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LPDCUpDates and Announcements!
Wednesday, September 08, 2004Cumulative list of Leonard Peltier Birthday events Date: 9/7/2004 FROM THE LEONARD PELTIER DEFENSE COMMITTEE HEADQUARTERS 1) LPDC events 2) South Carolina Support Group 3) German LPSG RheinMain 4) Southern Illinois Support Group 5) Palm Beach, Florida 6) Tennessee September 12, 2004 is Leonard's 60th Birthday. There will be no parties for him. No cake, no presents, no friends or family. This man, who has spent half of his life behind bars, warrior for his people, deserves our attention on that day of all days. Momentum for his plight has slowed, media attention is nil and spirits are getting low. The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee invites every one of his supporters to reaffirm their commitment to Leonard and to join us in a worldwide Birthday celebration. 1. The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee will be holding a candlelight vigil at South Park in Lawrence, Kansas starting at 9 p.m. Speakers will include Raquel Burnett, Leonard Peltier Defense Committee; Dave Strano, Leonard Peltier Defense Committee/Kansas Mutual Aid Collective; others TBA. Other activities include music and a question/answer session. Candles will be provided. Please join us as we start a chain reaction of candles, lighting up the entire world. For more information, call the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee: (785) 842-5774 2. The South Carolina Support Group is planning a candlelight vigil in the square in downtown Anderson on Sept 12 at 11:00 pm. Anyone interested in coming can contact April Lecroy at aprilwolfheart@yahoo.com or (864)-638-8400. Dress according to weather. Wear your walking shoes! 3. The German LPSG RheinMain is organizing a nationwide newspaper-campaign in a couple of German newspapers. On Sept. 25th and October 2nd in Offenbach/Main, there are Solidarity concerts for Leonard, Native American youth and human rights projects (KJK Sandgasse 26, Offenbach, 9 p.m.) and on September, 27th a Information meeting in Frankfurt/Main (Club Voltaire, Kleine Hochstr. , Frankfurt, 8 p.m.). For more information, contact LPSG RheinMain/Germany, Mike and Claudia Koch at LPSGRheinMain@aol.com 4. Julie Sommer is working on an event in Southern Illinois. For those in Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri or Western Kentucky, contact Julie at jasommer@shawneelink.net. 5. Megan Ulrich is planning a vigil in Palm Beach, Florida along Hwy U.S. 1. For more info, contact Megan at: MeganUlrich@aol.com 6. Dale Redhawk Mason is planning a vigil at 11 p.m. at the Landmark Inn in Sevierville, TN. For more info, contact Redhawk at 865-448-1083 We are still encouraging everyone to plan some event in honor of Leonard on September 12th and to join us at 11 pm (your time) for the chain reaction candlelight vigil. Please remember, you can send Leonard your own card and tell him yourself what you are doing for his Birthday. He cannot receive gifts of any kind, except for money orders. You may send them to: Leonard Peltier #89637-132 PO Box 1000 Leavenworth, KS 66048 Posted by Webmaster@AIMSupport.org 8:45 AM 
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