Supporters of imprisoned Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier will be a holding a concert Friday in New York to raise awareness of Peltier’s case. A member of the American Indian Movement (AIM), Peltier has languished in prison since his 1977 conviction for first degree murder in the killing of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The FBI’s case against Peltier is riddled with holes and doubts have been raised over the fairness of his trial. Amnesty International considers Peltier a political prisoner. His next scheduled parole hearing won’t occur until the year 2224. In the meantime, Peltier’s supporters are calling on President Obama to issue a pardon. For more on Peltier’s case watch today’s Democracy Now!

Peltier wrote the following poem from federal prison:

I am everyone

who ever died

without a voice

or a prayer

or a hope

or a chance…

everyone who ever suffered

for being an Indian,

for being human,

for being indigenous,

for being free,

for being Other,

for being committed…

I am every one of them.

Every single one.

Yes.

Even you.

I am everyone.