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David Irving, neo-nazi and Holocaust denier, is scheduled to speak somewhere in Minneapolis on Friday, October 9th. Let's find out where and give him the same welcome we gave his four friends on Saturday at the YWCA.

No to fascism!

No to hate!

Not in our city!

We, the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Coalition (MIRAc), strongly oppose this rally by the National Socialist Movement (NSM). We stand in solidarity with other groups that oppose the NSM's racism and homophobia. It is no coincidence that this fascist group has chosen East Lake Street, the heart of the Latino community in Minneapolis, as the location of their event.

UPDATE Saturday Afternoon: 4 Nazis who showed up leave after being confronted by 150-200 anti-racists. Photos: 1 | 2 | TCDP Coverage/video

This Saturday, October 3rd, 2009, the neo-nazi National Socialist Movement (NSM) has threatened to demonstrate against an anti-racist workshop being held at the YWCA on East Lake Street in Minneapolis. The NSM has declared the anti-racist organizers "traitors" to white supremacy.  A counter-demonstration, which promises to be large, has been called ahead of the Nazis planned arrival at 10am.

At a press conference on Friday, organizers from the ad-hoc committee opposing the Nazis spoke about the importance of not allowing them a toehold in Minneapolis, before fanning out to leaflet the neighborhood.  "We have a two and a half decade history of preventing neo-nazi organizing in the Twin Cities," said Dan Gannon, one of the organizers.  "To ignore them would embolden them.  It would give them a toe in the door." 

Protest Against Nazi Rally | Uprooting White Supremacy Workshop | Help Leaflet | Callout | Minnesota Independent | MIRAC Statement

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