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>From: "LPDC" <lpdc@idir.net>
>Subject: CZC dedicate two steady months to freeing Peltier
>Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 09:58:49 -0600
>To: kolahq@skynet.be
>
>Dear Peltier supporters,
>Below is a great two month program the Cincinnati Zapatista Coalition has
>organized to build awareness and support for Leonard Peltier.  If you are in
>the Ohio area or know others who are, please forward this to people who may
>be interested.  This is a good example for ways we can build stronger bases
>in our areas.  Take a look!
>---LPDC
>
>
>LeeAnn McNabb
>Cincinnati Zapatista Coalition
>The CZC Peltier Freedom Campaign
>Part 1. What ARE we doing?
>Part 2. Schedule
>Part 3. How you can help
>Part 4. Other Important Indigenous Rights Issues
>
>The Cincinnati Zapatista Coalition has decided that it is pertinent that we
>educate as many people as possible on Peltier’s case, so we have decided to
>dedicate two months to Peltier (called the CZC Peltier Freedom Campaign).
>We’ve already begun the campaign, which officially began on Feb. 5th with an
>educational meeting in which 40 people attended.  We followed that up
>February 7th by visiting three local campuses (Xavier University, University
>of Cincinnati, and Miami University) and setting up booths with more
>information on his case and petitions to be signed.  We will continue
>throughout these two months to visit campuses, do presentations to all
>willing grassroots and campus organizations, doing email campaigns,
>participating in the White House Comment Line Telephone Campaign for
>Peltier, running a pledge for the calls to the White House, gather as many
>signatures as possible on the petition to the President, the petition to the
>Senators, and the letter to the Parole Commission, do a presentation at a
>conference on social and environmental justice, send out as many petitions
>and info packets on Peltier as are requested from us,  and work with various
>local media to get the information out.  If you would like to set up a
>presentation, take part in the Telephone Campaign, would like to Pledge your
>help for the CZC Peltier Freedom Campaign, would like us to visit your
>campus, or want copies of letters and petitions or an info packet on
>Peltier, please contact us at (513) 232-0362 or email us at
>miriam24@hotmail.com.
>
>PART 2.  Schedule (will change, it is evolving)
>Feb. 5th – Educational and Organizational Meeting at Crazy Ladies Center in
>Maureen Woods Room from 6:30pm-9:00pm – Cincinnati, Ohio.  About 40 people
>total showed up for this event.  We had Adrian Leblanc present the facts of
>the Peltier case, a mini potluck, a video showing, petitions signed.  We
>were glad to see so many new faces!
>
>Feb. 7th – CZC Peltier Campus Day.  We set up at three different campuses in
>the local area.  This was very successful as well.
>
>Feb. 15th – The CZC will give a presentation to the Ohio Citizen Action from
>1:30pm-2:30pm at their headquarters.
>
>Feb. 16th – Midwest White House Comment Line Call-in Day.  (202) 456-1111
>(press 0).  See instructions below at #1 of Part 3.
>
>Feb. 23rd – Midwest White House Comment Line Call-in Day.  (202) 456-1111.
>See instructions below at #1 of Part 3.
>
>Feb. 25th – 27th – The CZC will being doing workshops at the Direct Action
>Conference at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.  We will also have a
>booth set up with more information on Peltier’s case as well as the
>Zapatistas, the American Indian Mascot Issue, and the U’wa struggle in
>Colombia, as well as Zapatista Arts and Crafts (made by the Mayan women in
>Resistance in Chiapas, Mexico) and Peltier and Mascot merchandise.  Featured
>Speakers at the conference are Ramona Africa (MOVE) and Rod Coronado.
>Workshops and Presentations by: Ruckus Society, Art and Revolution, Buckeye
>Forest Council, OU Greens, American Lands, and the Cincinnati Zapatista
>Coalition.  There will be a protest for Mumia Abu-Jamal at 1pm on Sunday.
>There will be more bands, presenters, and speakers announced soon.  For more
>information email f25_27@hotmail.com.  Cost is $10 for the registration.
>
>March 1st – Midwest White House Comment Line Call-in Day.  (202) 456-1111.
>See instructions below at #1 of Part 3.
>
>March 2nd – Peltier at University of Cincinnati.  The CZC will be doing a
>video showing and brief presentation on Leonard Peltier’s case from 4-6pm in
>TUC.  There will also be information packets, petitions and letters to be
>signed, and Peltier merchandise.  For more info contact us.
>
>March 7th – Peltier at Earlham College (in Richmond, Indiana).  The CZC will
>be doing a video showing and brief presentation on Leonard Peltier’s case
>beginning at 7pm.  There will also be information packets, petitions and
>letters to be signed, and Peltier merchandise.  For more information contact
>us.
>
>March 8th – Midwest White House Comment Line Call-in Day.  See instructions
>below.
>
>March 15th – Midwest White House Comment Line Call-in Day.  See instructions
>below.
>
>March 22nd – Midwest White House Comment Line Call-In Day.  See instructions
>below.
>
>March 29th – Midwest White House Comment Line Call-In Day.  See instructions
>below.
>
>Do you wish us to do a presentation or video showing at your campus or
>meeting?  Let us know.  You can contact us via email (miriam24@hotmail.com)
>or phone (513) 232-0362.
>
>PART 3.  How you can Help Peltier…
>There are several different ways you can help Leonard.  Some take no more
>than 1 minute a week, others no more than a 33-cent stamp, and some can take
>more time.  There are things everyone can do to help.
>
>1. If you wish to do the one-minute a week deal, you can call the White
>House Comment Line once a week (the day of the week depends on what region
>you live in, to find out which day of the week you are supposed to call
>please email lpdc@idir.net or call the LPDC at (785) 842-5774.).  You must
>call between 9am and 5pm Eastern Standard Time to talk to an operator.  The
>number is (202) 456-1111, and press 0 to talk directly to an operator.  The
>LPDC asks that we request that President Clinton contacts the US Parole
>Commission and say he supports Parole for Leonard Peltier.  This is
>different from the last telephone campaign, so please make sure that you
>remember this new message.  Leonard Peltier is up for a Parole hearing in
>March or April, this is why the message has changed.  To find out pointers
>on why we believe Peltier should receive Parole, please visit our sample
>letter to the Parole Commission on our website at
>http://www.oocities.org/CapitolHill/1364/P2518.htm.
>
>2. You can write a letter to President Clinton via email
>(president@whitehouse.gov) or by snail mail (this is more effective) to:
>President Bill Clinton, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
>Washington, DC 20500.  The lawyers for Peltier request that the letters
>please be polite, since his Parole hearing is coming up soon, and that could
>possibly affect his case.
>
>3. You can make calls to your Senators and State Reps and educate them about
>Peltier’s case.  (If you need to find out who your Senator or State Rep is
>please visit http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)  Call the
>Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will direct you to the main
>office of your Congressman.  Tell them you want urgent action taken on
>Leonard Peltier’s behalf, and that you would like them to support both
>clemency and parole in this case.  The basic points you should use are the
>same as those for the calls to the White House, so for pointers read that
>sample letter to the Parole Commission (link provided in #1).
>
>4. You can request copies of the following items to be signed by your
>friends, family, and community members from the Cincinnati Zapatista
>Coalition: petition to the President, petition to your State Senators, and
>letters to the Parole Commission.  All you need to do is send an SASE and we
>will return the items you request with instructions!
>
>5. If you are in the proximity of Cincinnati, Ohio you can set up a
>presentation, video showing, or campus booth with the CZC.  Please contact
>us for more info!
>
>6. You can take part in the Telephone Campaign to the Department of Justice
>((202) 305-1400).  The basic message of the call or fax should be quite
>brief and courteous, as we want her to investigate FBI conduct in this case,
>and most importantly, to support Leonard’s clemency and parole petitions.
>Points for why he deserves Parole are the same as for in #1 and #3, the
>difference is we’d be adding the fact that there is evidence that the FBI
>coerced and intimidated witnesses, utilized false testimonies, and concealed
>a ballistics test reflecting his innocence…
>
>7. You can educate your friends, family, and organizations in your community
>on the case of Leonard Peltier.  The LPDC is also requesting that all
>community organizations that are willing to send letters of support please
>do so.  To see a sample letter please visit it at
>http://www.oocities.org/CapitolHill/1364/P2690.htm.
>
>8. You can donate whatever you can – time, money, stamps, envelopes, copies,
>ideas, etc – to the Cincinnati Zapatista Coalition or the Leonard Peltier
>Defense Committee.  What we’re doing does take a lot of money and time, and
>we could use the help.
>
>PART 4.  Other Issues we’re working on
>1. Senator Leahy (VT) has introduced a resolution into Congress for Peace in
>Chiapas.  Among the many things it states, the main point is that a) the US
>needs to find some way to monitor where it’s military aid is going, and that
>if certain military posts are known for gross human rights abuses, that none
>of the aid go there, b) that the government sit down with the Zapatistas in
>good faith negotiations that address the social, economic, and political
>causes of the conflict, and c) that Mexico implement the recommendations of
>the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, particularly with regard to
>American citizens and others who have been summarily expelled from Mexico in
>violation of Mexican law and International law.  If you wish to have the
>full resolution, you can request it via email or snail mail.  To find out
>more about what is going on down in Chiapas, Mexico and exactly who the
>Zapatistas are please visit one of the following sites:
>http://www.igc.apc.org/ncdm/, http://www.mexicosolidarity.org/,
>http://www.ezln.org/, http://www.oocities.org/CapitolHill/1364/cpage1.htm/.
>It is very important we urge our Congressman to support both the House
>(#238) and Senate (#76) Resolutions.  To find out whom your Congresspersons
>are please visit either http://www.senate.gov or http://www.house.gov.  The
>Capitol Switchboard, which can transfer you to your Congressperson, is (202)
>224-3121.
>
>2. The U’wa Tribe in Colombia is fighting for their ancestral lands.
>Occidental Petroleum wants to drill for oil in their ancestral lands.  The U
>’wa have stated they will commit collective suicide if Occidental succeeds.
>The Colombian government is backing Occidental, and has sent in troops to
>protect Oxy’s workers.  Occidental’s office is right here, in the US.  We
>have a sample letter you can write to Fidelity Investments, one of Oxy’s
>largest shareholders (visit P2711.htm to view it, or send SASE for brief
>background flier and letter).  Or you can fax the President of Occidental
>Petroleum Corporation at (310) 443-6922.  For more information on this issue
>please visit the Rainforest Action Network at http://www.ran.org or call
>(415) 398-4404.
>CZC Contact Info:
>Snail Mail:  CZC, PO Box 30401, Cincinnati, Ohio 45230
>Phone/Fax: (513) 232-0362
>Phone/Voicemail: (513) 325-4179
>Email: miriam24@hotmail.com
>Website: http://www.oocities.org/CapitolHill/1364/
>
>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

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