Students Mobilize to Counter Neo-Nazi Rally at University of North Florida

Neo-Nazis and KKK members are stating that they will rally at the University of North Florida in support of Ken Parker, a former Grand Dragon of the KKK and a current member of the National Socialist Movement (NSM). The NSM is currently one of the largest neo-Nazi organizations in the US, and was one of the groups that made up the Nationalist Front, which engaged in violence and murder at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville on August 12th.

According to The Tab: 

Ken Parker, the former Grand Dragon of the KKK and a current Neo-Nazi, was exposed by The Tab as a UNF student last month.

He was suspended for threatening a student this week – he posed in topless in his bathroom mirror, holding a rifle as he talked about confronting his classmates.

Parker is appealing his suspension and meeting with UNF’s President this coming Monday. His Neo-Nazi supporters are organizing a rally for him at the same time.

Speaking to The Tab, Parker confirmed a protest was in the works, although he declined to comment further.

A counter-protest is set to take place, as students are campaigning for Parker to be permanently kicked out.

A spokesperson for the organizers, Students for a Democratic Society, said: “SDS will be there in support to speak out against Nazis and let them know that they are not and will never be welcomed at UNF.”

According to the Facebook page of the counter-protest, students are angry at inaction by the school administration for not removing Parker from the campus. In the call to action, they stated:

Nazi’s are coming to UNF to back the grand wizard of the KKK. The KKK has been the most destructive terrorist group in US history, they destablized the southern United States to the point that we are still feeling their effects to this day. President Delaney has taken a weak stance on racism at UNF and now we have self proclaimed nazis coming to campus. Administration has failed to properly deal with racist students and racist actions. It is time for the Students of UNF to come together and show the world we oppose Nazism and hate, even when administration has failed.

All power to the students going on to confront the KKK and neo-Nazis on Monday! If you are in the area and can support them and write a report back for IGD, please do. Check out the event here.