An open letter from the newly formed LPDC Board of Directors:
Dear Friends, Family and Supporters of Leonard Peltier,
We, the Board of Directors of the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, are honored to join Leonard Peltier and each of you in one of the most important struggles for justice in this country today: THE FREEDOM OF LEONARD PELTIER. We strongly believe that the fight to free Leonard Peltier is of the utmost urgency and importance and we vow to commit our time, influence, hearts and minds to this effort in the fullest degree possible. We greatly admire the past and present work of Leonard's supporters and we look forward to collaborating with you on the work that lies ahead. It is critical for this work to continue and for the movement to free Leonard Peltier to grow UNTIL FREEDOM IS WON. In the next weeks we will be in a huddle, outlining everything we can do to compliment and push forward the goals of the current campaign. Please stay tuned for new events, plans, and projects.
We want to ask you to continue working closely with the LPDC. Letters are urgently needed for Leonard's upcoming parole hearing, the lawsuit against the FBI has been filed and requires our support, the effort to press the House Government Reform Committee for hearings continues, and a new campaign focusing on the 6,000 documents withheld by the FBI is soon to be launched. Leonard needs your continued support. Write and encourage others to write letters, sponsor an LPDC speaker, pass out literature, make a contribution. There is something for everyone to contribute.
Leonard is now 57 years old. He has suffered more than 26 long years in prison and in doing so has given voice to the injustices all of us face as Indigenous Peoples. We extend our deepest thanks and reverence for his sacrifice. Let's show him that we will continue fighting for his freedom until he comes home.
We thank you again for all your good work and commitment.
Yours truly, The LPDC Board of Directors: Glenn Marshall, Michael Yellow Bird, Kenarahdiyoh, Natsu Saito, Sammy Toineeta, and Ed Nakawatase
(To view short bios of the board visit our web site) http://www.freepeltier.org/lpdc_info.htm#board_of_directors
Until Freedom Is Won! The New Peltier Justice Campaign
Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
PO Box 583
Lawrence, KS 66044
785-842-5774
www.freepeltier.orgposted: May 22, 2002
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