>From: "LPDC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >(Please Forward Widely) > > >LEONARD PELTIER AWARENESS TOUR >HELP SPREAD THE TRUTH ABOUT THE PELTIER CASE >AND THE PINE RIDGE “REIGN OF TERROR” > >Global Exchange, a non-profit human rights organization dedicated to raising >awareness and people to people ties around the world, is sponsoring an >awareness campaign to help build support and knowledge around the Leonard >Peltier case during this critical time in the fight for his release. Jean >Day, a spokesperson for the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee and long life >advocate for Native rights, is currently available to visit your community, >school, church, or union to speak about the Peltier case and the realities >on Pine Ridge during the era from which Leonard’s case stems. She will speak >about the repressive conditions the Native people of the Pine Ridge >Reservation endured during the “Reign of Terror” and of the wrongful >incarceration of Leonard Peltier. She will also discuss the facts >surrounding the case, long withheld from the public, which support Leonard’s >innocence. > >Jean Day has a personal connection to the case of Leonard Peltier. She was >an active member of the American Indian Movement during the “Reign of > Terror” and saw many of her friends and family killed, disappeared, >threatened and harassed during what some consider to be the largest headhunt >of political leaders and most serious case of repression against Native >Americans in modern decades. Though silenced in the past due to fear of the >FBI following through with its threats to her and her family, Jean is now >prepared to speak out and share the truth about the mistreatment she and >many others have had to live with for so long. She is an advocate for the >immediate release of Leonard Peltier and can provide a current analysis of >the case. As a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, Jean now works as a Guardian >at Litum for Native American children. She also has experience working in >legislative planning and with youth in correctional facilities as a >counselor. She is a certified Lay Advocate and has jurisdiction in Tribal >Courts. Jean holds a BS in Sociology and an MS in Human Development and >Community Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. > >PROGRAM: We envision a typical program to be a talk by Jean followed by a >question and answer session. Some groups may wish to host a reception >before or after the event. Other engagements such as local radio shows, >media interviews, fundraising events for the LPDC, and small group >discussions are also a welcome addition prior to a larger program. If >desired, we can also provide short video clips to help with case background. >It may also help to show a video on the case to generate interest and >support some time before the speaking engagement. Contact the LPDC to find >out how to get “Incident at Oglala” by Robert Redford if interested. > >WE ARE ASKING HOSTS TO: >*Provide suitable venue arrangements (location and equipment for the event). >*Provide hospitality for our speaker, including food, lodging (home stay is >fine) >*Provide transportation to and from the airport and other events. >*Publicize events to your local media and within your community. Global >Exchange can assist with this. > >WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR: >*Travel arrangements and expenses >*Providing literature and related materials on the case >*Partial responsibility for publicity > >To book an event please call Global Exchange; contact Shannon Wolfe in the >Speakers Bureau via phone at extension 352 or email: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >FUNDING: We are requesting a $1000 honorarium for college campus speaking >engagements. (If such funds are not available, this amount can be negotiated >depending on travel cost). We understand that some groups can provide more >support than others can. It is our experience that seeking co-sponsorship >amongst other departments and organizations helps to share cost and host >responsibilities as well as generates a larger audience for the event. > >Call the White House Comments Line Today >Demand Justice for Leonard Peltier! 202-456-1111 > >Leonard Peltier Defense Committee >PO Box 583 >Lawrence, KS 66044 >785-842-5774 >www.freepeltier.org >To subscribe, send a blank message to < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To unsubscribe, send a blank message to < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To change your email address, send a message to < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with your old address in the Subject line > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >To subscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To change your email address, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with your old address in the Subject: line > > __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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