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Monday, June 25, 2007

JUNE 26TH EVENTS FOR PELTIER

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> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:19:24 -0400
> To: ...
> Subject: A day to remember... A day to ACT!
>
> Tomorrow, June 26, marks the 32nd year since the tragic shoot-out
> on the Pine Ridge Reservation:
>
> http://www.FreePeltierNow.org/shootout.htm.
>
> The lives of three young men were cut short that day. We ask that
> you remember the families of Agents Coler and Williams and Joe
> Stuntz in your prayers. Further, honor the sacrifice made by Joe
> Stuntz by continuing The Struggle.
>
> In particular, mark the day by recommitting yourself to winning
> freedom for Leonard Peltier, a man imprisoned for over 30 years
> for a crime he didn't commit.
>
> JUNE 26TH EVENTS FOR PELTIER
>
> For information on events to commemorate the 1975 tragedy at Oglala,
> please consult:
>
> http://FreePeltierNow.blogspot.com/2007/06/32-years.html.
>
> If you can't attend an event, you can still mark the day:
>
> *Incident at Oglala*--View the documentary on our home page and
> invite others to do the same:
>
> http://www.FreePeltierNow.org.
>
> *Audio Collection*--You also may wish to check out our audio page
> to listen to talks and interviews on the Peltier case:
>
> http://www.FreePeltierNow.org/audio.htm.
>
> TAKE ACTION
>
> And then take a few moments from your busy day to do something
> substantive on Mr. Peltier's behalf:
>
> *Case Documents*--You can help the Peltier legal team obtain the
> release of all case documents still withheld by the FBI.
>
> *Congressional Hearing*--Urge Congress to hold hearings on the
> long-term effects of COINTELPRO on AIM and other activist groups,
> and, at long last, investigate the "Reign of Terror" (1973-1976)
> on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
>
> *Executive Clemency*--Join hundreds of thousands of other supporters
> in urging the President of the United States to commute Peltier's
> sentence.
>
> *Priority One! Parole*--Please voice your wholehearted support for
> a 2008 grant of parole to Leonard Peltier.
>
> Visit our petitions page for links to online petitions:
> http://www.FreePeltierNow.org/petitions.htm.
>
> Alternatively, write a letter--or two. See our sample letters to
> guide you with drafting correspondence in support of Leonard Peltier:
> http://www.FreePeltierNow.org/write.htm.
>
> Or call your Members of Congress:
> http://www.FreePeltierNow.org/call.htm.
>
> Do it and keep doing it... Because it's the RIGHT thing to do.
>
> "Never cease in the fight for peace, justice, and equality for all
> people. Be persistent in all that you do and don't allow anyone to
> sway you from your conscience." - Leonard Peltier
>
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>
> Time to set him free... Because it is the RIGHT thing to do.
>
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