[Ppnews] Tre Arrow needs our help

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from tre arrow

Hello to you all, it's Tre. I'm doing well here at Wilkie. My lawyer
and I have been working on the submissions to the Minister. This is an
intricate part of the appeal process. Even though I've been committed for
extradition by Magistrate Gill, the Minister of Justice Irwin Cotler has the
power
to overturn her decision and not extradite me to the US. I'm writing an
affidavit stating the reasons why I feel he should oppose my extradition. I 
will
post this affidavit once it is complete for all to read and pass on to others,
if so desired.

What is crucial in this stage of the appeal is for you, all my supporters, to
write a letter of your own to the minister of justice. I'm asking as  many
folks as possible to do this in order to show the Canadian government, the US
government, the Minister of Justice, and citizens throughout North America and
the world that I have tremendous support including  overwhelming opposition to
my extradition to the United States.

This letter writing campaign entails a two-pronged strategy. We want to put
gentle yet persuasive pressure on the minister to oppose my extradition, and
also let him know that these letters are simultaneously being sent to the
editors of local newspapers throughout Canada, the USA, and beyond. By doing
this, it will not be as easy for the minister to turn a blind eye to the
letters concerning my politically motivated extradition if he is cognizant that
many voters throughout Canada will be reading these letters in their local
newspapers. It will be harder to extradite me if there is  published
wide-spread outcry about the injustices and persecution I face.

The letter should include:
-       Please address the letter to the Minister of Justice, Irwin Cotler.
                 The Honourable Irwin Cotler
                 Minister of Justice
                 284 Wellington Street
                 Ottawa, Ontario
                 Canada  K1A 0H8
Please have your letters sent to the Minister, my lawyer Tim, and the 
editors by
November 7th.  The letter should be hard copy, not email (exception: your 
letter
to the editor can be in email format)
-       Please send a hard copy of your full-length letter to my lawyer, Tim
Russell, so he has a legal record of who has sent a letter, and it's contents.
                 Tim Russell
                 c/o McCullough, Parsons, Blazina
                 2nd floor, 1011 Fort St
                 Victoria BC  V8V 3K5
-       Send an abbreviated version of your letter (no more than 400 words so
that it is more likely to get published and not edited) to your local
newspaper(s) editor. If you reside outside of Canada, please consider sending
an additional letter to the editor of a Canadian city or town of your choice;
-       Include your name, your occupation, and/or status in the community;
-       Include how you know me and/or your relation to me, how long you've
known me, your impression of my character, your experience with me, or your
knowledge of my involvement in non-violent activism;
-       Please let the Minister know that you are a voter, and that you are
sending a copy of this letter to your local newspaper's editor;
-       Please express your opinion as to why you feel I shouldn't be 
extradited
(that this would be a disgrace to Canadian justice, the fact that the US is
trying to sentence me to life imprisonment, that I am declared my innocence,
and the only evidence against me are the words of three "witnesses" who
exchanged testimony for less than 3.5 year sentences, that I am being targeted
and persecuted not because I am guilty but because I have been involved in
effective activism that has garnered enormous public support, that I can't get
a fair trial because of wide spread media bias, that my diet will not likely be
honored, etc...)
-       Please be polite and respectful and non-accusatory as we don't want to
do anything to jeopardize him being sympathetic to my case.
-       Make sure the letter includes your signature.
-       Please use tree-free or 100% post consumer recycled paper for your
letters and envelopes. The trees, wildlife and rivers thank you!
Once you have sent your letter to the minister, a copy of this letter to my
lawyer Tim, and your abbreviated email version to your local newspaper's
editor, please send this email to at least two other people who would be
willing to do the same. We are aiming for at least 2000 letters to be sent to
the minister and local newspapers. This figure is achievable!!!
However, it can't be done without you. We are making an effort to tally the
numbers of letters sent to the Minister and are planning on posting this to our
website: www.trearrow.org. Please, once you have sent your letters, send a 
quick
email to clerk at telus.net and put in the subject line: letter to Minster, and in
the body: your name (or initials, if you would rather) and the city you are
from. If you would like to include an email copy of your letter, please do so,
and we will post some of the letters on the website.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart and soul for your love, support, and help
with this crucial part of my appeal. These letters could be the pivitol factor
in achieving my freedom.

namaste tre

The Freedom Archives
522 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 863-9977
www.freedomarchives.org 
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