{"article":{"id":117808,"heading":"How You Can Best Help Leonard Peltier","author":"Paul Hays","created":"2004-10-18 15:25:52","modified":"2004-10-18 16:06:57","last_modified":"Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:06:57","article":"

Lakota and Anashnabe activist, author and

grandfather imprisoned since 1976; Leonard Peltier

was a participant in the American Indian Movement.



Leonard Peltier went to assist Oglala Lakota people

on the Pine Ridge Reservation in the mid 1970's

where a tragic shoot-out ocurred on June 26, 1975.



Accused of the murders of 2 agents of the FBI, Peltier

fled to Canada believing he would never receive a fair

trial in the United States.



AND HE DID NOT RECEIVE A FAIR TRIAL!



He is currently imprisoned at the U.S. Penitentiary in

Leavenworth Kansas.



Leonard Peltier is the author of PRISON WRITINGS:

MY LIFE IS MY SUNDANCE

Please take a minute to read about the man, his trial

and other subjects at leonardpeltier.com

POsted by Paul Hays of Atlanta Food Not Bombs. Paul works to serve homelss people, against transit cutbacks and against the wars in Iraq\/Afghanistan.<\/p>\n","contact":"PEartsolutions@aol.com","link":"www.leonardpeltier.org","address":"","phone":"(404) 377-9836","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Leonard Peltier is a non-violent activist, author and grandfather. He has been unjustly imprisoned since 1976.","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2004\/10\/117808.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":117810,"heading":"fresca","article":"The best way to help Leonard is to send hims LOTS of sugary treats. He loves 'em.","author":"absolutely...","parent_id":117808,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-10-18 16:06:57","modified":"2004-10-18 16:06:57","fileurl":""}]}