KKK rally in Liberty State Park Oct. 3

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KKK rally in Liberty State Park Oct. 3

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The seeds of discontent

Sunday, September 14, 2003

By MICHELLE GARCÍA
HERALD NEWS

White separatists, neo-notcees and groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and Aryan Nation have seized upon the issue of immigration as an opportunity to promote their agenda and are planning to marshal their forces at an October rally in Liberty State Park.

Ultra-conservative radio talk show host Hal Turner has invited listeners to show up on Oct. 3 when 1,000 immigrants are due to stop in New Jersey as part of a national tour billed as the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride. Turner broadcasts on short-wave radio and the Internet from his North Bergen home.

The Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride aims to build support for undocumented workers to be granted legalized immigration status. The group's name is inspired by the 1960s-era campaign in which students traveled across the country in "freedom rides" to challenge racial segregation. The contemporary freedom riders will set off from nine cities en route to Washington, and the ride culminates with a rally in Queens.

The freedom riders scheduled a stop in New Jersey at the invitation of Gov. James E. McGreevey, who will attend the rally, a governor's spokesman said.

Turner, in an interview at his home Monday, explained why he has called for opposition to the freedom ride.

"To brazenly rally and ask to be forgiven for breaking our laws is outrageous," Turner said, puffing a cigar in the lobby of his apartment building, and wearing a T-shirt that read, Hal Turner University and Mighty Whities.

"This country was built by white people for white people."

Turner's strategy of focusing on immigrants fits in with a larger movement among white separatists and neo-notcees who say issues of immigration serve as a springboard to voice their opposition to non-whites in New Jersey and the nation.

Shaun Walker, a spokesman for the National Alliance, a self-described white separatist group based in West Virginia, said, "White people are uncomfortable having an openly racial issue, but people will bring up an immigration issue quite comfortably."

Turner's supporters include the National Alliance, Aryan Nation and Ku Klux Klan. He says all three organizations have committed to attending his counter-demonstration in Liberty State Park.

Walker confirmed that National Alliance members from the tri-state area and beyond would attend Turner's event.

Mark Potok, a spokesman for the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate groups, said Turner is no run-of-the-mill racist.

"What he says on the radio is incredibly and unusually vile for even the white supremacist scene," Potok said Saturday.

"He has spoken often of such things as 'portable ... lynching machines.' That's about his level of discourse. His program is really characterized by that kind of talk. He's a committed neo-notcee, that's what he's about."

As to whether Turner could rally people for a counter-demonstration, Potok said, "It's questionable. We'll see.

"He's incredibly unreliable. He claims illness and he's absent very often," Potok said. "He's a media guy. He's a neo-Nzi who likes to hear himself talk."

Freedom Ride organizers say they are aware of Turner's plans but will proceed with their scheduled stop at Liberty State Park. The State Park Rangers declined to comment about security. In a pre-emptive strike Saturday, a group of 15 people organized by the anti-racist group One People's Project tried to demonstrate in front of Turner's home but were thwarted by police who closed off access to the street.

Protesters said the police refused to allow them to stand on the sidewalk with their placards without first obtaining a permit. Police officials would not comment.

One People's Project spokesman Daryle Lamont Jenkins said, "We wanted to draw attention to Hal Turner and what he's trying to pull ... We don't want this element in our community and our state."

Jenkins said the New Brunswick group hopes that public protest will galvanize local communities to drive the hate groups from their area.

New Jersey is home to 19 hate groups, including the North Bergen chapter of the Aryan Nation, according to the latest report by the Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center.

The National Alliance has a West Milford chapter that meets in Elmwood Park. Police Chief Don Ingrasselino said that to date no violent outbursts have occurred in Elmwood Park between anti-racist activists and National Alliance members.

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: The seeds of discontent

: Sunday, September 14, 2003

: By MICHELLE GARCÍA
: HERALD NEWS

: White separatists, neo-notcees and groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and Aryan Nation have seized upon the issue of immigration as an opportunity to promote their agenda and are planning to marshal their forces at an October rally in Liberty State Park.

: Ultra-conservative radio talk show host Hal Turner has invited listeners to show up on Oct. 3 when 1,000 immigrants are due to stop in New Jersey as part of a national tour billed as the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride. Turner broadcasts on short-wave radio and the Internet from his North Bergen home.

: The Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride aims to build support for undocumented workers to be granted legalized immigration status. The group's name is inspired by the 1960s-era campaign in which students traveled across the country in "freedom rides" to challenge racial segregation. The contemporary freedom riders will set off from nine cities en route to Washington, and the ride culminates with a rally in Queens.

: The freedom riders scheduled a stop in New Jersey at the invitation of Gov. James E. McGreevey, who will attend the rally, a governor's spokesman said.

: Turner, in an interview at his home Monday, explained why he has called for opposition to the freedom ride.

: "To brazenly rally and ask to be forgiven for breaking our laws is outrageous," Turner said, puffing a cigar in the lobby of his apartment building, and wearing a T-shirt that read, Hal Turner University and Mighty Whities.

: "This country was built by white people for white people."

: Turner's strategy of focusing on immigrants fits in with a larger movement among white separatists and neo-notcees who say issues of immigration serve as a springboard to voice their opposition to non-whites in New Jersey and the nation.

: Shaun Walker, a spokesman for the National Alliance, a self-described white separatist group based in West Virginia, said, "White people are uncomfortable having an openly racial issue, but people will bring up an immigration issue quite comfortably."

: Turner's supporters include the National Alliance, Aryan Nation and Ku Klux Klan. He says all three organizations have committed to attending his counter-demonstration in Liberty State Park.

: Walker confirmed that National Alliance members from the tri-state area and beyond would attend Turner's event.

: Mark Potok, a spokesman for the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate groups, said Turner is no run-of-the-mill racist.

: "What he says on the radio is incredibly and unusually vile for even the white supremacist scene," Potok said Saturday.

: "He has spoken often of such things as 'portable ... lynching machines.' That's about his level of discourse. His program is really characterized by that kind of talk. He's a committed neo-notcee, that's what he's about."

: As to whether Turner could rally people for a counter-demonstration, Potok said, "It's questionable. We'll see.

: "He's incredibly unreliable. He claims illness and he's absent very often," Potok said. "He's a media guy. He's a neo-Nzi who likes to hear himself talk."

: Freedom Ride organizers say they are aware of Turner's plans but will proceed with their scheduled stop at Liberty State Park. The State Park Rangers declined to comment about security. In a pre-emptive strike Saturday, a group of 15 people organized by the anti-racist group One People's Project tried to demonstrate in front of Turner's home but were thwarted by police who closed off access to the street.

: Protesters said the police refused to allow them to stand on the sidewalk with their placards without first obtaining a permit. Police officials would not comment.

: One People's Project spokesman Daryle Lamont Jenkins said, "We wanted to draw attention to Hal Turner and what he's trying to pull ... We don't want this element in our community and our state."

: Jenkins said the New Brunswick group hopes that public protest will galvanize local communities to drive the hate groups from their area.

: New Jersey is home to 19 hate groups, including the North Bergen chapter of the Aryan Nation, according to the latest report by the Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center.

: The National Alliance has a West Milford chapter that meets in Elmwood Park. Police Chief Don Ingrasselino said that to date no violent outbursts have occurred in Elmwood Park between anti-racist activists and National Alliance members.

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