Entity The Bus Depot spoke thus: > Something very much like this happened in my town some years back. The > KKK announced plans to have a big march in Boyertown, PA, about five > miles from my home. The local community was understandably very upset, > but of course couldn't legally stop them because our constitution > protects free speech. So they came up with a novel solution. Working > with the Southern Poverty Law Center, the community started a drive > called Project Lemonade. This turned the KKK march into a Walkathon with > the proceeds supporting organizations like the NAACP, Anti-Defamation > League, and other minority-based charities. For each minute that the KKK > marched, local residents pledged fifty cents or a buck to these > organizations and others like them. So the longer the KKK marched, the > more money they raised for the very people they hated! What a brilliant > idea! This took the wind out of their sails, as you can imagine. The > threatened big KKK march fizzled into a few lone racists who handed out > pamphlets for a short time and went home to wash their sheets. That's a great story, Ron! Thanks for the inspiration. -- Gnarlie |
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