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From: LPDOC, Northwest Organizer's Office<br>
LEONARD PELTIER MEDICAL ALERT<br><br>
"A man dies from prostate cancer every 16 minutes in this
country. Why<br>
does my brother have to wait over a year to receive even a
diagnosis?"<br>
Leonard Peltier's sister<br><br>
Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who maintains his innocence,
was<br>
wrongfully convicted in connection with the shooting deaths of two
agents<br>
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1977. Imprisoned for
35<br>
years-currently at the federal prison in Lewisburg,
Pennsylvania-Peltier<br>
has been designated a political prisoner by Amnesty International.
Nelson<br>
Mandela, Desmond Tutu, 55 Members of Congress and others-including a
judge<br>
who sat as a member of the court in two of Peltier's appeals-have
all<br>
called for his immediate release. Widely recognized for his
humanitarian<br>
works and a six-time Nobel Prize nominee, Peltier also is an
accomplished<br>
author and painter.<br><br>
Sister Betty Solano says Peltier began exhibiting symptoms commonly<br>
attributed to prostate cancer over a year ago. His age (he is 66
years<br>
old) and family history are risk factors for the disease. Pressured
by<br>
Peltier's attorneys, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) ran standard blood
tests<br>
in June. Peltier received the results last week, over four months
later. <br>
A physician only now says a biopsy is needed to make a diagnosis.
Prostate<br>
cancer affects 1 in 6 men in the United States. Medical experts
agree<br>
that the cure rate for prostate cancer is high, but only if detected<br>
early. Even if Peltier doesn't have cancer, the symptoms indicate a<br>
serious medical condition and one that could lead to serious
complications<br>
if left untreated. Please write letters to:<br><br>
<br>
Sample letter:<br><br>
Harley G. Lappin, Director<br>
U.S. Bureau of Prisons<br>
320 First Street, NW<br>
Washington, DC 20534<br><br>
Dear Mr. Lappin:<br><br>
It has come to my attention that Leonard Peltier #89637-132, an inmate
at<br>
the U.S. Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, is in dire need of<br>
medical attention.<br><br>
I believe that Mr. Peltier's medical needs are urgent. He needs to be
seen<br>
by proper medical staff. Therefore, I respectfully request that
Leonard<br>
Peltier be transferred to FCI-Oxford in Wisconsin or FMC-Rochester
in<br>
Minnesota. Either of these facilities can adequately accommodate Mr.<br>
Peltier's medical needs.<br><br>
Thank you in advance for transferring Leonard Peltier and
immediately<br>
addressing his<br>
medical needs!<br><br>
Sincerely,<br><br>
From: Leonard Peltier Defense/Offense Committee Northwest
Regional<br>
Organizer's Office<br><br>
P.O. Box 5464<br>
Tacoma, WA 98415-0464<br>
bayou@blarg.net<br><br>
We greatly need donations of money or stamps for our mass mailing.
The<br>
mailing includes information on the march, a background article on<br>
Leonard's case, information on the clemency campaign and a medical
alert<br>
for Leonard. Any amount will help. Please make checks out to the
Leonard<br>
Peltier Defense Offense Committee (marked for NW March) and send them
to:<br>
Tacoma Chapter, LPDOC, P.O. Box 5464, Tacoma, WA 98415-0464. Thank
you.<br><br>
As individual fingers we can easily be broken, but all together we make
a<br>
mighty fist. -- Sitting Bull<br><br>
REGIONAL MARCH AND RALLY FOR CLEMENCY FOR LEONARD PELTIER<br><br>
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2011, TACOMA, WA.<br><br>
12:00 NOON: MARCH FOR JUSTICE Portland Ave. Park (on Portland Ave.
between<br>
E. 35th & E. Fairbanks. Take Portland Ave. exit off I-5 and head
east)<br><br>
1:00 PM: RALLY FOR JUSTICE U.S. Federal Court House, 1717-Pacific
Ave.<br><br>
SPEAKERS:<br><br>
Co-MCs
<br>
Matilaja:<br>
Yu'Pik/Yakama, Tacoma Chapter LPDOC<br>
Steve Hapy: Tacoma Chapter LPDOC<br>
Drum<br>
Albert Combs: Coastal Salish drum song<br>
Keynote Speaker: Ramona Bennett: Puyallup Tribal Member, Long time
Native<br>
Activist<br>
Dorothy Ackerman: Lakota Elder<br>
Chauncey Peltier: Son of Leonard Peltier<br>
Deeahop Conway, Tacoma Chapter LPDOC<br>
Peter Bohmer, long-term activist, member of Olympia Movement for
Justice<br>
and Peace, and faculty at the Evergreen State College<br>
Juan Jose Bocanegra: Coordinator/Organizer, The Committee for
Immigration<br>
Reform and Social Justice (El Comite Pro Reforma Migratoria y
Justicia<br>
Social)<br>
David Duenas: Puyallup<br>
Arthur J. Miller: Northwest Regional Organizer LPDOC<br>
Michael One Road: Portland Chapter LPDOC<br><br>
CAR POOLS: OLYMPIA: There will be a carpool leaving from the parking
lot<br>
at Harrison and Division at 10:15 am. SEATTLE: Meet at the Red Apple<br>
parking lot at 23rd and Jackson. Will be leaving at 10:30 am.<br><br>
AFTER RALLY MEAL AND GET TOGETHER: At past Tacoma Peltier Marches we
have<br>
had an after rally meal and get together. We are trying to organize
that<br>
again for this march. This is very important this time because we want
to<br>
organize groups in different aspects of the clemency campaign. If you
can<br>
help with this please let us know, send an e-mail to: bayou@blarg.net
and<br>
this will be something we will need donations for. Please make checks
out<br>
to the Leonard Peltier Defense/Offense Committee (ear marked Tacoma
march)<br>
and send them to: Tacoma Chapter, LPDOC, P.O. Box 5464, Tacoma WA<br>
98415-0464.<br><br>
The flier and poster for the May 21st Leonard Peltier Regional
Clemency<br>
March has been scanned and made into a pdf file that can be downloaded
off<br>
the internet. This was done by an Olympia supporter. This is a good<br>
example of grassroots support. Thank you<br><br>
Here's the link.<br>
poster:<br>
<a href="http://www.indybay.org/uploads/2011/04/07/leonard_peltier_rally.pdf" eudora="autourl">
http://www.indybay.org/uploads/2011/04/07/leonard_peltier_rally.pdf<br>
<br>
</a>Flier<br>
<a href="http://www.indybay.org/uploads/2011/04/07/peltier_flier.pdf" eudora="autourl">
http://www.indybay.org/uploads/2011/04/07/peltier_flier.pdf<br><br>
</a>This march will kick off our New Northwest Campaign for Clemency for
Leonard<br>
Peltier. It will take time to build this campaign and we ask for
your<br>
help. Leonard has been in prison since 1976 for a crime he did not
commit.<br>
His health has gotten bad and he needs all of us now. We need people
to<br>
pass this statement to their friends, groups, organizations,
publications,<br>
web sites and Facebook. We need people to post and pass out fliers.
We<br>
need donations. We need to make this march as large as possible to
show<br>
others that there is support for Leonard Peltier. Please help<br>
us. Please contact us if you can help.<br>
For donations: Please make checks out to the Leonard Peltier
Defense/Offense<br>
Committee (mark them for NW March) and send them to: Tacoma LPODC,
P.O.<br>
Box 5464, Tacoma, WA 98415. Thank you<br><br>
Join Tacoma LPDOC on facebook at:<br><br>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?id=100002154914197#!/profile.php" eudora="autourl">
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=100002154914197<br><br>
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