Gallup, New Mexico: International Day of Solidarity with Leonard Peltier

Gallup, New Mexico: International Day of Solidarity with Leonard Peltier. 04 February at the Federal Building, Third and Hill Streets , 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM.

Los Angeles: Stand in Unity for Clemency for Leonard Peltier

Los Angeles, California: Stand in Unity for Clemency for Leonard Peltier, 04 February. L.A. Federal Building, 11000 Wilshire Boulevard, at 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Then to 3347 1/2 W. 43rd Place. next to Leimert Park (Exit 10 Fwy. on Crenshaw Boulevard, turn left until Crenshaw and Vernon). 5:00-8:00 p.m. Free food. Contact: 805-235-6559.

Hamburg, Germany: International Day of Solidarity with Leonard Peltier

Hamburg, Germany: International Day of Solidarity with Leonard Peltier on 04 February. Consulate General of the United States, Alsterufer 27/28. 12:00-14:00 Uhr. Sponsored by the LPDOC Chapter in Hamburg and Karawane Team Hamburg. Contact: elaprinz1@alice-dsl.net.

Ireland in Solidarity with Leonard Peltier: Sign the Petition, Join Us on 04 February

We, the Ireland for Peltier Group need your help. Please take this link and pass it to each and all your contacts, asking them to also move it forward. We are trying to obtain as many signatures as possible from a 32 county Ireland. This will be sent to Obama and also to the US Ambassador

In the spirit of freedom,

Ireland for Peltier Campaign


IRISH SUPPORTERS SIGN HERE:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ireland-for-peltier/

Also join the protest on 04 February:

International Day of Solidarity with Leonard Peltier
U.S. Embassy
42 Elgin Road
Ballsbridge, Dublin
at 2:00 p.m
Speaker: Native American activist Jean Ann Day

Leonard Peltier is a Native American activist wrongfully accused in 1975 in connection with the shooting deaths of two agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Government documents show that, without any evidence at all, the FBI decided from the beginning of its investigation to 'lock Peltier into the case'.

U.S. prosecutors knowingly presented false statements to a Canadian court to extradite Mr. Peltier to the U.S. The statements were signed by a woman who was forced by FBI agents to say she was an eyewitness. The government has long since admitted that the woman was not present during the shootings.

Meanwhile, in a separate trial in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mr. Peltier's co-defendants were acquitted by reason of self defense. Had Leonard been tried with his co-defendants, he also would have been acquitted.

Unhappy with the outcome of the Cedar Rapids trial, prosecutors set the stage for Mr. Peltier's conviction. His trial was moved to an area known for its anti-Indian sentiment—Fargo, North Dakota. The trial judge had a reputation for ruling against Indians, and a juror is known to have made racist comments during Mr. Peltier's trial.

FBI documents prove that the U.S. government went so far as to manufacture the so-called murder weapon, the most critical evidence in the prosecution's case. A ballistics test proved, however, that the gun and shell casings entered into evidence didn't match. The FBI hid this fact from the jury. Mr. Peltier was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive life terms. According to court records, the United States Attorney who prosecuted the case has twice admitted that no one even knows who fired the fatal shots.

Leonard Peltier is 67 years old and in poor health. An accomplished author and artist, Mr. Peltier is renowned for his humanitarian achievements. In 2009, Leonard was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the sixth consecutive year.

Although the courts have acknowledged evidence of government misconduct—including forcing witnesses to lie and hiding ballistics evidence reflecting his innocence—Mr. Peltier has been denied a new trial on a legal technicality. Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, 55 Members of Congress and others—including a judge who sat as a member of the court in two of Mr. Peltier’s appeals—have all called for his immediate release.

The Courts may not be able to act but Barack Obama, as President, can. Please join with us to free an innocent man. On February 4, 2012, tell Obama to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier.

SF: Rally for Leonard Peltier, Feb. 6

AIM-WEST will hold a Leonard Peltier rally on MONDAY, February 6th starting at the Federal courthouse on Mission and 7th in San Francisco at 11 am and will leave at 11:30 am for a short walk to the Federal Building on Golden Gate St. for a noon time rally from 12:00-1:00 p.m.

We will have prayer, sage, drum and song, open microphone, speakers and announcements. The rally will be held to remind the public that the USA is warehousing political prisoners and that we haven't forgotten the date of Leonard's arrest in Canada (Feb. 6, 1976).

www.aimwest.info
415-577-1492