The group Michigan Against White Supremacy has been busy organizing to confront the upcoming white supremacist event in Kalamazoo. That gathering of white supremacists, Klan members, and other organized racists and their supporters has been the targeted by Michigan Against White Supremacy for the past two weeks. Among the approaches that the group has undertaken is a letter writing campaign, talking to hotel owners that might be housing the white supremacists, and planning for a protest to counter the white supremacists' message.
Their website, online at maws.wordpress.com, has a summary of their discussions with hotel owners about the presence of white supremacists in Kalamazoo:
On Friday, July 20, Michigan Against White Supremacy went to 18 different motels in the Kalamazoo area to distribute informational packets that warned motel staff of the hate speech and violent nature of individuals who are scheduled to attend the racist rally being held by Hal Turner on August 4. Many of the managers and staff that they spoke to were very receptive and assured that the information would be passed on to the rest of the motel's employees. Some of the motel employees asked about the MAWS web page and several stated that the racist hate speech organizers would not be allowed to stay at their motel. Several motels had been visited by police officers and other concerned individuals, and had received a list of names of people who were likely attending the rally.
Visit their website for more organizing updates.
