>From: Mumia@aol.com >Date: Thu, 05 Feb 1998 15:41:57 -0500 (EST) >Subject: Fwd: !*Urgent Action Alert for Standing Deer! >To: jmcphers@richmond.edu >X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Windows 95 sub 62 > >Please do what you can. >Return-Path: >Received: from relay25.mail.aol.com (relay25.mail.aol.com [172.31.109.25]) by > air11.mail.aol.com (v38.1) with SMTP; Wed, 04 Feb 1998 18:22:31 -0500 >Received: from x86.webcom.com (x86.webcom.com [209.1.28.59]) > by relay25.mail.aol.com (8.8.5/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) > with ESMTP id SAA15301; > Wed, 4 Feb 1998 18:22:01 -0500 (EST) >Received: from localhost (s1000e2.webcom.com [209.1.28.39]) > by x86.webcom.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id PAA25493; > Wed, 4 Feb 1998 15:13:44 +0800 >Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 15:13:44 +0800 >Message-Id: <3.0.1.16.19980204180732.389f02fa@popd.ix.netcom.com> >X-Sender: nattyreb@popd.ix.netcom.com (Unverified) >X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (16) >To: Frontline_News_Service_subscribers@afrikan.net >From: Marpessa Kupendua >Subject: !*Urgent Action Alert for Standing Deer! >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > >!! URGENT ACTION ALERT FOR STANDING DEER!! >******************************************* >From: Bonnie Kerness, American Friends Service Committee, who >stated, "This is the worst time for prisoners in my 20 years as a >prison activist." >******************************************** > >STANDING DEER, 640289 (Ellis 1, Huntsville, TX 77343) has >been falsely accused of writing "When I Get Out," which was a >poem that appeared in "Hauling Up The Morning." The poem >was written by James Red Dog. Standing Deer sent this poem to >a local newspaper trying to illustrate how prison impacts on >people. As a result, he has received charges as a terrorist and is >being investigated by the FBI. Standing Deer is in the hole and is >being denied his medication. Please fax, call and send letters >demanding that the harrassment of this elder man be stopped and >that he be given his medicine: > >Warden Figuroa >Estelle Unit >Huntsville, Texas 77340 >Phone: 409-291-4200 >Fax: 409-295-5407 > >Alan Pulansky >Director, Texas Dept. Of Criminal Justice >Fax: 210-349-5468 > >Please send copies of letters to Anna Standing Deer, P.O. Box >690, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. >IT WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW MOMENTS FOR YOU TO >GIVE YOUR SUPPORT, AND IT WILL MEAN A GREAT >DEAL FOR THESE GOONS TO KNOW THAT STANDING >DEER HAS SUPPORT OUTSIDE OF THE WALLS! >============================== >"Any movement that fails to support it's political internees is a >sham movement!" - Ojore N. Lutalo >--------------------------------------------- >The following information comes from "CAN'T JAIL THE >SPIRIT", Third Edition, October, 1992; Editorial El Coqui, >Publishers - 1671 N. Claremont, Chicago, IL 60647, >312-342-8027. Cost $12.00. VERY WELL worth the money! >============================== > >STANDING DEER - NATIVE AMERICAN POLITICAL >PRISONER > > In 1978, Standing Deer, a 65-year-old Oneida/Choctaw, >exposed a government plot to assassinate American Indian >Movement (AIM) leader Leonard Peltier in Marion prison. This >bizarre case has been documented in several books, including "In >the Spirit of Crazy Horse" by Peter Matthiessen. In 1984, >Standing Deer, Leonard Peltier, and Albert Garza fasted for 42 >days to draw worldwide attention to the deplorable conditions at >USP Marion, the maximum security federal prison. In retaliation, >the government held these three men in total solitary isolation for >15 months with nothing in their cages except a steel bunk and a >toilet. Standing Deer continues to fight for human dignity despite >failing health and reprisals from his captors. > > In his Marion Death Fast Statement, Standing Deer wrote, >in part: > > "All of the above things I could probably learn to live with >because I realize that Marion is america's #1 gulag for political >prisoners, and I know that my brothers, friends, comrades in here >are suffering the same indiginities. But there is one outrage that >I can no longer tolerate. I will no longer allow the united states >to continue to deny me the right to practice my religion. For 491 >years the religion of my people has been trampled on and >disrespected by the sea pirates and many of their descendants who >invaded my land so long ago. For those of us who today wish to >follow the religion and teachings of our grandfathers, the road is >rocky and the struggle is hard, even under conditions in the so- >called 'free world.' But for American Indians in Marion, we have >been cast into a spiritual wastebasket where every aspect of our >religion is denied. > Leonard and me enter into this fast not out of despair or >depression but with a joyful commitment of total love and >dedication to our people." > >============================= >PLEASE CALL, FAX OR WRITE TODAY! >HANDS OFF STANDING DEER! >Build and Support Jericho '98 March on the White House! >Demand Amnesty for Political Prisoners/POW's! >http://www.jericho98.togdog.com > > > > -Food Not Bombs List fnb-l@tao.ca -distributing food in opposition to violence -archive: http://www.tao.ca/~fnbtor/fnb-l/ -active cities: http://webcom.com/peace -send '(un)subscribe fnb-l' to majordomo@tao.ca