[Org4j-announce] Concerning far-right protests in Ottawa this weekend

[Organizing 4Justice]

We are sending out the below statement,
"Concerning far-right demonstrations in Ottawa this weekend July 14-15,
2018"
over this email list (and bcc to some media & community contacts).

It is unclear whether anything is being done to counter these
demonstrations, but we have assembled some organization contacts here. If
there is something in response we could send out over this list, please
email us org4justice at gmail.com


*~ POSSIBLE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTACTS ~*

Ottawa Against Fascism
https://www.facebook.com/OttawaAgainstFascism/
https://twitter.com/againstfash613

Campus Anti-Fascist Network (CAN)
* meetings in Ottawa to build with CAN started last year
http://campusantifascistnetwork.com/contact-us/

Canada Anti-Hate Network
* publishers of below statement
http://www.antihate.ca/contact

Other local organized groups who may be worth contacting, include:
* Solidarity Ottawa https://solidarityottawa.ca/contact/
* Council of Canadians: http://canadians.org/content/contact-us
& http://ottawacofc.wixsite.com/ottawacanadians


~~~~
*STATEMENT:*


*Concerning far-right demonstrations in Ottawa this weekend July 14-15,
2018*

http://www.antihate.ca/concerning_far_right_demonstrations_in_ottawa_this_weekend

The Canadian Anti-Hate Network is concerned about demonstrations being held
by far-right groups on Parliament Hill in Ottawa this weekend, July 14-15,
2018.

The demonstrations, being promoted as a ‘Canadians for Canada’ rally and a
‘Unite the Right’ rally are being organized by the Canadian Combat
Coalition (C3) and will include groups like La Meute, Storm Alliance,
Soldiers of Odin, Sons of Odin, the Canadian Jewish Defence League, the
III%ers, and Northern Guard.

As originally reported by Anti-Racist Canada, part of the Canadian
Anti-Hate Network team, the Soldiers of Odin and Northern Guard have
leaders and members with demonstrated ties to white supremacy and
neo-Nazism.

Members of the Canadian Jewish Defence League have been charged with a hate
crime in the United States for their role in the beating of a Palestinian
professor at the AIPAC conference in 2017.

The III%ers are an anti-Muslim ‘militia’ group which is stockpiling
weapons, conducting paramilitary training and staking out mosques. In the
United States, members of a III% militia group plotted to blow up an
apartment full of Muslim immigrants. The Canadian leader, Beau Welling, has
posted “The only good Muslim is a dead Muslim,” on Facebook.

Speakers include Kevin J Johnston, a Youtuber from Mississauga who is
currently charged under S 319 of the Criminal Code for spreading hate
propaganda. His videos often target Muslims and LGBTQ+ persons.

Far-right groups use rallies and events to network in real life and build
capacity. This event continues a pattern of far-right groups claiming they
aren’t racist while standing shoulder to shoulder with groups that are
overtly and demonstrably hateful.

The event will run on both Saturday and Sunday. One of the organizers of a
connected ‘Free Tommy Robinson’ event has said he “really wants to get in
mainstream media’s face” and they may march on the nearby CTV office on
Sunday. According to Hope Not Hate, Robinson is a "Far-right Islamophobic
Extremist." He has been put in jail for breaking contempt of court laws in
the UK.

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