And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:17:48 -0600 >From: Leonard Peltier Defense Committee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Please contact the Canadian office near you >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Please mail or better yet hand deliver your letter to the Canadian >Consulate office near you. ( See addresses below ) Canadian government >officials report that they are impressed at the amount of mail they are >getting from Europe about the extradition report. If people in the states >start to send a lot of letters to their local Canadian Consulate General's >offices we may be able to get Leonard's case back into Canadian court. > > >SAMPLE LETTER > > >Dear Consulate General, > >I am writing you regarding the case of U.S. Indigenous political prisoner >and humanitarian, Leonard Peltier. Leonard Peltier was extradited from >Canada in 1976 with the use of fraudulent affidavits which were obtained by >the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations. Since this time both the >Canadian and U.S. governments have admitted to the fraudulent use of these >affidavits to extradite Mr. Peltier from Canada. > >During an appeal of Mr. Peltier's extradition in 1989, the judge recognized >the affidavits to be fraudulent and inquired as to what actions the >Minister of Justice would take to remedy the situation. In turn, the >Minister of Justice ordered an official, independent investigation of Mr. >Peltier's extradition to be held. In 1995 this investigation was >completed. In June of 1998 the report from the investigation was approved >from the Privacy Commission for release. Today the report has still not >been released and I am writing you in hopes that you will inquire to >Minister of Justice, Anne McLellan as to why she will not release the >report. > >Millions of people in both Canada and the U.S. as well as internationally, >know of Mr. Peltier's case and the violations of international law that >were made in obtaining his extradition. In turn, it is important that the >report is released out of respect of human rights and international law. >Please urge the Minister of Justice to release the internal report on the >extradition of Leonard Peltier. Thank you for your time. > >Sincerely, > >The Canadian Embassy >501 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. >Washington, D.C. 20001 >Tel: (202) 682-1740 >Attention Helen Bouchard >Fax:(202) 682-7726 > >Atlanta Canadian Consulate General >Street Address: >1175 Peachtree Street N.W., >1700 - 100 Colony Square, >Atlanta, Georgia 30361, U.S.A. >Mailing Address: >(same as above) >Tel: (404) 532-2000 >Fax: (404) 532-2050 >Site: www.sesoft.org/directry/members/canadian.htm > >Territory: Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South >Carolina, Tennessee; Other: Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands > >Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 0830-1645 >Time Difference (E.S.T.): 0 > > >Boston Canadian Consulate General >Street Address: >Three Copley Place, Suite 400, >Boston, Massachusetts 02116, U.S.A. >Mailing Address: >(same as above) >Tel: (617) 262-3760 >Fax: (617) 262-3415 >Web Site: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~boston/ > >Territory: Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; >Other: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon > >Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 0845-1700 >Time Difference (E.S.T.): 0 > > > >Buffalo Canadian Consulate General >Street Address: >One Marine Midland Center, >Suite 3000, >Buffalo, New York 14203-2884, >U.S.A. >Mailing Address: >(same as above) >Tel: (716) 858-9500 >Fax: (716) 852-4340 > >Territory: western, central and upstate New York, western Pennsylvania, >West Virginia >Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 0830-1630 >Time Difference (E.S.T.): 0 > > >Chicago Canadian Consulate General >Street Address: >Two Prudential Plaza, >180 N. Stetson Avenue, >Suite 2400, >Chicago, Illinois 60601, U.S.A. >Mailing Address: >(same as above) >Tel: (312) 616-1860 > > >Territory: Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin > >Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 0830-1630 >Time Difference (E.S.T.): -1 > > > >Dallas Canadian Consulate General >Street Address: >St. Paul Place, Suite 1700, >750 N. St. Paul Street, >Dallas, Texas 75201, U.S.A. >Mailing Address: >(same as above) >Cable: CANADIAN DALLAS >Tel: (214) 922-9806 >Fax: (214) 922-9815 > >Territory: Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma > >Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 0830-1700 >Time Difference (E.S.T.): -1 > > > >Detroit Canadian Consulate General >Street Address: >600 Renaissance Center, >Suite 1100, >Detroit, Michigan 48243-1798, U.S.A. >Mailing Address: >(same as above) >Cable: CANADIAN DETROIT >Tel: (313) 567-2340 >Fax: (313) 567-2164 >Web Site: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~detroit/ > >Territory: Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio > >Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 0830-1630 >Time Difference (E.S.T.): 0 > > > > > > >Los Angeles Canadian Consulate General >Street Address: >550 South Hope, >9th Floor, >Los Angeles, California 90071-2627,U.S.A. > > >Mailing Address: >(same as above) >Tel: (213) 346-2700 >Fax: (213) 346-2767 > >Territory: California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah > >Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 0830-1630 (Trade) >Time Difference (E.S.T.): -3 > > >San Francisco Canadian Consulate Trade Office >555 Montgomery Street >Suite 1288 >San Francisco, CA 94111 >Tel: (415) 834-3180 >Fax: (415) 834-3189 >http://www.cdntrade.com/Off-eng/mmenu.htm > > >San Jose Canadian Consulate Trade Office >333 West San Carlos Street, >Suite 945, >San Jose, California 95110, U.S.A. >Tel: (408) 289-1157 >Fax: (408) 289-1168 >Web Site: http://www.canada-trade-sanjose.org/ > > > >Miami Canadian Consulate >Suite 1600 >First Union Financial Center >200 South Biscayne Blvd. >Miami, Florida 33131 >Tel: (305) 579-1600 >Fax: (305) 374-6774 > >Territory: Florida > >Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 0830-1630 > > > > >Minneapolis Canadian Consulate General >Street Address: >Suite 900, 701 Fourth Avenue South, >Minneapolis, Minnesota >55415-1899, U.S.A. >Mailing Address: >(same as above) >Tel: (612) 332-7486 >Fax: (612) 332-4061 > > >Territory: Minnesota, Colorado, Iowa (except the Quad-Cities), Montana, >Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming > >Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 0830-1700 >Time Difference (E.S.T.): -1 > > > >New York Canadian Consulate General >Street Address: >1251 Avenue of the Americas, >New York City, New York >10020-1175, U.S.A. >Mailing Address: >(same as above) >Tel: (212) 596-1600 >Fax: (212) 596-1793 (Commercial) >Web Site: http://www.canada-ny.org > > >Territory: southern New York State, Connecticut, New Jersey, Bermuda > > >Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 0845-1700 >Time Difference (E.S.T.): 0 > > >Princeton Canadian Government Trade Office >90 Westcott Road, >Princeton, New Jersey 08540, U.S.A. >Tel: (609) 252-0777 >Fax: (609) 252-0792 > > >Seattle Canadian Consulate General >Street Address: >412 Plaza 600, Sixth and >Stewart Streets, >Seattle, Washington >98101-1286, U.S.A. >Mailing Address: >(same as above) >Tel: (206) 443-1777 >Fax: (206) 443-9662/443-9735 >http://www.canadian.consulate-seattle.org >Territory: Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Oregon > >Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 0800-1630 >Time Difference (E.S.T.): -3 > > > > >Permanent Mission of Canada to the Organization of American States >Permanent Mission of Canada to the Organization of American States >501 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. >Washington, D.C. 20001 >Tel: (202) 682-1768 >e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Fax:(202) 682-7624 >Web site: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/oas/ > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >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 > &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&