Re: [Fwd: Peltier Legal Forum in D.C. next week]
JENNAFER WAGGONER (refugee@gte.net)
Sun, 10 May 1998 12:07:32 +0000
ACIEEEE wrote:
>
> In a message dated 98-05-07 09:13:21 EDT, you write:
>
> <<
> Robert Quiver Jr wrote:
> >
> > Subject: Peltier Legal Forum in D.C. next week
> > Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 13:43:57 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Scott Tippetts <TIPPETTS@mail.pire.org>
> > Reply-To: triballaw@thecity.sfsu.edu
> > To: Multiple recipients of list <triballaw@thecity.sfsu.edu>
> >
> > Friends,
> >
> > As you may have already heard, there will be a legal forum on Leonard
> Peltier's
> > case next Thursday (May 7th) at Georgetown University Law School (more
> > details below).
> >
> > It is crucial to get as many people as possible attending. Why? So far
> CNN,
> > C-SPAN, and VH-1 are going to have crews there covering it (possibly the
> > Washington Post as well, and some local D.C. and Baltimore area TV
> stations),
> > but they will probably not broadcast / print anything if the attendence
> is small.
> > To them, that means not enough public interest, low ratings, waste of their
> > resources.
> >
> > PLEASE try to spread the word as much as possible to potential
> "attenders" in
> > the D.C. - Baltimore region. If you are in the area, please try to
> attend (and bring
> > lots of friends).
> >
> > If there is anyone in this region who desires a promotional flyer to put up
> > around town, etc, I can send you a WordPerfect file as an email
> attachment.
> > Just contact me at: tippetts@pire.org
> >
> > DETAILS:
> >
> > Thursday, May 7th
> > 5pm - 6pm (with an informal conversation afterward)
> > Georgetown University Law School - Moot Court Auditorium
> > 600 New Jersey Avenue NW - Washington D.C.
> > FREE ADMISSION
> >
> > Confirmed Panelists:
> > - Peter Matthiessen, winner of National Book Award;
> > - Warren Allmand, President of International Center for Human Rights,
> also
> > former Solicitor General of Canada;
> > - various clergy leaders from the National Council of Churches;
> > - U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone;
> > - U.S. Representative Jim Lewis (others may stop by too);
> > - Peter Mancini, member of the Canadian Parliament;
> > - Ernie Stevens jr, Vice President of the National Congress of American
> Indians;
> > - Defense Attorneys Bruce Ellison & Carl Nadler;
> > - Robbie Robertson, recording artist (his new album has a song about
> Peltier on
> > it -- hence the VH-1 coverage).
> >
> > If you need more info, I'll put you in touch with Jim & Sheron Leonard.
> >
> > Wado (thanks) !!
> >
> > --Scott Tippetts
> > chairperson,
> > LPSG - Columbia, MD
>
> -- >>
> Scott
> Thanks for the info, and we will be there; only wish we had gotten this
> sooner.
> we will be forwarding this all day to our people, only hope its not to late.
>
> Please put me on your priority list for information. I want to help but need
> the information in a timely manner to be effective. Thanks for all you are
> doing a also all those with you.
>
> Peace
>
> ACfromDC
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