Craig said the members who flew in from out of state didn't do so until that Saturday morning, and left the next day.Ĭouncilmember Mary Sheffield stated for the record during the meeting as well that Council did not approve any permits for any additional groups at the parade. The bottom image does not actually picture the state flag of Germany during the era of Nazi rule, but rather the Reichskriegsflagge, a war ensign used by the German armed forces from 1933 to 1945. MANHATTAN, J( ) - A Catholic church in New York City has posted a photo of its altar steps draped in the rainbow flag. Using a rainbow flag as a symbol of gay pride began in San Francisco. Also known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag, the colors reflect the diversity of the LGBT community and the spectrum of human sexuality and gender. So for me, I applaud the Detroit police department again for keeping lines of communication open.”Ĭraig said Wednesday that although they had intel the Neo Nazis were coming to the parade, they didn't know for sure which is why City Council was also not aware. A school administrator in Georgia removed a student's artwork featuring a rainbow with the words 'Gay is OK' and compared it to a Nazi flag prompting an investigation by the local school district. The rainbow flag is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender ( LGBT) and queer pride and LGBT social movements. Inspired by the classic song 'Over the Rainbow' from the 1939 film The Wizard from Oz, Baker created a rainbow flag to represent LGBTQ folks.
“We had good communication with both groups and as it turned out, there was no violence. Tasked by Harvey Milk, a historic figure in the fight for LGBTQ rights, to create a flag for the queer community, Baker created a rainbow flag with eight different colors. With Confederate flags and Nazi memorabilia on full display, they also chanted Fuck you faggots HuffPost, 8/12/17 White nationalist and neo-Nazi groups and extremists involved in protest.
“We kept both groups separated,” said Chief Craig. Meanwhile, Detroit officers were seen at the parade with pride buttons and at least one Detroit police cruiser was also decorated with the pride flag. Here is some Facebook video that shows a group of Detroit police officers walking with the Neo Nazi group.Įarlier Craig had said during a different news conference that the department had intel that the Neo Nazis planned to interrupt the Motor Pride Festival with hopes of creating “Charlottesville 2.0." The incident in Charlottesville was a conflict between protesters and counter protesters in Virginia, which resulted in three deaths and multiple injuries.Īs mentioned above, Chief Craig - who personally responded to the potentially violent situation - says five of the Neo Nazis were armed, with two long guns and three handguns.įree speech and open carry is a person’s right, and not unlawful behavior, Chief Craig reiterated.