Leonard Peltier
28 August 2009
As a result of Leonard Peltier¹s recent PAROLE DENIAL, Sundance Chief Ben Carnes, a member of the Choctaw Nation, will go to Washington, D.C.to stand & Fast in front of the White House between September 5 – 12, 2009, in hopes of securing a meeting with President Obama.
As a written, request for a meeting with President Obama made by The Leonard Peltier-Defense Offense Committee was denied earlier this year by the White House
We are also calling for a 24 – Hour, World Wide Birthday Vigil on September 11th, beginning at 8:45 AM through September 12th, 2009
Arlette tells us what is was like for her as a young Lakota woman growing up during the last Lakota uprising at Wounded Knee in 1975.
What a terrible childhood memory for Arlette. What a brave woman to stand up and let the world know the terror of the Incident at Oglala. People need to hear more about the horrific events that took place back at that time with the BIA, Goons, FBI, etc. so they can understand the seriousness of the way of life that was happening on the Reservation at that time, and how it lead up to the fatal shootings which put Leonard Peltier in prison. These stories need to be sent directly to the President, so he will understand why clemency for Leonard Peltier should be granted. All he did was take a stand for the Native Americans that desperately needed help to curb the violence and corruption that was going on. If the Goons can be forgiven, why can’t Leonard Peltier be forgiven for just doing the right thing in helping those people survive the Reign of terror. The healing starts with Leonard Peltier’s Freedom.