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Another Weekend of Hate: Neo-Nazis Gather in Florida
On June 10, 2023, eighteen white supremacists – from two different neo-
Nazi groups - held three separate demonstrations in Florida. At least six participants traveled from out of state for the events, which took place outside Disney World in Orlando and at a park in Lakeland. These
gatherings show how profoundly a small group of extremists can impact
entire communities -- and make residents feel that the hate is local.
At the gathering in Orlando, thirteen individuals associated with the
Order of the Black Sun (OBS) demonstrated with swastika flags as well as
racist and anti-LGBTQ+ signs, shouting slurs and giving Nazi salutes. The
same group later repeated the same tactics from an area overpass. At the
Disney protest, participants carried “DeSantis 2024” campaign signs,
presumably to troll Florida’s governor, whom they oppose.
Meanwhile, five individuals associated the neo-Nazi National Socialist
Movement (NSM) held an anti-LGBTQ+ protest at Munn Park in Lakeland,
Florida. The small group was led by Burt Colucci of Lakeland, who shouted obscenities and slurs through a megaphone.
The Groups and Participants
The Order of the Black Sun formed in 2023 after infighting split Florida’s sprawling white supremacist network. Among the Florida-based OBS
organizers who were present Saturday: Adam Donaldson, Jason Brown and
David Wydner.
Donaldson, an antisemitic conspiracy theorist, was previously active with
the Goyim Defense League (GDL), and participated in the network’s
antisemitic “tour” of Texas in Oct 2021. Brown and Wydner are former
members of the National Socialist Movement; both attended NSM-organized
rallies in Orlando in January and October 2022. In 2021, Brown was very
active in the GDL, playing a significant role in the network’s antisemitic tours in both Florida and Texas. Brown, who is originally from New Jersey,
is also associated with the New Jersey European Heritage Association.
Another Weekend of Hate: Neo-Nazis Gather in Florida
ADL File photos of Donaldson, Brown and Wydner
At least two individuals who joined the OBS protest were from out of
state, including former NSM member Ronald Murray of Cleveland, Texas, and
GDL supporter Anthony Altick of St Louis, Missouri. Altick also traveled
to Florida in February 2023 to join the GDL’s antisemitic demonstrations
in front of the Chabad of South Orlando and outside the International
Speedway in Daytona Beach.
Another Weekend of Hate: Neo-Nazis Gather in Florida
Ronald Murray and Anthony Altick at Disney World, Orlando, Florida, June
2023
In Lakeland, Burt Colucci was joined by four out of state NSM members, including John Rios of Nevada, Cheryl Dref of Texas, Sabrina Burnside of Pennsylvania and Joel Patterson of New York.
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