"We're trying to start a movement, essentially, to get everybody together and unite against forces of hate."Īnd to promote, Saleem-Ismail says, love and acceptance. The rally included a number of personal stories, original music, and words of encouragement, as well as a march through the city. "What I fear is an incident of the kind we've seen in Ferguson, in Baltimore, in New Orleans.how will it play out now?” Michael Rivest of Albany said. Many tell us they hear hate speech far too often these days. "We have to make sure that our voices are heard and that this president elect knows that he needs to represent each and every one of us," Mayor Kathy Sheehan said. "We have African American groups, we have peace action groups, churches, synagogues, voices for peace, we have members of the LGBT community represented," Saleem-Ismail said. With a KKK victory rally scheduled in North Carolina, hundreds of people turned out in Albany Saturday to promote love, not hate. Leaders from a number of groups came out to speak. THE Ku Klux Klan’s former leader David Duke called Trump’s victory a great victory for our people as right wing leaders around the world celebrated the incredible election result. "When they are promoting hate, we are promoting love."
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"That was deeply concerning to us because this is an organization that's known for hate, and the fact that they endorsed our future president is downright frightening,” co-organizer Fazana Saleem-Ismail said. A KKK spokesman known as the Exalted Cyclops (sticking with the Dungeons and Dragons theme) told a local TV station the rally would take place in and around the town of Pelham. Klan members march through Queens in May 1927. The rally was formed by the Capital Region's Coalition Against Islamophobia to specifically combat KKK groups - celebrating the presidential victory. In 1927, Donald Trump’s father was arrested after a Klan riot in Queens. "I think this is a human issue, it's not just one group, if you don't love your neighbor, you don't love anyone, because essentially we are all one,” Finlayson said. People coming together - they say - to show support for each other, and stand against hate groups throughout the country. Louise Finlayson of Averill Park said.Ī couple hundred peaceful protesters filled one of Albany’s busiest intersections Saturday morning. We, a coalition of CLT organizations and concerned residents, will be marching for peace and against. Only days since the election, there are widespread reports of troubling incidents described as hate crimes against Latinos, Black people, Muslims and the LGBTI community."This is not business as usual, I'm not usually a protestor,” Dr. This Saturday the KKK will be conducting a 'Victory March' in honor of the President-Elect in NC. due to an expiring permit, Resnick tweeted. The membership applications on the backs of these undated cards list either a post office box in Granite Quarry, a longtime center of Klan activity. after the country voted to leave the European Union, racists have felt emboldened by Trump's victory. Virginia state police, some of whom were armed in riot gear, formed a wall against counter-protesters, Resnick said. Similar to the “Brexit Effect” where people with racist views lashed out against immigrants and people of color in the U.K. Though the KKK no longer operates as a single national organization, the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate and anti-government groups, estimated there is between 5,000 and 9,000 members split among various groups that use the name. 'Trump Effect' Emboldens Anti-Immigrant Reactionaries in Canada The president-elect also repeatedly refused to outright condemn the KKK and their support. David Duke, the former leader of the Ku Klux Klan, also voiced his support for Trump, encouraging the listeners of his radio program to volunteer and vote for Trump. Trump was infamously endorsed by The Crusader, the KKK's official paper. The Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, based in Pelham, N.C., near the Virginia border, announced on its website that a Victory Klavalkade Klan Parade would be held on December 3.
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