Counterdemonstraters rallied today at the Midtown YWCA on Lake Street after successfully routing neo-Nazis who appeared to protest a anti-racism workshop held by the Y. The peaceful group played music and listened to speakers throughout the day, after the Nazis fled the scene having tomatoes hurled at them as they went, according to one onlooker. (More photos below)

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Hundreds gathered on a cool, drizzly Saturday on Lake Street to stand against a planned Nazi protest of an anti-racism workshop conducted at the Midtown YWCA.

UPDATE Saturday Afternoon: 4 Nazis who showed up leave after being confronted by 150-200 anti-racists.

A dozen people, including aggrieved worker Francisco Domingo Sanchez and allies, marched chanting “justice” and bearing signs on Nicollet Avenue to protest Peninsula Malaysian Restaurant at 1pm on August 27.