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From: "LPDC" <lpdc@idir.net>
Subject: Peltier Awareness Tour
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 18:24:17 -0600
To: kolahq@skynet.be

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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:
shannon@globalexchange.org

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

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