DoomsdaysCW<p>German <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a> echo global calls to free <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeonardPeltier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeonardPeltier</span></a>: "Take a stand for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a>"</p><p>Story by Kaitlyn Kennedy, 12/15/2024</p><p>"A core of activists in and around Leipzig – a city of around 600,000 in eastern Germany – has been gathering near the US Consulate to hold <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VigilsForPeltier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VigilsForPeltier</span></a> at regular intervals over the past decade.</p><p>"Bone-chilling winter temperatures did not stop participants from meeting Wednesday, nor were spirits dampened when the music stick – usually used to blast protest songs toward the villa housing the US diplomatic mission – broke.</p><p>"The lead local organizers, Elke and Holger Zimmer, are volunteers with TOKÁTA – LPSG RheinMain e.V. The group holds actions in cities around Germany in support of Peltier's freedom and is also involved in other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSolidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSolidarity</span></a> initiatives.</p><p>"The demonstrations are an opportunity to send a message to the US government and to engage with passersby about Peltier's cause. Volunteers have also been collecting signatures on a Europe-wide clemency petition, to be delivered to President Joe Biden before his White House term ends on January 20.</p><p>"The frequency of the now-monthly gatherings in Leipzig increased after former President Barack Obama left office in 2017. The Zimmers recall the hope, then shattering disappointment they felt when Obama declined to grant clemency to Peltier in his final days as president."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/german-activists-echo-global-calls-to-free-leonard-peltier-take-a-stand-for-justice/ar-AA1vTzTh" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/us/german-a</span><span class="invisible">ctivists-echo-global-calls-to-free-leonard-peltier-take-a-stand-for-justice/ar-AA1vTzTh</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeLeonardPeltier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeLeonardPeltier</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClemencyForLeonardPeltier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClemencyForLeonardPeltier</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmnestyForLeonardPeltier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmnestyForLeonardPeltier</span></a></p>