The planning for Saturday's protest was shrouded in secrecy with last minute releases given to the press. Hundreds of former Straight clients never even knew there was going to be a protest. Still over 20 protesters showed up, most of whom had never been associated with Straight. Is it time to stop the secrecy so as to increase the number of protesters? Is it time for the Uhuru and the Straight crowd to compare notes? If the Florida Holocaust Museum won't deal with the problem and if Mel Sembler won't let the press cover the story, then perhaps the next protest (should there be a next) should be expanded in scope to include a protest of the local media as well as Holocaust centers beyond Florida. Perhaps people from the Simon Wisenthal Center or the National Holocaust Museum could persuade the board members of the Florida Holocaust Museum to deal with the matter in an honorable way while the Washington Post or New York Times could embarrass the Saint Petersburg Times into covering the news.
