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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH LEONARD PELTIER MARCH & RALLY FOR JUSTICE FEBRUARY 5TH (Saturday), 2000, TACOMA, WA, 12:00 NOON, MARCH FOR JUSTICE, PORTLAND AVE PARK (On Portland Ave. between E. 34th & E. Fairbanks Ave. Take Portland Ave. exit off I-5 and head East on Portland Ave. March route will go along Portland Ave. to Puyallup Ave. to Pacific Ave. to 17th St.)
1:00 P.M. RALLY FOR JUSTICE, U.S. FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, 1717 PACIFIC AVE.

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          February 6th, 2000 will mark the 24th year since Leonard's arrest. Each year Leonard Peltier supporters around the world take part in THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH LEONARD PELTIER marking the date in which Leonard begins a new year in prison. This year, because February 6th is a Sunday, the NWLPSN will be have it's annual Tacoma March & Rally For Justice on Saturday February 5th. We are also making plans to hold an honoring meal on February 6th.

          The February 5th Tacoma March & Rally will also mark the 50th rally that the NWLPSN has helped organize within our region since its founding upon Leonard's request in 1993.

          We welcome the involvement of all Peltier supporters in any way they can find to help. We are in need of donations to help pay for the expenses of the march and rally. Please send donations to: NWLPSN, OLYMPIA OFFICE, P.O. BOX 4398, TUMWATER, WA 98501.

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          "Those who put me here and keep me here knowing of my innocence can take grim satisfaction in their sure reward---which is being who and what they are. That's as terrible a reward as any I could imagine.

          I know who and what I am. I am an Indian---an Indian who dared to stand up to defend his people. I am an innocent man who never murdered anyone nor wanted to. And, yes, I am a Sun Dancer. That, too, is my identity. If I am to suffer as a symbol of my people, then I suffer proudly.

          I will never yield."

Leonard Peltier
From "Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance"