The following is a note from One People's Project about an upcoming national television broadcast on which the organization appears. As described at its group site, "The One People's Project is about one thing: disseminating information. We are a collection of people across the country and in Canada the UK that are active in gathering that information about any and all persons involved in racist/right-wing activity. We may participate in the organization of an action from time to time, but our primary mission is to be an online resource for those fighting fascism." I consider the One People's Project's web sites to be one of the best and more signficant out there.
One People’s Project will be featured on the newsmagazine show "A Current Affair" on Oct. 24, 25. I taped my interview for these segments in mid September, and according to the producer the programs are going to be about the collapse of modern neo-nazi movements. In addition to myself, the segments will also feature Shaun Walker of the National Alliance, Bill White, and Erica Hardwick, who as many people might know used to run in those circles but is now working with us.
We should note that "A Current Affair" is Fox, but there were other factors other than our concern about the political questions surrounding that network that weighed in our decision. We thought that this was an important thing to do for several reasons, the absolute biggest being the fact that Bill White, who is getting a lot of play these days as spokesperson for the NSM, is a trust fund baby who has been purchasing homes in black neighborhoods and kicking tenants out for bogus reasons, in a effort to create a whites-only living space. A number of tenants have suffered because of this, yet even though the FBI and HUD are investigating him, the public has paid (no) attention to this, save for the local NAACP. That needs to change, and we need to get more people involved so we can shut this idiot down. He has recently been slapped with a $800K lawsuit from one of those tenants, so that's a positive step in that direction.
Frankly, I am glad we did this considering how a WNWO-24, a Toledo, OH television station attempted to slam us regarding Saturday’s march in that town. They didn’t particularly like our tagline, but screw it. Yes, WNWO, hate DOES have its consequences! It doesn't mean what we are going to be some reckless morons fighting neo-Nazis and the like, but it is not going to go unopposed or any further if we have anything to say about it. Imagine how pissed they would have been if they saw our old one about how we are an organization for folks who didn’t play nice, but I digress. Anyone that has had any issues about who we are and what we are about has never had any problems contacting me to ask about them - including the WNWO reporter, who when he called me yesterday afternoon seemed like he was going in a negative direction to begin with. The Toledo Blade reporter however was willing to listen, and I hope her story is a lot more informative than her television counterpart.
The fact remains that it is important that we define ourselves and not allow anyone else to do so. People have questions about what is going on, and what we can do about it. We should be able to provide answers.
Anyway, I just wanted to let heads know about the show. I will be putting an announcement on the site on Monday. "A Current Affair" is cancelled, and this will be one of the last shows to air. Incidentally, this will be the first time we have been profiled on national television. Hopefully they got my good side.
Sincerely,
Daryle Lamont Jenkins
One People’s Project
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