More than 150 people came together in Mechanicsburg early Wednesday evening as part of a “No Hate Here” rally in response to the distribution of Ku Klux Klan (KKK) business cards at the borough’s Halloween parade .

The rally was held at the North Railroad Avenue event space, next to the Gingerbread Man. A panel discussion organized by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) was held down the street afterward.

Several local government and religious leaders spoke during the rally, including the Rev. Kathryn Z. Johnston, lead pastor at Mechanicsburg Presbyterian Church and one of the rally’s organizers.

“Differences should be celebrated, not targeted,” Johnston said to the crowd while condemning racism and other forms of discrimination.

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