities on Leonard’s behalf.
For example, in front of even the lead banner at the major
anti-war protest in San Francisco this week, strode a contingent
of Native Americans and their supporters calling for freedom for
Leonard Peltier. Awesome!
Last week, four persons attending the U.S. State Department
“listening” session in Albuquerque spoke up on Leonard’s behalf.
More mention was made at the second Albuquerque session the next
day. Other supporters will speak on Leonard’s behalf today and
tomorrow at the Berkeley and San Francisco “listening" sessions,
respectively. We can’t thank you enough.
For your information, the remaining sessions (as of this writing)
include:
-- Detroit/Dearborn, MI, on April 7, 2010, at Wayne State Law
School (Host organizations: NAACP, American Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee)
-- Chicago, IL, on April 13-14, 2010, at John Marshall Law School
(Host Organizations: Housing Action Illinois, John Marshall Law
School)
-- Birmingham, AL, Date TBD (week of April 19) at Miles College
(Host Organizations: Greater Birmingham Ministries, Alabama ARISE)
-- NEW! Washington, DC, on April 22-23, 2010, Location TBD, (Host
organization: Federalist Society).
If you are unable to attend a session, you’re encouraged to send a
message directly to the U.S. Department of State. Those interested
in providing their views, comments, proposals and recommendations
regarding the human rights violations related to the Peltier case
can send an
e-mail
(upr_info@state.gov).
With YOUR support, we’ll build a strong case to put before the
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the UN. So,
again, thank you for all you do on Leonard’s behalf.
In solidarity and as appropriate, the LPDOC will become a
signatory to cluster reports currently under development. These
reports are being developed by a coalition of human rights
organizations and each report addresses a specific area of
concern. The LPDOC has already submitted material for the cluster
report on political prisoners and will submit its own report
directly to the United Nations next month. We plan also to
participate in the UN session in Geneva later this year which will
conclude the review of the United States government’s record in
meeting its human rights obligations.
