TO: AIM Chapters, Members, Support Groups, Friends,

The American Indian Movement Grand Governing Council will be convening our spring meeting on June 3-5, 2010 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We would be honored by your presence to help continue the work on the important issues of the past, present, and future.

As a part of this meeting, we are extending an invitation in solidarity to AIM Chapters nationwide, community, and support groups to send a representative to present a report about your organization to the American Indian Movement Grand Governing Council.

Reports from AIM Chapters, Communities and Support Groups will begin on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Please bring any printed literature for distribution.

On Friday, June 4th a traditional opening ceremony and introductions will start the day.

The scheduled panels for June 4-5th are:

AIM Membership Standards, Guiding Principles and Trademark Protection

AIM Youth

Spiritual Leaders and Medicine People Forum

Community Health Development

Treaty Rights

Political Prisoners - Legal Rights and AIM Patrol

Culturally Based Education/ Racism in Sports and Media

Economic Development, Green Jobs and AIM Interpretive Center, American Indian OIC

Communications

Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples/ Border Issues and Migration

Each panelist will give a brief presentation on the panel theme, and participate in a question and answer period at the end. It may be possible to use an audio or visual component.

Please respond by May 27, 2010 if you or your organization will be participating in the American Indian Movement Grand Governing Council spring meeting. Please send your reply via email at aimggc@att.net as soon as you can.

If you are unable to attend, please send your organization’s report via email at aimggc@att.net
or email us for more details.

Contact information for questions or concerns can be directed to:

Clyde Bellecourt
sbellecourt2@maic.net
612-251-5836

or

Bill Means
Bill.Means@state.mn.us
612-386-4030

Agenda Follows

June 3rd

12:00 Noon Arrival, registration and tour of AIM institutions
Meeting site: MN Chippewa Tribes Office
Indigenous Peoples Green Jobs Coalition
1308 E. Franklin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: Valerie @ 763 479-9573

4:00 PM Report from AIM Chapters, Communities and Support Groups

6:00 PM Dinner

June 4th

9:00 AM Opening Ceremony and Introductions – Clyde Bellecourt, Chief Terry Nelson, Kieth Lussier and Frank Paro

10:00 AIM Membership Standards, Guiding Principles and Trademark Protection
Panel Members: Dennis Banks, Janice Denny and Larry Leventhal

11:00 AIM Youth Panel, Moderator, Keith Lussier
Regional Youth representatives

12:30 Lunch – Luncheon speaker, Dennis Banks

2:00 Spiritual Leaders and Medicine People Forum
Panel Members: Eddie Benton Banai, Arvol Looking Horse and Warfield Moose, moderator, Mitch Walking Elk

3:45 Community Health Development
Panel members: Dr. Rock, Susan Hibbs, Marcy Gilbert, Ted Means, Pat Bellanger and Herb Powless

4:30 Treaty Rights
Panel members: Larry Leventhal Esq., William Means, Chris Mato Nunpa, and Chief Terry Nelson

6:00 Dinner

7:30 Entertainment: Mitch Walking Elk, and Drum Group
Movie: Disturbing the Universe Slide Show: Dick Bancroft.

June 5th

9:00 AM Political Prisoners - Legal Rights and AIM Patrol
Panel Members: Len Foster, Lonnie Blake, Clyde Bellecourt, Reid Raymond Esq. and MaDonna Thunder Hawk

10:30 Culturally Based Education/ Racism in Sports and Media
Panel Members: Vicki Howard, Elaine Salinas, Mike Hearth, Roxanne Gould, Lisa Bellanger and Jerry Lopez

11:30 Economic Development, Green Jobs and AIM Interpretive Center
Panel Members: Justin Heinemann, Pat Spears, Valerie Martinez, Winona LaDuke and Clyde Bellecourt

1:00 Lunch

2:30 Communications
Panel Members: KILI Radio, Circle News, NMTN and MIGIZI

3:30 Break

4:00 Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples/ Border Issues and Migration
Panel Members: Bill Means, Antonio Gonzales, Jimbo Simmons, and Chief Terry Nelson

5:30 Closing Ceremonies