Tampa: When Whites Gather
Report; Posted on: 2005-06-29 02:53:16
A day of beauty, of music, of White life and higher awareness...
by David Daugherty
and National Vanguard staff
LAST WEEK, on the Saturday before the official first day of summer, the Tampa Unit of National Vanguard held its Summer Solstice Festival. Though the Tampa Unit has hosted small, informal Yulefests near the Winter solstice for several years, this was our first summer event.
This celebration was also much larger and more elaborate than our Yulefest, but it was still very informal -- and a great deal of fun. The event was held on a very nice private three-acre lot near Spring Hill, Florida. A large Life Rune flag marked the venue from the highway, and the parking area was filled up quickly with around 100 attendees.
At the event, we had three guest speakers and a band. We hosted National Vanguard Director Kevin Alfred Strom, producer of American Dissident Voices and editor of National http://Vanguard.org; Paul Fromm, a very prominent Canadian pro-White activist who is the director of the Canadian Association for Free Expression; April Gaede, a leading National Vanguard activist from California, and Aprils twin daughters Lynx and Lamb. Lynx and Lamb have their own band called Prussian Blue, in which they play folk-style nationalist music. (ILLUSTRATION: April Gaede speaks)
While Ms. Gaede, Mr. Strom, and Mr. Fromm all gave excellent speeches, and Prussian Blue gave an outstanding performance, for many attendees getting to meet with these well-known activists in person was the best of all. The great benefit of hosting such events is to allow racially aware White people from surrounding areas to meet each other, meet us, and meet with distinguished activists from afar. Many were impressed with the organizational abilities of the Tampa Unit, the speaking abilities of Mr. Strom and Mr. Fromm, the very genuine character of April Gaede, and the musical skill of Prussian Blue. (LEFT: Kevin Strom speaks)
We had large, canopy tents set up in the event of a brief afternoon shower we frequently experience during the Florida summers, but the weather cooperated perfectly. We didnt get rained on (except for a brief refreshing mist), nor were we under the blazing sun, there was an occasional breeze -- and, for a Florida June, the temperature was quite moderate! We gave special consideration to the many children who attended, and set up a kids room with toys and games to keep them busy.
A special award was given to the National Vanguard activist who spearheaded our billboard campaigns in Florida -- who, by the way, promised us that a yet another billboard is in the planning stages right now!
A raffle was held to benefit the Chester Doles family, several of whom, including Mrs. Doles and children, honored us with their attendance.
Mothers and children at the Festival
Prussian Blue
Teresa Doles and her littlest one
Prussian Blue
The Festival, which lasted long into the night, was attended by a large number of women and children, who are being seen in greater and greater numbers at our events.
Unfortunately, Paul Fromm has to endure a great deal of harassment when he travels. This time, on his way to the Summer Solstice Festival, he was detained by the U.S. Customs Department -- detained just long enough to miss all the flights to Tampa from his airport! With pluck and determination, arrangements were made for him to fly to a nearby airport. We would like to thank Mr. Fromm for his very determined activism and for the extraordinary lengths he took to make it to the festival. (RIGHT: Paul Fromm speaks)
For the Tampa Unit, it was another successful event. We hope to do bigger and better things in the near future. For those who would like to contact the Tampa Unit of National Vanguard call 727-526-1526 or write to:
Tampa Unit of National Vanguard
P.O. Box 7732
St. Petersburg, FL 33734
National Vanguard videographers Ted Wansley and Michael Medeiros (pictured, below right, who came down from New England just for the festival) were in attendance and on the job, and a video report on the event will be available soon.
Poster Comment:
I know that La Raza Unida is ok, I know that the ADL is ok, I know that the NAACP is ok but this idea of Whites defending their rights is something very troubling.
Hopefully Mr Chertoff and company will get around to addressing these terrorists.