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Date Posted: 09:16:00 06/07/01 Thu
Author: Anonymous
Subject: FIGHT FOR LEONARD

----- Original Message -----
From: "LPDC"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 5:38 PM
Subject: Letters to the Editor Week - Peltier


> REMINDER:
>
> JUNE 9-15 IS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WEEK IN SUPPORT OF LEONARD PELTIER
> AWARNESS MONTH!
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> Below is a new sample letter to the editor for next week's awareness
effort.
> Many of the last letters you submitted did get printed, so the word is
> getting out and our new campaign is picking up pace. This letter takes a
> new angle - so hopefully the papers will find it of interest. As always,
> you can personalize this letter, write your own, or use the text below.
> Again, check your local paper's word limit for letters to the editor
before
> sending yours in. The sample letter is 300 words. If your letter is
> printed, please send us the clipping for our files. Thank you!
>
> In Solidarity,
> LPDC
>
> SAMPLE: LETTER TO THE EDITOR
>
> Little Attention Given to People of Color Victimized by FBI Misconduct
>
> Recent disclosures of FBI misconduct have justifiably prompted significant
> outcry from the public. However, few acknowledge those who have probably
> been most affected. In the 60's and 70's the FBI sought to destroy many
> civil rights organizations and leaders committed to uplifting their
> communities. Activists of color were commonly targeted for undue criminal
> prosecution during that era and many still languish unjustly in prison
> today.
>
> One of the most daunting examples is the case of Leonard Peltier, the
> American Indian Movement leader who has spent 25 years in prison following
> his controversial conviction for the murder of two FBI agents. The agents
> and one Native man were killed in a shoot-out on the Pine Ridge
Reservation
> which occurred during a three year period of brutal conflict. During that
> time, the FBI maintained a large presence on the reservation, but did
> nothing to stop the violence. Instead, they collaborated with vigilantes
who
> killed over 60 AIM members and supporters.
>
> Peltier, long under surveillance by the FBI, was unfairly targeted for
> conviction. Despite vast evidence against several other suspects, the FBI
> chose to "put the full prosecutive weight of the US government against
> Peltier." The FBI withheld over 18,000 documents during trial, coerced
> witnesses and manufactured evidence to gain his conviction. 6,000 FBI
> documents remain secret today. The government now admits they do not know
> who killed the agents, yet Peltier remains behind bars, a symbol of US
> repression against Indigenous Peoples. (www.freepeltier.org)
>
> By locking up civil rights leaders and subverting their organizations, the
> FBI has hampered positive change for communities of color. We must prevent
> such abuses from continuing. If we do not, the road to true racial
justice
> will be very long.
>
> Name
> Address
> Phone #
> e-mail
> (contact information not for print)
>
>

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