[GPSCC-chat] Fwd: Fwd: [SBM] NEW UPDATE! Join LPDOC Chapter Silicon Valley in International Day of Solidarity with Leonard Peltier on Sat 4th Feb. & Mon. 6th Feb. 2012

[Spencer Graves]

Anyone interested in actions in solidarity with Leonard Peltier this 
Saturday and next Monday?  If yes, see below.  Spencer

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Subject: 	[SBM] NEW UPDATE! Join LPDOC Chapter Silicon
Valley in International Day of Solidarity with Leonard
Peltier on Sat 4th Feb.&  Mon. 6th Feb. 2012
Date: 	Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:38:03 -0800
From: 	Donna Wallach<dbwall at earthlink.net>
To: 	sbm<sbm at lists.riseup.net>, south_bay_activists
<south_bay_activists at yahoogroups.com>



Greetings all

I have added an additional day to participate in the
International Day of Solidarity with Leonard Peltier.

Here are the dates, times and locations to join LPDOC
Chapter Silicon Valley to stand in solidarity with Leonard
Peltier and demand freedom for him!

*Please note the correct address locations for both actions:*

*LPDOC Chapter Silicon Valley will participate in this
International Day of Solidarity with Leonard Peltier in San
Jose on Saturday 4th February and on Monday 6th February
2012. Please join us. Please read below for all the info.*

*Date: Saturday 4th February 2012*
*Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm*
*Location: MLK Library, 150 East San Fernando Street (corner
of 4th Street), San Jose, CA 95112*
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*Date: Monday 6th February 2012*
*Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm*
*Location: corner of Market Street and San Carlos Street
(south end of Cesar Chavez Plaza), San Jose, CA* (across the
street from new Marriot Hotel and old Saint Claire Hotel and
close to San Jose Convention Center)

On both days we will hold the banner Free Leonard Peltier!
Free All Political Prisoners! And we will distribute the
fold-up brochure on Leonard Peltier.
Suggestions for posters to hold at the protest:

* Leonard Peltier - 36 Years Justice Denied

* Bill of Rights is another Broken Treaty - Free Leonard Peltier

* Leonard Peltier is Innocent

*Please reply if you plan on joining us! *
*Please reply if you have any questions.*

Please read below for the call issued by LPDOC for the
International Day of Solidarity with Leonard Peltier on 4th
February 2012.

*Looking forward to a large crowd demanding justice for
Leonard!*
in solidarity
Donna Wallach
LPDOC Chapter Silicon Valley
(h) 408-293-4774
(cell) 408-569-6608




04 February 2012:
International Day of Solidarity
with Leonard Peltier

*International Day of Solidarity with Leonard Peltier:
Clemency Now!*

The Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee calls on
supporters worldwide to protest against the injustice
suffered by Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier. Gather on
February 4, 2012, at every federal court house and U.S.
embassy or consulate worldwide to demand the freedom of a
man wrongfully convicted and illegal imprisoned for 36 years!

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.

Scheduled events will be announced and details provided at
http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/.