(11 Sep 2010)
1. Mid of people chanting, UPSOUND: (English) "Hey hey, ho ho - Islamophobes got to go"
2. Various of march in support of the creation of an Islamic Centre near the Ground Zero site
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Struch, Protester supporting the creation of an Islamic Centre near the Ground Zero site:
"We wanna show that the people of New York City and the whole Tri-State area won't put up with anti-muslim racist attacks like this, racist provocations like the kind that is going on down the street over there and we just wanna come here and show our opposition to racism and fascism today."
4. Mid of march
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Nechesa Morgan,Protester supporting the creation of an Islamic Centre near the Ground Zero site:
"What I hope to accomplish is to get, to send a message not only across the US but to the world, that people are denouncing the bigotry and hatred that has been experience by muslims throughout this country."
6. Close of man chanting in support of the Islamic Centre
7. Mid of people chanting, UPSOUND: (English) "No mosque here, no mosque here"
8. Wide of rival protesters chanting UPSOUND: (English) "No mosque here, no mosque here"
9. Pan of rally against the building of an Islamic Centre near the Ground Zero site
10. Set up shot of opponent of the Islamic Centre near Ground Zero, Denise Lee, selling American flags
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Denise Lee, opponent of the Islamic Centre near Ground Zero:
"Imam Feisal Rauf, he knows exactly what he is provoking by putting the mosque there. That is exactly why he put it there. He will not denounce Hamas, he will not denounce terrorism, he's full of baloney. And that is put there to be a thorn in the side of New Yorkers and Americans and we're not going to stand for it."
12. Close of sign, reading: (English) "No mosque, never forget", zoom out to woman holding it
13. Close of sign, reading: (English) "No mosque, no way", zoom out to woman holding it
14. Zoom in to controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders addressing the opponents of the Islamic Centre near Ground Zero
15. Pan of women chanting
16. SOUNDBITE (English), Vox Pop, no name given, opponent of the Islamic Centre near Ground Zero:
"I believe in freedom, and I believe that we have to protect the values of our great countries. And as he said there are already 100 mosques in New York. It is not about not building a mosque, it is about being sensitive to what happened here, and I will, you know, fight for that."
17. Wide of people at rally against the creation of an Islamic Centre near Ground Zero
STORYLINE:
Tensions flared on Saturday over plans to create an Islamic centre near the site of New York's World Trade Centre as duelling demonstrations began shortly after a sombre ceremony to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon.
Around a thousand activists rallied about five blocks from the site of the 2001 attacks to support the proposed Islamic community centre.
Several hundred rival protesters rallied nearby, chanting "no mosque here."
Family members gathering at observances in New York and Pennsylvania brought flowers, pictures of loved ones and American flags, but no signs of opposition or support for the mosque.
Later, a diverse crowd of pro-mosque activists lined two blocks next to City Hall chanting "Hey hey, ho ho - Islamophobes got to go", before marching to an area near ground zero.
Eric Struch came out to oppose what he sees as racism.
The event was largely peaceful, except for occasional exchanges.
Denise Lee took a bus all the way from Virginia to be at the rally.
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