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From: "LPDC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Testimony of Victims of FBI Abuses
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 16:14:37 -0600
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It's 1999, why is Leonard Peltier still in prison???
Wednesday, November 17, 1999
VICTIMS OF FBI ABUSES
Schedule:
6:30 am Sunrise Ceremony (Ellipse Park)
6:30 pm-9:30 pm Plymouth Congregational Church, 5301, North
Capitol St. (at Riggs Rd.) Washington DC
- Geronimo Ji Jaga (Pratt) was a former Minister of Defense of the Black
Panther Party. He is a former political prisoner who was victimized by
the FBI's COINTELPRO. After 27 years in prison in California
institutions for a crime he did not commit and a long legal battle,
Geronimo was finally released because his defense proved that the only
so-called witness they had against him was in fact a FBI informer. Since
his release, Geronimo continues his fight against the racism and
injustice. He has committed himself to fight for the release of all
political prisoners in the US, especially Mumia Abu Jamal and Leonard
Peltier.
- Safiya Bukari is a former member of the Black Panther Party. She was a
former political prisoner targeted by the FBI for her activities with
the Black Liberation Army. While incarcerated, she helped found
Mothers/Men inside Loving Kids (MILK), a group dedicated to bridging the
gap between parents serving long sentences and their children. She is
co-coordinator of the New York based Free Mumia Abu Jamal Coalition and
of the Jericho Movement, a national campaign to gain recognition and
amnesty for all political prisoners in the United States.
- David Thibodeau survived the 1993 Waco catastrophe. Current
documentation proves that the FBI gave falsified testimony in regard to
the use of explosive tear gas canisters whose use could have contributed
to the fatal fire. Survivors insist that it was the FBI's over reaction
and wrong doings that lead to the death of the community members.
- Jean Ann Day, of the Ho-Chunk Nation, moved to Oglala in 1975 to
support and protect the traditional people who had requested help from
the American Indian Movement. She witnessed the shoot out aftermath on
Pine Ridge, and survived the reign of terror. She is a National
spokesperson for the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee.
- Representative from Earth First! (Daryl Cherney or Karen Pickett)
Daryl Cherney and Judi Bari, effective labor and environmental activists
of Earth First!, were the victims of an explosion which occurred as the
result of a bomb that was planted in their car. FBI and police falsified
key evidence which covered up their possible involvement in the planting
of the bomb. Judi Bari was permanently paralyzed and recently died of
cancer.
- Ward Churchill is the author of Agents of Repression, The FBI's Secret
Wars Against the Black Panther Party and the American Indian Movement
and the COINTELPRO Papers. He is a Professor of Political Science and he
is the Director of the Educational Development Program at the University
of Colorado/Boulder. Along with Glenn Morris, he coordinates the
Colorado chapter of the American Indian Movement. He also works with
Winona LaDuke to coordinate the Institute for Natural Progress.
- Attorney Bruce Ellison, has represented Leonard Peltier since his
trial in 1977. He was a member of the Wounded Knee Legal Defense/Offense
Committee and he witnessed the reign of terror on the Pine Ridge
Reservation during the 70's. He is well versed in the FBI's secret war
against the American Indian Movement. He is a National Spokesperson for
the LPDC (invited-but not yet confirmed).
- Ramona Africa is the sole adult survivor of the 1985 MOVE bombing in
which 6 children and 5 adults were killed. The Philadelphia police in
conjunction with the FBI, dropped a fire bomb from a helicopter on the
MOVE home after they refused to come out. They then allowed the fire to
burn down every house on the entire block.
Thursday, November 18, 1999
CALL FOR JUSTICE
Location:
Justice Department
Schedule:
6:30 am Sunrise Ceremony (Ellipse Park)
8 am Demonstration/Honoring for the people/victims of the Pine Ridge
Reign of Terror (in front of the Justice Department)
Drum: EAGLE HEART SINGERS
Friday, November 19, 1999
INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION
Schedule:
6:30 am Sunrise Ceremony (Ellipse Park)
Entire Day: Information table and distribution of literature (Lafayette
Square)
Drum: EAGLE HEART SINGERS
Saturday, November 20, 1999
INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION
Schedule:
6:30 am Sunrise Ceremony (Ellipse Park)
Entire Day: Information table and distribution of literature Lafayette
Square)
Drum: SOVEREIGN NATIONS SINGERS
Sunday, November 21, 1999
PEOPLE OF FAITH FOR JUSTICE
Schedule:
6:30 am Sunrise Ceremony Ellipse Park)
Gathering (Lafayette Park)
Speakers:
- Sammi Toineeta, National Council of Churches
- Thom Whitewolf Fassett, United Methodist Church Episcopal Bishop
Charleston
(More to be announced)
Drum: SOVEREIGN NATIONS SINGERS
Monday, November 22, 1999
INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION
Schedule:
6:30 am Sunrise Ceremony (Ellipse Park)
Entire Day: Information table and distribution of literature Lafayette
Square)
Tuesday, November 23, 1999
WOMEN FOR JUSTICE
Schedule:
6:30 am Sunrise Ceremony (Ellipse Park)
10:00 am-4:00 pm Gathering (Lafayette Square)
Speakers:
- Pemina Yellow Bird, of the Hidatsa and Arikara tribes(from the three
affiliated tribes-Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation of the Berthold
Reservation in North Dakota), has been a reburial activist for 15 years
and is one of her tribe's NAGPRA representatives. She has played a
significant role in the fight for Native burial rights and in doing so,
she has contributed to major changes in legislative policies. She has
four children and four grandchildren and is married to Michael Yellow
Bird.
- Kahn-Tineta Horn is a long time Mohawk activist from Kahnawake
territory in Canada. She took part in the 78 days stand off at
Kanesatake/Oka in 1990. She is the Director of the Canadian Alliance in
Solidarity with Native Peoples and she coordinated the Free Wolverine
Campaign.
- Jean Ann Day, of the Ho-Chunk Nation, moved to Oglala in 1975 to
support and protect the traditional people who had requested help from
the American Indian Movement. She witnessed the shoot out aftermath on
Pine Ridge, and survived the reign of terror. She is a National
spokesperson for the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee.
- Jennifer Harbury is a Harvard trained lawyer. She is the author of
"Bridge of Courage" and "Searching for Everardo." She has done extensive
human rights work with Indigenous peoples of Guatemala and through out
the world. Her husband was a Commandante of the guerrilla in Guatemala
who was disappeared and later killed by the Guatemalan government in
conjunction with the CIA. In a desperate search to find her missing
husband, Jennifer launched a major grass roots political campaign in
order to get answers from the Guatemalan and United States government.
She has gained immense and invaluable experience through her efforts and
she has now dedicated herself to seeking freedom for Leonard Peltier.
- Representative of the Indigenous Women's Network (invited). The
Indigenous Women's Network (IWN) was created to further the empowerment
of Indigenous women, their families, Communities, and Nations within the
Americas and the Pacific Basin. IWN will educate and advocate for
revitalization of Indigenous languages and cultures, protection of
religious and cultural practices, land recovery, and environmental
protection, in the hope of eliminating all forms of oppression,
attaining self-sufficiency and protecting Mother Earth.
- Deborah Peebles (Red Lake Chippewa Nation, Minnesota), is an artist
and a strong advocate for Native American Prisoners. She works with the
United Tribes Cultural Group in Leavenworth Penitentiary where she is
helping Native inmates to keep their indigenous spirituality. She is a
public speaker on Native spirituality and healing. She is a freelance
writer and produces a weekly radio show. She is the director of "Native
America Corrections Project" and of "Operation Morningstar", a
non-profit Native assistance program.
- Minne Two Shoes is a journalist free lance writer and a former AIM
member. She is a member of the Native American Journalist Association
(NAJA).
Traditional/Cultural presentation:
- Deer Chaser is a Native American-Lakota dance troupe who do an
educationally based stage production, which consists of Native American
children 5 to 18 years of age from various bands of the Lakota Tribe's
located throughout South Dakota. The production is under the direction
of Marvin Clifford Sr., who is from the Oglala band of the Lakota. The
nature of the program is both historical and contemporary, featuring
specialty dances and songs that are inspired by ancient Native American
traditions and philosophies. As each dancer performs, a narrator will
guide the audience through the program to enhance their enjoyment and
understanding, by interpreting the meanings of the dances, songs and
regalia. Marvin Clifford has prepared a very special program to honor
Indigenous women and Leonard Peltier for this event.
- Wayquay is an Anishinabe musical artist who blends hip hop,
traditional music, blues, and poetry into an original sound and style.
She has been nominated for five Native American Music Awards and will be
a featured performer at the awards ceremony in November.
- The Colorado Sisters are Mayan from Mexico who do political satire
with spoken word. Their animated and expressionate performances raise
awareness about issues facing Indigenous Peoples with humor and dramatic
impressions. They will be performing on the behalf of Leonard Peltier
and speaking on the behalf of the Indigenous peoples of Chiapas.
Wednesday, November 24, 1999
GATHERING OF THE DRUMS
6:30 am Sunrise Ceremony (Ellipse Park)
All Day drumming (Lafayette Square)
Thursday, November 25, 1999
CLOSING OF THE LEONARD PELTIER FREEDOM MONTH
Location
Lafayette Square
Schedule:
6:30 am Sunrise Ceremony (Ellipse Park)
5pm - 8pm Vigil and Closing Prayer Ceremony (Lafayette Square)
It's 1999, why is Leonard Peltier still in prison???
Leonard Pettier Defense Committee
PO Box 583
Lawrence, KS 66044
Tel: 785-842-5774
Tel: (temporary DC office) 202-548-2408
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