Gathering against hate in London, Ontario, Canada -- in solidarity with the pride parade

Activists came in from Six Nations of the Grand River, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, and Windsor to answer this call-out from London, Ontario -

Organized fascism is trying to secure a foothold in our city by projecting the rage of alienated and disillusioned youth upon marginalized communities - rather than on the banks and corporations where it rightly belongs.

This upcoming weekend, known neo-nazi organizers, along with their fair-weather friends in the Christian right, have stated their intention to disrupt the London Gay Pride Parade - which they ignorantly refer to as a 'parade of perversion.'

We are calling on all anti-racists, anti-fascists and members of queer communities to gather at Victoria Park on Sunday, July 25th at 11:00 am. Please feel free to bring signs, flags and banners; remember to wear your union pins. Together we will help these Boneheads get it through their thick skulls, once and for all, that they are not welcome in our communities – they aren’t welcome anywhere!

During the Pride Parade, we will stand in solidarity with our comrades in the LGBT community, and encourage others to join us to send a strong message to these fascist scumbags: Homophobia, sexism, racial bigotry and hate-mongering will not pass unchallenged so long as we have breath in our lungs and boots on our feet.

Anti-fascists unite!

That call was sent from Common Cause - London, and endorsed by London RebELLEs.

During the pride parade, the fascists ended up staying in their holes -- while the Christian right came out to pretend that all Christians are homophobes.

Here is some information about the neo-nazis who were scared away from the pride parade.

See the individual photos on Flickr for blurbs about them.