Tuesday 13 September 2011

PART TWO of two, "Freedom and it's expression" [or if you will] 'Freedom - an expression: a request to free 6 times Nobel nominee Leonard Peltier

Today I bring you a man that has (to save time I'll quote a page on the myspace network)

«” And yet Leonard Peltier has remained a prisoner for more than 33 years. Fifty five United States Senators and Congressional Representatives (including Democrats and Republicans) have filed an appeal brief demanding that Peltier receive a new trial. Amnesty International has repeatedly called for Peltier’s immediate release from prison, governments from all over the world have passed resolutions insisting that Peltier be released, and a large contingent of distinguished human rights advocates have been very outspoken in their strong support for Peltier - including six people who have already received the Nobel Peace Prize: Nelson Mandela (1993), Rigoberta Menchú Tum (1992), Mikhail Gorbachev (1990), the 14th Dalai Lama (1989), Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1984), and Mother Teresa (1979). Despite his well known status as a political prisoner, however, the basis for Peltier’s Nobel nominations has been his remarkable success in furthering the causes of peace and human rights.»


The first part of this message written July 3rd looked to the east as was in respect to:

Aung San Suu Kyi / Liu Xiaobo


Now I look to the west.

For more on Leonard Peltier here are two links one with a quick review regarging the case

Leonard Peltier Case


and this other - Official website for Leonard Peltier


Here is the petition, please sign. They need approximately 4000 more signatures by the end of October (approximately) to take it to President Obama.
This 1976 imprisonment is nonsense.

ONLINE - PETITION (Free Leonard Peltier)







US Prisoner #89637-132

Silence, they say, is the voice of complicity.

But silence is impossible.
Silence screams.
Silence is a message,
just as doing nothing is an act.
Let who you are ring out & resonate
in every word (and) every deed.
Yes, become who you are.
There's no sidestepping your own being
or your own responsibility.
What you do is who you are.
You are your own comeuppance.
You become your own message.
You are the message.


In the Spirit of Crazy Horse


(Leonard Peltier)








Being Portuguese
(and Canadian, but today it is my Portuguese 'persona' that cries)
- the subject of political prisoners, repression and oppressive rule makes my heart bleed.

It is easy to cast an outraged eye to the orient regarding Human Rights (and rightfully so), but in the West there is no less outrage, it's just painted differently.. I bring you a man who has been wrongfully in jail for the past 35 years and is mortally ill. A man who should be at home for the little time he has left to enjoy the laughter of grandchildren..
Moreover in the West there are american states (not all) who take it upon themselves to be above God and decide for themselves the right to live or die.
This is quite ironic since those same states within the United States are the ones that not only have the highest crime rate (violent), but actually increase in violence despite said punishment. I also know it is easy to point to the US when speaking of ill behaviour.
In Europe illegally and/or immorally war mongers bring money to nations such as France, Germany, England, Portugal, Italy.. while they promote profit from Human carnage. I wonder..
In the South
Australia cannot leave East Timor alone..
(too much black gold)
and the way they defend their countryman is absurd (Julian Assange) who's crime it appears was to show things such as war crimes.

What is wrong with people..?

What is it that they believe they take with them to the grave, money? Power (over what)?
This inhumanity and other vile atrocities (children in Darfur.. ) is in the North, South, East and West.

Why?

3 comments:

  1. taken from:
    http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/walk.htm

    - One good man or one good woman can change the world, can push back the evil, and their work can be a beacon for millions, for billions. Are you that man or woman? If so, may the Great Spirit bless you. If not, why not? We must each of us be that person. That will transform the world overnight. That would be a miracle, yes, but a miracle within our power, our healing power.
    (Leonard Peltier)

    THE LEONARD PELTIER WALK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

    18 December 2011 - 18 May 2012
    The Leonard Peltier Walk for Human Rights will depart from Alcatraz Island on December 18, 2011, and arrive in Washington, DC, on or around May 18, 2012. This event is sponsored by Wind Chases the Sun, Inc., N5679 Skylark Drive, DePere, WI 54115. For more information contact Dorothy Ninham at 920-713-8114 or Gina Buenrostro at 920-713-2205 or visit www.leonardpeltierwalkforhumanrights.com.

    Transportation: The ferry to Alcatraz will leave Pier #33 at 8:45 a.m. (assemble at 8:00 a.m.). The first 300 tickets are available for $14.00 (under 5 years free). Tickets can be purchased on the day of the event, or on-line at www.alcatrazcruises.com starting Friday, December 9th. Mention “AIM event”. The next boat will leave Pier #33 at 9:10 a.m. Tickets will be sold at regular price ($26).

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  2. (Call for Volunteers)

    Volunteers are needed to help:

    book or confirm camping sites and places for lodging for the walkers.

    book schools or churches that would be willing to accommodate lodging for the walkers.

    book or confirm help with people that can cook for the walkers.

    arrange permits for walking through the various counties, cities and highways.

    locate venues that can hold a free concerts.

    locate places to hold sweats and ceremonies.

    locate venues for viewings of “Incident at Oglala” and “Warrior”.

    gain access to print, radio and TV media outlets (as well as the Internet site) along the Walk route.

    Needed Supplies

    Paper products such as plates, bowls, cups for the sites that the walkers stop;

    Food;

    Gas cards;

    Camping equipment such as tents, sleeping bags, lanterns, umbrellas, and other rain gear;

    First Aid supplies and kits.

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  3. Route (Subject to Change)

    California

    18 December - 06 January

    Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Martinez, Vallejo, Fairchild, Vacaville, Davis, Sacramento, Stockton, Manteca, Modesto, Merced, Chowchilla, Madera, Fresno, Visalia, Bakersfield, Mojave, Palmdale, San Bernardino, Riverside, Beaumont, Banning (Morongo), San Jacinto (Soboba), Temecula (Pechanga), Valley Center (San Pasqual), Escondido, Santa Ysabel, Ocotillo, Brawling, Glamis, Quechan Indian Reservation,

    [ Arizona ]

    06-23 January

    Yuma, Wellton, Tacna, Dateland, Sentinel, Gila Bend, Glendale, Phoenix, Fountain Hills, Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, Ak- chin, Casa Grande, Tuscon, Oracle, Globe (north), San Carlos, White River, Pinetop, Showlow, Concho, St. Johns, Cross over to Zuni, Pueblo (New Mexico) Window Rock,

    [ New Mexico ]

    23 January - 07 February

    Gallup, Grants, Laguna, Albuquerque, San Felipe Pueblo, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, Cimarron, Springer, Roy, Mosquero, Logan, Tucumcari, San John,

    [ Texas ]

    07-10 February

    Amarillo, Pampa, Canadian,

    [ Oklahoma ]

    10-26 February

    Arnett, Seiling, Canton, Watonga, Kingfisher, El Reno, Oklahoma City, Anadarko, Lawton, Marlow, Elmore City, Davis, Ada, Seminole, Shawnee, Stillwater, Ponca City, Fairfax, Cleveland, Collinsville, Tulsa, Bixby, Muskogee, Salisaw, Fort Smith,

    [ Arkansas ]

    26-29 February

    Fort Smith, Mansfield, Mena, Cove, Ashdown, Texarkana, Fouke,

    [ Louisiana ]

    29 February - 14 March

    Shreveport, Coushatta, Clarence, Alexandria, Bunkei, Washington, Baton Rouge, Napoleonville, Thibodaux, Schriever, Houma, Raceland, New Orleans
    (north to) Slidell,

    [ Mississippi ]

    14-25 March

    Picayune, Poplarville, Hattiesburg, Laurel, Stringer, Bay Springs, Montrose, Decatur, Union, Choctaw Indian Rez, Philadelphia, De Kalb, Scooba

    [ Alabama ]

    25-28 March

    York, Demopolis, Uniontown, Autaugaville, Montgomery, Troy, Dothan

    [ Florida ]

    28 March - 17 April

    Marianna, Chattahoochee, Tallahassee, Perry, Mayo, Gainesville, Ocala, Wildwood, Dade City, Tampa, Sun City Center, Wauchula, Arcadia, Port Charlotte, Fort Myers, Golden Gate, (Big Cypress & Miccosukee Rez'z), Tamarac, Belle Glade, Okeechobee, Fort Peirce, Palm Bay, Mims, Daytona Beach, Palm Coast, St, Augustine, Jacksonville,

    [ Georgia ]

    17 April - 01 May

    Kingsland, Brunswick, Jesup, Hazelhurst, McRae, Cochran, Macon, Forsythe, Griffin, Jonesboro, Atlanta, Duluth, Buford, Gainesville, Toccoa,

    [ South Carolina ]

    01-07 May

    N. Augusta, Aiken, Lexington, Columbia, Great Falls, Pineville,

    [ North Carolina ]

    07-13 May

    Charlotte, Ramseur, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Battleboro, Enfield, Halifax, Weldon,

    [ Virginia ]

    13-18 May

    Emporia, Petersburg, Richmond, Falmouth, Warrenton, To Washington D.C.
    _________________________________

    Financial Donations

    Send checks and money orders made payable to Wind Chases the Sun, Inc. Mail your financial donation to N5679 Skylark Drive, DePere, WI 54115. Or donate securely online at www.leonardpeltierwalkforhumanrights.com.

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