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Dear Peltier Supporters,<br><br>
Last week both the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee and the Boston
Area<br>
Leonard Peltier Support Group received notification from PayPal (our
web<br>
site credit card verification and payment processing service) that
our<br>
accounts had been closed. Neither the defense committee nor the
Boston<br>
support group, are currently able to receive donations via the
internet.<br>
This disruption is having a direct impact on our ability to fund
the<br>
work of the committee. In addition to the horse rides, which we are<br>
still raising funds for and which we must realistically consider
scaling<br>
back due to the disruption, we need to cover the overhead expenses
of<br>
the office. As well, the DNC and voter initiatives will wrap up at<br>
election time and the committee and support network need some
stability<br>
to be able to strategize for what comes next. Be assured that the
work<br>
at the committee office goes forward, always in the face of
multiple<br>
distractions and crises. Your patience and assistance are greatly<br>
appreciated.<br><br>
We are currently considering the best course of action to take to<br>
rectify the situation with PayPal and will be releasing more
information<br>
in the coming days. However, we are in urgent need of funding at
this<br>
time. We ask all who are able to send donations immediately by
snail<br>
mail. No amount is too small.<br><br>
LPDC<br><br>
PO Box 583<br><br>
Lawrence, KS 66044-0583<br><br>
USA<br><br>
<br><br>
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse,<br><br>
The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee<br><br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=3 color="#333333"><b>Subject:
URGENT MESSAGE! Boston group calls for boycott of PayPal and parent
company eBAY<br>
Date:</b> Sun, 4 Jul 2004 23:41:31 -0400<br>
<b>From:</b> info@leonardpeltier.org
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=3 color="#003399">Add to
Address Book<br><br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=3>On this day of
celebration of "freedom" and "democracy," the Boston
<br>
Area Leonard Peltier Support Group is calling for a boycott of PayPal
and<br>
parent company eBAY. <br>
<br>
The modest funds raised through the Leonard Peltier Defense
Committee<br>
(LPDC) and selected support group Web sites are used for public
education<br>
programs, political and lobbying actions, and legal <br>
strategies undertaken on behalf of Leonard Peltier. We do these
things to keep<br>
Peltier's hope for freedom alive. While such activities are
likely<br>
inconvenient for the U.S. government, they are not illegal. On
the<br>
contrary, these activities represent free exercise of our constitutional
rights. <br>
<br>
We've come to expect interference with our Web-based services over
the<br>
years, i.e., interruption of service at critical times, for
example.<br>
However, last week, both the LPDC and the Boston support group
received<br>
notification from PayPal (our Web site credit card verification and<br>
payment processing service) that we are in violation of its
relatively<br>
new Acceptable Use Policy. Designating Leonard Peltier as
being<br>
"notorious for committing murderous acts," PayPal has now
deprived us <br>
of our online fundraising capability. Our accounts have been
closed<br>
preventing us from receiving donations electronically and we have
been<br>
told that our funds collected through the online service may be
frozen<br>
for up to 180 days. <br>
<br>
What is PayPal's Acceptable Use Policy? Read it for yourself: (the
following 3 lines constitute one web address. It will have to be copy /
pasted. The 4th line is separate.)<br>
<br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=3 color="#003399"><a href="http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/ua/use/index_frame-outsid">http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/ua/use/index_frame-outsid</a></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=3>e&ed=offensive
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<br>
Please note that PayPal doesn't monitor Web sites but depends on<br>
"members of the community" to bring alleged violations to its
attention. <br>
We can only speculate as to who those "members of the
community" were <br>
in this case. <br>
<br>
PayPal also claims to have done an exhaustive evaluation of the LPDC
<br>
and Boston sites for "offensive" material. What did they
find? <br>
<br>
* The announcement of Leonard Peltier's nomination for
the 2004<br>
Nobel Peace Prize. <br><br>
* The legal updates concerning Leonard's case,
including<br>
information on Peltier's recent victory over editor Paul DeMain in
a<br>
defamation lawsuit filed in 2003. <br><br>
* The position paper submitted by the Peltier legal
team to the<br>
Committees on the Judiciary of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of<br>
Representatives on official misconduct in Indian Country, in
particular<br>
that against the American Indian Movement and Leonard Peltier. <br><br>
* Material to mobilize support for the release of
hundreds of<br>
thousands of documents still withheld after 30 years by the Federal<br>
Bureau of Investigation, despite repeated Freedom of Information
Act<br>
actions brought by Peltier's attorneys. <br><br>
* Announcement of Leonard's presidential nomination for
the Peace<br>
and Freedom Party in California. <br><br>
* Political action materials as regards the upcoming
presidential<br>
election, in general, and encouraging Indigenous and other U.S.
voters<br>
to use their votes to help win Leonard's freedom, in particular. <br>
<br>
We consider this policy and PayPal's actions to be an attack on our<br>
political beliefs, interference with our right to participate in
the<br>
"democratic" political process, and an intentional effort on
the part <br>
of PayPal and its parent company eBAY to interfere with our (and
your)<br>
constitutional rights. Such corporate actions -- as taken at
the<br>
behest of the U.S. government, or not -- are an affront to
activists<br>
everywhere and threaten our basic freedoms. <br>
<br>
We will NOT go away! Join the LPDC/BA-LPSG boycott of PayPal and
its<br>
parent company eBAY. Spread the word to friends, family, colleagues
<br>
and co-workers: <br>
<br>
* Don't use the PayPal service on Web sites you own or
manage.<br>
(Note: Alternative resources are listed below.)
<br><br>
* Don't donate to or purchase from sites that use the
PayPal<br>
service. <br><br>
* Don't buy or sell / auction items using
eBAY. <br>
Send them the message that we find THEIR policy and actions <br>
"offensive".<br>
<br>
An online petition also will be available for your signature in a day
<br>
or two. <br>
<br>
THE LPDC IS IN URGENT NEED OF FUNDS. WE THEREFORE URGE YOU TO<br>
IMMEDIATELY SEND DONATIONS BY SNAIL MAIL. NO AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL.
<br>
<br>
LPDC <br>
PO Box 583 <br>
Lawrence, Kansas 66044-0583 <br>
USA <br>
<br>
FREE LEONARD PELTIER!<br>
<br>
Thank you.<br>
<br>
In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse<br>
<br>
The LPDC <br><br>
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