Leonard Peltier and Public Displays of Art—The Government Taking Sides on Whose Paintings are Shown Stirs Up First Amendment Problems An excerpt from Nicholas O’Donnell 1st Amendment article: —Peltier has strenuously insisted he is innocent, and the FBI has adamantly...
Leonard Peltier Mural painting April 16th & 17th More Olympia, WA: 2nd Annual Social Justice Bloc Party, Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural, Capitol Way and State Avenue, 22-23 Apr. More Portland State Pow Wow on 23 Apr. Albuquerque, NM: Gathering of Nations Pow Wow,...
Westside Olympia Food Coop, 921 N Rogers, Olympia, WA Appropriately on the day of March Fo(u)rth, the Westside Olympia Food Co-op will be embarking on a 3-day mural painting project based on paintings done by Imprisoned Native American Activist\Artist Leonard Peltier....
The Leonard Peltier is locked behind bars, but his paintings still manage to see the light of day every once in a while. The Native American political prisoner has languished in prison for decades, still paying an unjust price, his community says, for a fatal...
By Frank Hopper In a maximum-security prison in Coleman, Florida, a 71-year-old Native man sits at an easel painting. His back hurts so much it’s hard for him to walk. He needs someone to help support him for the first few steps. Squinting through reading...
