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DESCRIPTION:MEDIA ADVISORY - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n12 December 2011\nContact:  Dorothy 
 Ninham, Wind Chases the Sun, Inc., N5679 Skylark Drive, DePere, WI  54115; 
 Telephone:  (920)713-8114 or (920) 869-2641.  Also Gina Buenrostro at (920) 
 713-2205 or Geronimo Powless at (920-713-3828) or by Web form:  
 www.leonardpeltierwalkforhumanrights.com\n\nLeonard Peltier Walk for Human 
 Rights to Begin on December 18\n\nWith the goal of advancing the economic, 
 social, and cultural rights of all people, the Leonard Peltier Walk for 
 Human Rights will begin on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay on the 
 morning of December 18, 2011.  The Walk will follow a route across the 
 southern United States to the east coast and end in Washington, DC, on May 
 18, 2012.\n\n"Leonard Peltier planned this spiritual walk to give voice to 
 all peoples of this continent," said Dorothy Ninham (Oneida), Wind Chases 
 the Sun, Inc., coordinator of the Walk.\n\n"We are all related.  We all 
 want peace in our lives.  We all want an healthy environment for ourselves 
 and the coming generations.  We all want decent work, adequate housing, 
 nutritious food, quality health care, and education for our children and 
 grandchildren."\n\nOn Sunday, a diverse group of people from all over the 
 United States will gather at Alcatraz for a Native American pipe ceremony 
 and the blessing of those participating in the five-month Walk.  
 \n\n"According to Native American prophesies, the races will come together 
 to create a better world.  This Walk is an opportunity for all peoples to 
 gather together, freely express our concerns, and participate in the 
 decisions affecting all our lives."\n\nIndigenous activist Leonard Peltier, 
 an accomplished author and artist, is renowned for his humanitarian 
 achievements.  In 2009, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the 
 sixth consecutive year.  Mr. Peltier also has been awarded the Human Rights 
 Commission of Spain International Human Rights Prize (1986); North Star 
 Frederick Douglas Award (1993); Federation of Labour (Ontario, Canada) 
 Humanist of the Year Award (2003); Silver Arrow Award for Lifetime 
 Achievement (2004); First Red Nation Humanitarian Award (2009); Kwame Ture 
 Lifetime Achievement Award (2010); Fighters for Justice Award (2010); and 
 First International Human Rights Prize, Mario Benedetti Foundation (2011).  
 \n\nWrongly imprisoned since 1976, Leonard Peltier has been designated a 
 political prisoner by Amnesty International. Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, 
 the late Mother Theresa, the Dalai Lama, 55 Members of Congress and 
 others—including a judge who sat as a member of the court in two of 
 Peltier’s appeals—have all called for his immediate release.\n\n"We 
 walk as much for Mr. Peltier as with him.  As a defender of our human and 
 constitutional rights, President Obama must release Peltier.  It's 
 time."\n\nA reception is scheduled for December 17 at 5:00 p.m., at the 
 Inter-Tribal Friendship House, 523 International Boulevard, Oakland.  
 Participants will gather the next day on Pier 33 beginning at 8:00 a.m.  
 The ceremony will begin on Alcatraz soon after all have assembled on the 
 island.  A press conference will be help at Pier 33 at 1:00 p.m.  \n\nFor 
 more information, visit www.leonardpeltierwalkforhumanrights.com.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/12/13/18702679.php
SUMMARY:Leonard Peltier Walk for Human Rights
LOCATION:Alcatraz Island - 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).\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/12/13/18702679.php
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