October 2, 2009

Community outreach against Racism!

Community outreach against Racism!
Defend Our Neighborhoods!

Meetup #1: 11:30am Friday October 2nd 2009
Lake Street & 22nd Ave (outside the Midtown YWCA on Lake St.)

Meetup #2: 2:30pm, corner of 31st St. and 21st Ave. (corner of the YWCA)

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. Anti-racists are holding a counter-demonstration against racism at 10am Saturday, October 3rd.

We are gathering at 11:30am and again at 2:30pm on Friday, October 2nd, to do outreach in the neighborhood. We want to make sure people in the neighborhood know about this threat on their doorsteps and know about the counter-demonstration. Please come out and help us spread the word. Meet us in front of the YWCA at 11:30 or at 2:30. We will have fliers in English and Spanish.

Please also spread the word for the Saturday rally. The announcement for the Saturday rally is below.

Defend Our Neighborhoods!
Defend Anti-Racist Organizing!

10:00 am Saturday
October 3rd 2009
Lake Street & 22nd Ave
(outside the Midtown YWCA)

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.

This provocation also has a wider goal: The NSM has been holding racist anti-immigrant rallies in southern Minnesota, and now they are seeking to establish a presence inside the City of Minneapolis. For years Minneapolis has been a virtual "no-go" area for organized racist activity, due to the efforts of young anti-racist organizers.

In the wake of the racist attacks in Brooklyn Park last week, the nazis' threat cannot be ignored. They plan to bring their racist, homophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic message of division and hate right into the heart of the city. They must not go unopposed!

Solidarity Against Racism!
No to the Nazis!

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