2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 11, 1998 RALLY Continued from Page 1 ing and red in the face as the gas spread to a large area around the promenade. As a precaution, many local businesses were closed and ATM machines were shut off. One unidentified male broke a large window at the Bank of Ann Arbor and then ran away. As a security measure, Ann Arbor Police Chief Carl Ent ordered the KKK members to cease their rally as soon as the fence was breached on the promenade. The group was escorted away after the crowds had dissipated. Law enforcement officials said no arrests were made but video footage and photographs would be used later to identify law-breakers. Five people were slightly injured, four from gas inhalations and one from a mild laceration. Many community leaders criticized NWROC's call for "militant" action, saying the group was promoting itself rather than the goals of the civil rights move- ment. "NWROC is an incredibly clever publicity machine," said Matthew Lawrence, chaplain at Canterbury House. "What they're doing is creating a media circus." "Smash the KKK" organizers defended their vio- lent demonstration and called the peaceful city- endorsed rally at Wheeler Park a "diversion." LSA senior Jessica Curtin, an NWROC organizer, said peo- It i i p iS9 MEXICAN CAFE Ann ArIor's Finest Mexican Style Food! Michigan's Largest Selection of Gourmet Hot Sauces & Saleasl WE DELIVER! call 761-6650 'till1 aE. Sun. - Tuea. 'tl3 Sam. Wad. - sat. 333 E. Huron pie should not compare blacks' hatred of the Klan to the Klan's hatred of blacks. "All hatred is not the same," Curtin said. "The hatred of the black community towards the Klan is not the same as the Klan lynching black people. It's worlds apart." Despite the barriers preventing communication, Washtenaw County Community College first-year student Jamaal Benin attempted to speak to KKK members face to face when he walked up to the fence and Plexiglas separating the viewing gallery from the Klan. "Why do they hide behind those fences," Benin asked. "Why don't they come out to speak to us? When I went up to them, they all just smiled and laughed and wouldn't talk to me. Why are the police protecting them, knowing what they stand for? It makes the city of Ann Arbor look bad" Other observers supported the Klan's right to speak freely in Ann Arbor. "I really don't agree with what they are saying, but it's more scary to me if they are not allowed to say it," said Anna McKay, an Ann Arbor resident. A small gathering watched and some individuals screamed at the Klan from behind barricades in the viewing area. Most of the observers in the viewing gallery voiced strong opposition to the Klan, but a few KKK supporters were also present, most of whom were not Ann Arbor residents. At a press conference after the event, Ent called this LAWSUIT Continued from Page 1 year's community response successful despite the use of tear gas and pepper spray, and praised the yellow- clad peacekeepers for their prominent assistance.Y "I have to give a lot of credit to the peacekeepers," Ent said. "I guess I am forever blue because of the uni- form, but today I love yellow." The protesters began the day on the steps of the Michigan Union at It a.m. and marched to City Hall, shouting slogans such as "KKK go away! You can't have our streets today!" and "KKK, coming to town. What do we do? Shut them down!" Once at City Hall, the protesters milled around the perimeter and continued to shout while waiting for th Klan to appear at 1 p.m. Another group came to thb protest carrying Chinese dragons, playing tam- bourines, singing and hitting a pinata shaped like a Klan hood in an attempt to draw attention away from the KKK rally. "Our main goal was to create a diversion," said Jyl Ream, a Community High student who animated the tail of the dragon. "There' a bunch of energy around here. It's better to hit a pinata than hit other people.' Many observers came to watch the rally and protest out of simple curiosity, but some said the event could serve as a history lesson. "Why not?" said 41-year-old Rodney Tyler, fro Ann Arbor, when asked why he attended the rally. "They would let me bring in my camcorder. I wanted to record it and show it to my kids later, to show them ignorance on the side of both white and black." address the students' concerns and the University's interests in court. "We filed a motion opposing the motion to intervene," Pell explained. Only if the policy of affirmative action was required and not volun- tarily implemented at the University could the intervention be argued, Pell said. He added that the coalition may benefit from the policies but "they have no protect- ed legal interests at stake in this case." Pell said the decision to allow intervention is ultimately left up to Judge Bernard Friedman, who is presiding over the case. LSA senior Jessica Curtin, one of the students trying to intervene said the group's commitment a0 defendants in the lawsuit is based on the grounds that the case cannot be adequately represented by the University. "Our involvement will make it a much stronger case," Curtin said. "We have a much deeper interest since we are going to be affected by these policies." Associate Vice President for University Relations Lisa Bake. declined to comment further, say ing the University's response speaks for itself. 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