KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Dozens of people rallied in downtown Kalamazoo Saturday night to promote equality, after white nationalists converged on Charlottesville, Virginia in a scene that turned violent and deadly.
Chants of, “hey hey, ho ho, white supremacy has got to go,” came from the group outside of the Radisson Hotel in Kalamazoo.
“The only way to be an American is to be a White American is just ludicrous, and I think most people don’t agree with that,” Emily Demorest, who organized the rally, said.
Saturday’s rally came together quickly, but an even larger gathering with a similar message is planned for Sunday.
ProKzoo, a social justice group, will host a “Stop the Hate” event in response to the demonstrations in Virginia.
“Whether or not these are issues that happened hundreds or thousands of miles away, this is hurtful to people in our community,” Jen Strebs, the co-founder of ProKzoo, told 24 Hour News 8 Saturday ahead of the rally.
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