Jason Kessler
Jason Kessler
Jason E. Kessler (born September 22, 1983) is a freelance journalist, blogger, and activist from Charlottesville, Virginia. He organized the Unite the Right rally, a pro-White event to protest the city's decision to remove a statue of Confederate figure Robert E. Lee. [2]
Kessler is currently the President of Unity and Security for America, a grassroots organization dedicated to defending Western civilization. [5] [6]
Before becoming involved in the Alt right, Jason was involved with Occupy Wall Street and supported President Barack Obama. [18]
Unite the Right Rally
Jason Kessler organized a rally to protest the city's decision to remove a statue of Confederate leader Robert E. Lee.
Kessler announced he plans to sue the city of Charlottesville, Virginia for violating a court order permitting the rally to be held in the park in which they planned to protest. [10]
In the aftermath of the rally, three people died including a paralegal identified as Heather Heyer. Heyer died and 19 others were injured when a Dodge Challenger driven by James Alex Fields Jr. rammed a crowd of counter-protesters gathered to oppose the rally of white nationalist and other right-wing groups on August 12, 2017. [16]
As of August 2019, Kessler is suing the city of Charlottesville, Virginia for their approach at handling the rally.[26]
Criminal History
In 2005, Jason was convicted of shoplifting, obstructing justice and for a string of failures to appear and register, in addition to numerous traffic violations and citations. [18]
On May 14, 2017, Jason Kessler was arrested for disorderly conduct at a rally. [4]
Books
Badland Blues
"Badland Blues is the story of Jean Scaputo, a homeless dwarf madly in unrequited love with a local waitress, Marissa.
His life of miserable poverty changes fantastically when he wins the Mega Millions Lottery.
With fortune in hand, Jean experiences the kind of romantic interest from Marissa he’s only dreamed about.
But it’s too good to be true.
Unknown to Jean, Marissa is being manipulated by a savage criminal gang led by the ingenious femme fatale, Viola Davis.
Her plot leads Jean into the savage underbelly of a drug ravaged oil town.
When all is said and done, he may salvage romance with Marissa or find himself stripped of everything, including his pride."[31]
The book was poorly received with a rating on Amazon of 1 out of 5 stars.
Midnight Road
The suspense begins at knightfall
a tournament of tourniquets
a bed in the house of cats
personalized prostrations for all [34]