Anti-racism protestors wearing Guy Fawkes masks share a cigarette in Olympic Plaza on March 19, 2011. It is estimated that over 200 anti-racism protestors made an appearance to show their opposition to white supremacy group Blood and Honour.
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Traffic was temporarily delayed throughout downtown Calgary as members of the public and Anti-Racist Action Calgary voiced their opposition to the white pride group, Blood and Honour. Calgary Police were on hand to separate the two groups and to direct traffic.
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Three members of Blood and Honour stand at a police barricade on First Street S.E. in Calgary.
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One of the few female members to participate in the rally sits upon a fellow Blood and Honour member's shoulders, while waving a flag that read "White Pride Worldwide" and adorned with a celtic cross. Members of Blood and Honour declined to give their names to the media and covered their faces with bandannas.
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Spokesperson for Anti-Racist Action Calgary Jason Devine speaks to protestors on the steps of city hall on March 19, calling the rally "a victory for the anti-racism movement Calgary," but urges listeners to not give up the fight in combatting racism in the city.
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A masked member of the white pride group Blood and Honour shouts "white pride, worldwide" during the March 19 demonstration in downtown Calgary.
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A member of Blood & Honour stands against the police barricade chanting slogans at members of the public and Anti-Racist Action Calgary, who were demonstrating one block away. A heavy police presence ensured the two groups did not clash.
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Layton Bertsch is escorted by Calgary Police out of Olympic Plaza on March 19. Bertsch is a white-rights spokesperson and cousin to Anti-Racist Action Calgary's Jason Devine.
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The Calgary Police maintained a heavy presence throughout the demonstrations that took place on March 19. Members of the police service could be seen wearing full riot gear and carrying pepper ball guns.
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Around 200 members of the public and Anti-Racist Action Calgary congregated at City Hall on March 19. Many protestors arrived wearing bandannas and carrying homemade signs.
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Councillor John Mar waves in support to anti-racism protestors from behind police lines on March 19.
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Members of Blood and Honour, a white pride group in Calgary stand on First Street S.E. on March 19. Sixteen members of the group attended the demonstration in downtown Calgary.
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Masked members of Blood and Honour are escorted by the Calgary Police Service along Sixth Avenue S.E. on March 19. Members of the white pride organization declined revealing their names or faces to the media.
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Blood and Honour members board a Calgary Transit bus operated by a Calgary police member to be escorted out of the downtown core to prevent an altercation between the white pride group and anti-racism protestors on March 19.
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