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March 5, 2014

AIM West on Indian Country Today's 'Trash Newspaper'

Yellow Journalism: Boycott 'Trash Newspaper'

By Tony Gonzales
AIM West
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Dutch translation NAIS

AIM West at Dept of Justice San Francisco Feb. 27, 2014

Len Foster,

As you are AIM member, Wounded Knee veteran, and a member of the board of director for the NGO International Indian Treaty council (IITC), founded by AIM, (and international political arm of the AIM, and as you being the spiritual advisor to AIM political prisoner Leonard Peltier for over 25 years, and as this dastardly display by the Indian Country Today is deliberately anti-AIM; it comes just days before the 41 year commemoration of Wounded Knee, South Dakota (Feb.27); and orchestrated for print like it was in the New York Times; and timed while thousands of people around the world were preparing vigils and demonstrations for Leonard Peltier of AIM; and demonstrations held in front of US Dept of Justices across the country reminding them of the unsolved 60 murders during 1973-76 known as the "reign of terror" which was under that climate that Leonard was captured, falsely extradited, and later charged and convicted!

I call on you to direct your executive director to write the newspaper editor (and everyone else to do same) and express words that they are biased and practice yellow journalism unjustifiably so directed at the AIM, hampering Leonard Peltier's release from 38 years in prison, and disregards the achievements across Indian country brought on by AIM activism and the historic stand taken at Wounded Knee 73.

I on behalf of AIM-WEST will say to our friends that we don't need this kind of reporting or illustration, and write also a letter to the editor, and further call on all our friends and supporters to boycott this trash newspaper that glorifies itself to have the bidding (and income) of government forces not compatible with self-determination and the progressive Indigenous struggles but dwells in rumors and kangaroo court decisions intended to destroy a movement of the people.

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/02/23/aims-skeletons-closet

Since IITC also prides itself as an organization that supports the release of AIM leader Leonard Peltier, and boast that they brought the UN special rapporteur to visit with Leonard Peltier last January, should be compelled to respond and condemn this type of reporting for it does absolutely nothing to help bring AIM leader Leonard Peltier home.

Thank you, my friend, for your attention to this grave concern,

Antonio Gonzales
AIM-WEST Director
www.aimwest.info

www.aimovement.org

March 4, 2014

Indigenous Caucus calls for cancellation of UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples

North American Indigenous Caucus calls for cancellation of the UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples

Caucus Chair Arthur Manual said the proposed conference is not a World Indigenous Conference. Manual said to try and discuss Indigenous issues in one and one-half days is laughable, especially when one considers how the state and federal governments, and corporations, are exploiting Indigenous Peoples. Listen to the video interview. -- Censored News

Caucus Statement

March 4, 2014 at 5:42pm

Secwepemc Nation Territories, Great Turtle Island -- North American Indigenous Peoples Caucus (NAIPC) calls for CANCELLATION of the United Nations High Level Plenary Meeting (aka the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples) and withdraws officially from the Global Coordinating Group (GCG): Arthur Manuel, NAIPC Co-chair March 3, 2014
[VIDEO] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUgTgB771ks&feature=youtu.be
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For your interest and information from Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples -- this pertains to a recent decision from the North American Region from our recent March 1-2, 2014, meeting in Secwepemc Territories regarding our regional position on participation in the High Level Plenary meeting.

Begin statement:

AGENDA ITEM 6: Discussion on the High Level Plenary (HLP) To Be Known As the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (WCIP)

New blog on the web: http://www.setetkwe.blogspot.com/

Today, Govinda of Earthcycles is in BC helping set up the First Nations grassroots radio station, Secwepemc Radio 91.1! Thanks for sharing photos with Censored News. Online in support of grassroots resistance today. Listen at: http://70.36.233.247:8000/live.m3u
Many readers will remember Govinda from the five-month live broadcast of the Longest Walk 2 in 2008, and live broadcasts from the climate summit in Cancun and Mother Earth gathering in Bolivia, along with live coverage of gatherings in Laguna Pueblo, Havasupai, Bear Butte in South Dakota, AIM West and many more.

By Brenda Norrell
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While volunteering with grassroots radio, I learned a great deal from the radio broadcasts with Govinda at Earthcycles. First, for grassroots radio, you need the technical/electronic expertise to set it all up, what Govinda does. (And his patience helps.)
The radio station can be online radio, done by way of a laptop computer and a few pieces of equipment, or it can be a low watt local radio, or it can be a combination of both.
Next, you need someone to do interviews, programming, and reach out to the public with news and photos, this is where I volunteered.
Next, to keep it all going for any length of time, you would need some funds, and dedicated volunteers who can maintain the radio station over a long period of time.
On the Longest Walk 2, we co-hosted a five month live radio show online, broadcasting from Govinda's Earthcycles bus. I learned the power of sharing stories and music, and the power of radio.
Some of the best interviews were the walkers interviews, and the people we met along the way. I especially liked the traditional songs shared by the young Miwoks, the farmers in Colorado and the Native youth walkers who never gave up and stayed focused on what really was important.
Radio is such a powerful force, I'm hoping other communities will invite Govinda to help them set up a grassroots radio station.
Even if you don't think of yourself as a radio person, you probably have skills that can help. There's always a need for laptop computer work, blog entrees, photographer's. You could even set up a play list of great songs that the radio host could just play for long periods of time.
I'm hoping that all of those carrying out interviews on blogs, FMs and grassroots radio stations can form a way of sharing their broadcasts, maybe links with summaries and sound bytes, or whatever they choose.
Grassroots radio is always in need of good music and programming to fill the days.
Thanks for being part of the ever-evolving great work, Brenda.