Subject: Ku Klux Klan Rally in Downtown Louisville
From: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1996 21:52:42 -0500

Forwarded from The Rally Committee, 3208 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY  40211;
502/448-3496 or 778-8130.  Contact person:  Bob Cunningham.

The Ku Klux Klan has been given a permit to speak on the steps of the
courthouse building in Jefferson County, Kentucky in downtown Louisville (the
state's largest city) on Saturday, April 13 at around Noon.  Supporters of
the Klan are also expected to appear.  A protest rally is being planned in
the park across the street.  The rally is not protesting the KKK's right to
speak but IS protesting its message of hate, division, and intolerance.

The following is being retransmitted from a fax we received this afternoon
from the above group.

RALLY FOR JUSTICE AND UNITY

A Rally for Justice and Unity will be held on Saturday, April 13 from 10:00
am to 1:00 pm at Jefferson Square Park in downtown Louisville at 6th and
Jefferson.  The event is sponsored by The Rally Committee, a coalition of
individuals and organizations coordinating the program at Jefferson Park.
 The theme is "Not In Our Town:  No to Racism, No to Hate, No to Violence."

We will gather downtown to speak not to the Klan but to our whole community.
 We will gather at the seats of governmental power to enable the voice of
justice and unity to be heard that day.  Our presence at Jefferson Park
reflects our community's rejection of the hate, violence and division
promoted by the Klan and similar groups.  By coming together for the rally,
we will show our commitment to work for the elimination of injustice in our
city.  Our vision is of a just community where people from varied backgrounds
unite to solve their problems.

Keynote speaker for the rally is Rev. C.T. Vivian, founder and president of
the Center for Democratic Renewal (formerly National Anti-Klan Network).
 Vivian began as an organizer of the sit-in movement during the late 1950s.
 He joined the staff of the southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
and became Dr. Martin Luther King's top aide.  The National Anti-Klan Network
was founded by Vivian to work with other groups in developing a nationwide
response system to racist violence.  The Network published "When Hate Groups
Come To Town," a manual which guides communities in effective response to
hate groups.  Broadening its mission, the Network became the Center for
Democratic Renewal and is recognized as an authoritative source of
information on the Right Wing.

Further details will be released Wednesday, April 10, 1986.

(Page Two) - Flyer

NOT IN OUR TOWN:  No to Racism, No to Hate, No to Violence
RALLY FOR JUSTICE AND UNITY

The KKK is having a rally in Louisville for the first time in 20 years.

The Rally's pledge is:

-- We make a commitment to non-violence.
-- We will not speak to the KKK.  Our presence says it all.
-- We will not let ourselves be provoked.
-- We will cooperate with Rally peacekeepers.

To show your support for justice and unity, please turn on your porch and car
lights from April 12 through April 13.

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