Oakland solidarity rally could cause disruptions downtown

Rescue workers move victims on stretchers after car plowed through a crowd of counter-demonstrators marching through the downtown shopping district August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The car plowed through the crowed following the shutdown of the "Unite the Right" rally by police after white nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the "alt-right" and counter-protesters clashed near Lee Park, where a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is slated to be removed. less Rescue workers move victims on stretchers after car plowed through a crowd of counter-demonstrators marching through the downtown shopping district August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The car plowed ... more Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Oakland solidarity rally could cause disruptions downtown 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

A rally planned for downtown Oakland on Saturday night to show solidarity with anti-racist protesters in Charlottesville, Va., could cause disruptions to traffic and public transit.

The organizers of the rally, called Bay Area United Against White Supremacy, are meeting at 14th Street and Broadway in Oakland at 7 p.m.

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In Charlottesville, the driver of a car plowed into a group of counter-protesters who were demonstrating against a white supremacist rally, killing one person and injuring 19 others. That incident is what sparked the Oakland rally, which is being promoted on flyers as "Charlottesville We Got Your Back."

KQED's John Sepulvado tweeted that his colleague, Alyssa Jeong Perry, is reporting that the police department has already begun cordoning off sections of downtown Oakland in preparation for the rally.

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Neither BART nor the Oakland Police Department has released statements about the rally as of press time.