Hope For Leonard Peltier
To the citizens of the world,
Leonard Peltier’s first parole hearing of the Obama era took place on July 28, 2009. On August 21, 2009 U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley announced that Peltiers parole request had been denied. Leonard was denied parole after authorities decided that releasing him would diminish the seriousness of his crime, the Associated Press reported. Leonard Peltier has been incarcerated 34 years based upon what the U.S. courts have admitted was fabricated evidence. These very courts have admitted that Leonard Peltier did not commit the crime. Peltier’s attorney is calling for public support for Leonard’s release that will create a political climate too powerful to ignore.
“There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.” – Mohandas Gandhi
Join Leonard’s many supporters in the United States and around the world, including hundreds of U.S., European, and Latin American parliamentarians, Nelson Mandela, Rigoberta Menchú, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jesse Jackson, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights.
Help secure Peltier’s prompt release from prison.
Thank you,
Native Children’s Survival
Bagua Massacre
To our Indigenous brothers and sisters, the caretakers of the Peruvian Amazon, and to the citizens of the world,
News of the Bagua massacre has saddened our hearts. Our deepest sympathy and condolences go out to the people of Peru, the families, and the friends of those who have been hurt and those whose lives have been taken. Our thoughts and prayers are with you as you stand united through peaceful protests against corporate and political corruption, and the desecration of land and life.
We call upon our sisters and brothers from around the world to help support our relatives in South America by sending a message to the Peruvian Government demanding an immediate cease to the violent repression and a suspension of the state of emergency.
The US – Peru Free Trade Agreement FTA is not a legal tool to attack Indigenous communities; violence is not the way to promote trade and progress. Please request that the Obama administration take a stand in defense of Indigenous peoples human rights in Peru. Encourage President Barack Obama, Congress members, and State Secretary Hillary Clinton to urge the government of Peru to comply with the labor and environmental rights regulations included in the Peru FTA, which President Obama praised during his campaign.
We recommend that the media fully cover, in depth, the struggle of Indigenous peoples on the front lines of climate change. For they are protecting the worlds last remaining wild-places, of which are essential to the survival of life on earth. All life is connected. All life is scared.
Change for Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier’s first parole hearing, since President Obama took office, was on Tuesday, July 28. A decision will be made by the Federal Parole Commission in three weeks. Peltier’s attorney is calling for public support for Leonard’s release that will create a political climate too powerful to ignore.
“There is a higher court than courts of justice, and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Join Leonard’s many supporters in the United States and around the world, including hundreds of US, European and Latin American parliamentarians, Nelson Mandela, Rigoberta Menchú, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jesse Jackson, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights.
Help secure Peltier’s prompt release from prison. Urge the United States Parole Commission to immediately grant parole to Leonard Peltier and request that the President of the United States grant clemency to Leonard Peltier.
Viva Amazonia
The Amazon in Peru – our planet’s second largest rainforest – is in grave danger. On the morning of June 5, 2009, Peruvian police opened fire and killed Indigenous peoples and supporters protecting the Amazon Rainforest. If development plans continue the entire Amazon will be on the verge of permanent ecological collapse within the next 10-20 years.
We call upon our sisters and brothers from around the world to take a stand for Mother Earth by sending a message.
Please request that the Obama administration endorse the United Nations “Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” and insure Indigenous Peoples’ right to free, prior and informed consent at the 2009 UN Climate Change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Please request that the media fully cover the struggle of Indigenous peoples on the front lines of climate change. For they are protecting the world’s last remaining wild-places that are essential to the survival of life on earth. All life is connected. All life is sacred.
It’s crucial that we take a stand for all our relations.
For more info please visit www.nativechildrenssurvival.org
Yusulpayki! (Thank you in Quechua),
NCS