Philly DSA calls for the immediate release of Leonard Peltier

For Immediate Release
January 31, 2022
Press Contact: Daisy Confoy
[email protected]

Philly DSA calls for the immediate release of Native political prisoner Leonard Peltier
Peltier, an elder American Indian Movement (AIM) leader, contracted COVID-19 while serving two life sentences for a crime he did not commit. He has serious underlying health issues that make him susceptible to severe COVID-19. We call on President Biden to grant him clemency immediately, to right this wrong and so he may be transferred to a hospital for adequate medical attention.

The time is long overdue to commute his wrongful conviction. Peltier’s imprisonment is a product of centuries-long settler-colonialism, racism, and oppression targeting Native Americans. In the fight toward abolition, we echo the demands of Indigenous groups from the past four decades to release Leonard Peltier immediately.

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About Philadelphia Democratic Socialists of America (Philly DSA): 

Philly DSA is a local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, the largest and fastest growing socialist organization in the United States. We are a member-funded, member-run, and democratic organization that fights for a political agenda that puts working people first.