Thursday, September 29, 2011
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Leonard Peltier Moved to Florida
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Leonard Peltier has been moved from Oklahoma City to the U.S. Penitentiary at Coleman, Florida.
The United States Penitentiary I in Coleman is a high security facility located in central Florida approximately 50 miles northwest of Orlando, 60 miles northeast of Tampa, and 35 miles south of Ocala.
LEONARD PELTIER #89637-132
USP COLEMAN I
U.S. PENITENTIARY
P.O. BOX 1033
COLEMAN, FL 33521
This is nearly 2,000 miles from Leonard's Nation, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, in North Dakota! Tell the Federal Bureau of Prisons that the only acceptable transfer is one to a medium security facility in close proximity to (within a 500-mile radius of) his family and Nation. Ideally, Leonard should be moved to the medium security facility at Oxford, WI.
Dr. Thomas Kane, Acting Director
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
320 1st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: (202) 307-3250 (Director); (202) 307-3198 (Switchboard)
Fax: (202) 514-6620
The United States Penitentiary I in Coleman is a high security facility located in central Florida approximately 50 miles northwest of Orlando, 60 miles northeast of Tampa, and 35 miles south of Ocala.
LEONARD PELTIER #89637-132
USP COLEMAN I
U.S. PENITENTIARY
P.O. BOX 1033
COLEMAN, FL 33521
This is nearly 2,000 miles from Leonard's Nation, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, in North Dakota! Tell the Federal Bureau of Prisons that the only acceptable transfer is one to a medium security facility in close proximity to (within a 500-mile radius of) his family and Nation. Ideally, Leonard should be moved to the medium security facility at Oxford, WI.
Dr. Thomas Kane, Acting Director
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
320 1st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: (202) 307-3250 (Director); (202) 307-3198 (Switchboard)
Fax: (202) 514-6620
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Leonard Peltier Has Been Moved
Leonard Peltier has been moved from USP-Lewisburg. At this time, he is at the Federal Transfer Center (FTC) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This is an administrative and "holdover" facility. That means he will be held in Oklahoma temporarily -- although "temporarily" could mean months -- after which he will be transferred to another facility.
Please continue your efforts on Leonard's behalf. Keep calling the White House -- 202-456-1111. Obama must free Leonard Peltier.
Keep demandng a transfer for Leonard that is within 500 miles of his home. Tell the Federal Bureau of Prisons that the only acceptable transfer is one to a medium security facility in close proximity to his family and Nation.
Please send e-mails, write letters and call BOP every single day. Make reference to Leonard Peltier #89637-132 and contact:
Dr. Thomas Kane, Acting Director
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
320 1st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20534
E-Mail: info@bop.gov
Phone: (202) 307-3250 (Director); (202) 307-3198 (Switchboard)
Fax: (202) 514-6620
Please continue your efforts on Leonard's behalf. Keep calling the White House -- 202-456-1111. Obama must free Leonard Peltier.
Keep demandng a transfer for Leonard that is within 500 miles of his home. Tell the Federal Bureau of Prisons that the only acceptable transfer is one to a medium security facility in close proximity to his family and Nation.
Please send e-mails, write letters and call BOP every single day. Make reference to Leonard Peltier #89637-132 and contact:
Dr. Thomas Kane, Acting Director
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
320 1st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20534
E-Mail: info@bop.gov
Phone: (202) 307-3250 (Director); (202) 307-3198 (Switchboard)
Fax: (202) 514-6620
Monday, July 25, 2011
August 6 and 7: Vigil and Rally for Leonard Peltier in Lewisburg
Solitary Confinement is Torture!
Free Prisoners from Solitary! Free Leonard Peltier!
What: Candlelight Vigil and Rally
When: Saturday, August 6 and Sunday, August 7, 2011
Where: Corner of Route 15 (N. Derr Drive) and William Penn Drive, Lewisburg, PA
* Please Circulate Widely *
Join us at 7:00 p.m. on August 6th for a candlelight vigil to protest the use of solitary confinement in the U.S., and in solidarity with prisoners at the federal penitentiary at Lewisburg -- in support of Leonard Peltier, in particular.
Gather at 10:00 a.m. on August 7th for a Free Peltier Rally. Native American activist and political prisoner Leonard Peltier is currently being held in solitary confinement at USP-Lewisburg. Rally for his freedom -- from solitary, from prison. Demand clemency for Leonard Peltier!
Bring posters and banners, drums, candles, water, food-snacks, etc.
For updates and information on lodgings, visit http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/vigil.htm.
Donations welcome. Send a check or money order to the LPDOC, PO Box 7488, Fargo, ND 58106 or donate electronically. Click on the "Donate" button on our home page at http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/index1.htm.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Mass Call-In for Leonard Peltier Today!
Image by Sheila Steele via Flickr Mass Call-In to CNN Monday, July 11, 2011Join us in a coordinated mass call-in to CNN on behalf of Leonard Peltier. Shut CNN down until they realize they have a story.
On Monday, July 11th, at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time), start calling with your statement. It is important that the calls to CNN start promptly at 10 a.m. Insist that they cover the injustice posed by the continuing imprisonment of Leonard Peltier. Advise them of Leonard's current situation (see http://lpdoc.blogspot.com/2011/07/leonard-peltier-in-hole-at-lewisburg.html), and tell CNN personnel that they should contact the Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee at 701-235-2206 for information and referrals.
Then call back and ask for specific news anchors to cover/respond. Remember to be firm, but polite. Tell them freedom for Peltier is the only solution to this 35+-year injustice.
They may tell you that they get their stories from their affiliates (local) channels. While this is true, it is also true that they cover both whatever they wish and stories that demand coverage. We MUST demand coverage.
Call CNN at 404-827-1500 at 10 a.m., Monday, July 11, 2011. Dial one for both of the first and second automated prompts/choices.
You also may submit story ideas online. Visit http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form11e.html to submit a story idea or http://www.cnn.com/feedback/tips/newstips.html to submit a news tip.
Or Tweet them: @TeamCNN.
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Launched into cyberspace by the
Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee
PO Box 7488, Fargo, ND 58106
http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/
contact@whoisleonardpeltier.info
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Alert: Leonard Peltier Needs Your Help!
On June 27, Leonard Peltier was removed from the general population at USP-Lewisburg and placed in solitary confinement. We know this was not done for Leonard's protection. We also are certain that Leonard has done nothing wrong. He should immediately be returned to the prison's general population. Our concern is two-fold. First and foremost, Leonard must not be railroaded by prison authorities as has happened in the past. Second, Leonard's age and health status are a concern. Leonard suffers from diabetes and other health conditions. He must have the means by which to monitor his blood sugar. He must receive the proper diet. Leonard otherwise must continue to receive his prescribed medications. He must immediately be returned to the prison's general population. For more information on how you can help, please visit http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/alert.htm.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
News from Indianz.Com
www.indianz.com
Letter: Attorneys take excessive fees in trust fund settlement (6/28)
Turtle Talk Recap: Supreme Court is still bad for tribal interests (6/28)
Cherokee Nation says Chad Smith wins chief's post by 7 votes (6/28)
Court rejects challenge to Oneida Nation law enforcement deal (6/28)
Kalispel Tribe cancels Fourth of July celebration due to flooding (6/28)
Interview with Jarrid Whitney about Indian student recruitment (6/28)
Tigua Tribe purchases majority interest in minor baseball team (6/28)
Hualapai Tribe to meet with Skywalk partner after court ruling (6/28)
Recount confirms results of Little Traverse Bay Bands election (6/28)
Tuscarora Nation members upset over 'secret' council meeting (6/28)
Brothers from Sault Tribe to appeal fishing violation conviction (6/28)
Navajo Nation man pleads guilty in second degree murder case (6/28)
Osage Nation expects word on gaming applications 'this week' (6/28)
Pala Band seeks to renegotiate gaming compact with governor (6/28)
Editorial: Decision makes California play fair with tribal casinos (6/28)
Mark Trahant: Tribes and counties better off working together (6/27)
Vi Waln: Helping our tribal elders prepare for their last journey (6/27)
Wambli Sina Win: Pretendians -- the hostile takeover of tribes (6/27)
Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on Native CLASS Act (6/27)
Editorial: Victory with $3.4B settlement of Indian trust lawsuit (6/27)
WPR: Lac du Flambeau chair hopes BIA improves trust system (6/27)
Upwards of 30K in Arizona to share in $3.4B Cobell settlement (6/27)
In These Times: Fractionation a big issue in Cobell settlement (6/27)
Patti Jo King: Truth and myth about Apache warrior Geronimo (6/27)
Tribes press for fix to land-into-trust ruling at nation's capitol (6/27)
Supreme Court won't accept Osage Nation diminishment case (6/27)
Turtle Talk: Indian law outcomes in Wisconsin Supreme Court (6/27)
WPR: Military officers forcing tribal soldiers to give up tobacco (6/27)
Cherokee Nation elects new leader by slim margin of 11 votes (6/27)
Non-Indians bragged about attack on Reno Sparks man online (6/27)
More headlines... www.indianz.com
Letter: Attorneys take excessive fees in trust fund settlement (6/28)
Turtle Talk Recap: Supreme Court is still bad for tribal interests (6/28)
Cherokee Nation says Chad Smith wins chief's post by 7 votes (6/28)
Court rejects challenge to Oneida Nation law enforcement deal (6/28)
Kalispel Tribe cancels Fourth of July celebration due to flooding (6/28)
Interview with Jarrid Whitney about Indian student recruitment (6/28)
Tigua Tribe purchases majority interest in minor baseball team (6/28)
Hualapai Tribe to meet with Skywalk partner after court ruling (6/28)
Recount confirms results of Little Traverse Bay Bands election (6/28)
Tuscarora Nation members upset over 'secret' council meeting (6/28)
Brothers from Sault Tribe to appeal fishing violation conviction (6/28)
Navajo Nation man pleads guilty in second degree murder case (6/28)
Osage Nation expects word on gaming applications 'this week' (6/28)
Pala Band seeks to renegotiate gaming compact with governor (6/28)
Editorial: Decision makes California play fair with tribal casinos (6/28)
Mark Trahant: Tribes and counties better off working together (6/27)
Vi Waln: Helping our tribal elders prepare for their last journey (6/27)
Wambli Sina Win: Pretendians -- the hostile takeover of tribes (6/27)
Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on Native CLASS Act (6/27)
Editorial: Victory with $3.4B settlement of Indian trust lawsuit (6/27)
WPR: Lac du Flambeau chair hopes BIA improves trust system (6/27)
Upwards of 30K in Arizona to share in $3.4B Cobell settlement (6/27)
In These Times: Fractionation a big issue in Cobell settlement (6/27)
Patti Jo King: Truth and myth about Apache warrior Geronimo (6/27)
Tribes press for fix to land-into-trust ruling at nation's capitol (6/27)
Supreme Court won't accept Osage Nation diminishment case (6/27)
Turtle Talk: Indian law outcomes in Wisconsin Supreme Court (6/27)
WPR: Military officers forcing tribal soldiers to give up tobacco (6/27)
Cherokee Nation elects new leader by slim margin of 11 votes (6/27)
Non-Indians bragged about attack on Reno Sparks man online (6/27)
More headlines... www.indianz.com
28 June 2011: Today's Democracy Now!
www.democracynow.org
"A Perfect Product of the Religious Right": Deconstructing Michele Bachmann’s GOP Presidential Bid
The rising star of the Tea Party movement, Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann, has launched her bid for the Republican 2012 presidential nomination. On the eve of her announcement, Bachmann was tied with Mitt Romney in The Des Moines Register’s Iowa Poll, the first survey of voters who plan to attend the Republican caucuses. The former tax lawyer identifies as a conservative Christian and is a fierce opponent of abortion and gay marriage. Bachmann also supports teaching intelligent design in public schools, and she’s claimed that global warming is a hoax. She has largely built her campaign around accusing Obama of favoring government intervention, pushing the U.S. toward socialism and having “anti-American views” and is particularly fierce critic of Obama’s healthcare overhaul. While Bachmann is known for advocating a limited government, she has recently come under scrutiny for allegedly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in agricultural subsidies for her family farm in Wisconsin. We are joined by journalist Karl Bremer, who has covered Michele Bachmann’s political career for the last decade from Stillwater, Minnesota, which is where the Bachmanns currently reside. We also speak with journalist Michelle Goldberg, author of the book, "Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism.”
As Obama Quietly Pushes for a Nuclear Weapons Renaissance, Wildfire Threatens Los Alamos Nuclear Lab
In New Mexico, an out-of-control wildfire that began Sunday has already burned nearly 80-square miles and is a mile or less from Los Alamos National Laboratory, home to a nuclear weapons plutonium facility. Pieces of ash from the fire have dropped onto the laboratory grounds, sparking "spot" fires. A senior investigator with the Project on Government Oversight said a fire at the facility would be a "disaster" that could result in large and lethal releases of radiation. Officials insist explosive materials on the laboratory’s grounds are safely stored in underground bunkers made of concrete and steel. But the group, Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety, told the Associated Press that the fire appeared to be about 3.5 miles from a dumpsite where as many as 30,000 55-gallon drums of plutonium-contaminated waste were stored in fabric tents above ground. The group said the drums were awaiting transport to a low-level radiation dump site in southern New Mexico. We speak with Greg Mello, the director of the Los Alamos Study Group, a citizen-led nuclear disarmament group based in New Mexico. “Los Alamos National Laboratory is becoming the center of plutonium manufacturing for the country,” Mello says, even though “it is a place with a lot of natural hazards, not just fires, but also earthquakes.”
It Takes People On the Outside: Prestigious Author Alice Walker to Confront Israeli Naval Blockade of Gaza on U.S. Aid Ship
Israel continues to threaten a group of international activists planning to sail to Gaza this week with humanitarian aid. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said participants in the 10-boat flotilla are seeking "confrontation and blood." Last year, Israeli forces killed nine people aboard the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara. Meanwhile, activists say one of the 10 boats scheduled to sail to Gaza has been sabotaged in a Greek port. Saboteurs reportedly cut off the propeller shaft of a ship shared by Swedish, Norwegian and Greek activist. Organizers say the boat will be repaired in time to sail to Gaza. One of the other ships that will try to reach Gaza from Greece is the "Audacity of Hope." It’s set to carry up to 50 U.S. citizens carrying letters to Gaza residents. One of the ship’s passengers is the acclaimed author, poet and activist Alice Walker. She has written many books, including “The Color Purple,” for which she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. On Monday, Alice Walker spoke at a Freedom Flotilla news conference in the Greek capital of Athens. “I am going to Gaza because my government has failed to understand or care about the Gazan people, but worse than that, it is ignorant of our own history in the United States,” Walker said. “For instance, when black people were enslaved for 300 years, it took a lot of people in the outside of our communities to help free us.”
Headlines
•Thousands of Greeks Begin 48-Hour General Strike
•Japan: 15 Tons of Radioactive Water Leaked Into Ground Near Facility
•Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Lab Remains Closed As Massive Wildfire Approaches
•Israel Continues To Threaten Gaza Flotilla Activists
•Libya Government Denounces International Arrest Warrants For Gaddafi and Aides
•Syrian Opposition Leaders Gather In Rare Public Meeting
•Number of Afghan U.S. War Refugees Reaches 250,000, Double Previous Year
•U.S. Drones Kill 21 in Pakistan
•Federal Judge Blocks Key Parts of Controversial Georgia Immigration Law
•Trial Begins For Former Khmer Rouge Leaders
•Wisconsin Bans Planned Parenthood Funds, Indiana Issues Injunction Against Blocking It From Medicaid
•Flood Waters Begin to Recede in North Dakota Following Widespread Destruction
www.democracynow.org
"A Perfect Product of the Religious Right": Deconstructing Michele Bachmann’s GOP Presidential Bid
The rising star of the Tea Party movement, Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann, has launched her bid for the Republican 2012 presidential nomination. On the eve of her announcement, Bachmann was tied with Mitt Romney in The Des Moines Register’s Iowa Poll, the first survey of voters who plan to attend the Republican caucuses. The former tax lawyer identifies as a conservative Christian and is a fierce opponent of abortion and gay marriage. Bachmann also supports teaching intelligent design in public schools, and she’s claimed that global warming is a hoax. She has largely built her campaign around accusing Obama of favoring government intervention, pushing the U.S. toward socialism and having “anti-American views” and is particularly fierce critic of Obama’s healthcare overhaul. While Bachmann is known for advocating a limited government, she has recently come under scrutiny for allegedly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in agricultural subsidies for her family farm in Wisconsin. We are joined by journalist Karl Bremer, who has covered Michele Bachmann’s political career for the last decade from Stillwater, Minnesota, which is where the Bachmanns currently reside. We also speak with journalist Michelle Goldberg, author of the book, "Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism.”
As Obama Quietly Pushes for a Nuclear Weapons Renaissance, Wildfire Threatens Los Alamos Nuclear Lab
In New Mexico, an out-of-control wildfire that began Sunday has already burned nearly 80-square miles and is a mile or less from Los Alamos National Laboratory, home to a nuclear weapons plutonium facility. Pieces of ash from the fire have dropped onto the laboratory grounds, sparking "spot" fires. A senior investigator with the Project on Government Oversight said a fire at the facility would be a "disaster" that could result in large and lethal releases of radiation. Officials insist explosive materials on the laboratory’s grounds are safely stored in underground bunkers made of concrete and steel. But the group, Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety, told the Associated Press that the fire appeared to be about 3.5 miles from a dumpsite where as many as 30,000 55-gallon drums of plutonium-contaminated waste were stored in fabric tents above ground. The group said the drums were awaiting transport to a low-level radiation dump site in southern New Mexico. We speak with Greg Mello, the director of the Los Alamos Study Group, a citizen-led nuclear disarmament group based in New Mexico. “Los Alamos National Laboratory is becoming the center of plutonium manufacturing for the country,” Mello says, even though “it is a place with a lot of natural hazards, not just fires, but also earthquakes.”
It Takes People On the Outside: Prestigious Author Alice Walker to Confront Israeli Naval Blockade of Gaza on U.S. Aid Ship
Israel continues to threaten a group of international activists planning to sail to Gaza this week with humanitarian aid. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said participants in the 10-boat flotilla are seeking "confrontation and blood." Last year, Israeli forces killed nine people aboard the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara. Meanwhile, activists say one of the 10 boats scheduled to sail to Gaza has been sabotaged in a Greek port. Saboteurs reportedly cut off the propeller shaft of a ship shared by Swedish, Norwegian and Greek activist. Organizers say the boat will be repaired in time to sail to Gaza. One of the other ships that will try to reach Gaza from Greece is the "Audacity of Hope." It’s set to carry up to 50 U.S. citizens carrying letters to Gaza residents. One of the ship’s passengers is the acclaimed author, poet and activist Alice Walker. She has written many books, including “The Color Purple,” for which she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. On Monday, Alice Walker spoke at a Freedom Flotilla news conference in the Greek capital of Athens. “I am going to Gaza because my government has failed to understand or care about the Gazan people, but worse than that, it is ignorant of our own history in the United States,” Walker said. “For instance, when black people were enslaved for 300 years, it took a lot of people in the outside of our communities to help free us.”
Headlines
•Thousands of Greeks Begin 48-Hour General Strike
•Japan: 15 Tons of Radioactive Water Leaked Into Ground Near Facility
•Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Lab Remains Closed As Massive Wildfire Approaches
•Israel Continues To Threaten Gaza Flotilla Activists
•Libya Government Denounces International Arrest Warrants For Gaddafi and Aides
•Syrian Opposition Leaders Gather In Rare Public Meeting
•Number of Afghan U.S. War Refugees Reaches 250,000, Double Previous Year
•U.S. Drones Kill 21 in Pakistan
•Federal Judge Blocks Key Parts of Controversial Georgia Immigration Law
•Trial Begins For Former Khmer Rouge Leaders
•Wisconsin Bans Planned Parenthood Funds, Indiana Issues Injunction Against Blocking It From Medicaid
•Flood Waters Begin to Recede in North Dakota Following Widespread Destruction
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