Traficant to speak Sunday at Cleveland rally protesting Federal Reserve Bank

Ex-U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant will be the keynote speaker at a Sunday rally in Cleveland protesting the existence of the Federal Reserve Bank.

The Cleveland event, called “End the Fed,” is among a number of protests nationwide outside and near Federal Reserve Banks. The Cleveland event starts at noon at Willard Park, on the corner of East Ninth Street and Lakeside Avenue, with Traficant speaking at 1 p.m.

After the park rally, those in attendance will march to the nearby Federal Reserve, calling for Congress to repeal the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. The Federal Reserve is the country’s central banking system.

Traficant “wants to get rid of The Fed and have Congress take back our currency,” said Dennis Malloy, the former congressman’s director of communications.

Since his Sept. 2 release from federal prison, Traficant has appeared on several national television programs, has hosted radio shows in Youngstown and Cleveland, and has spoken at numerous events, including TEA [Taxed Enough Already] Party group rallies.

Traficant is the guest speaker Friday at an event to raise money for playground equipment at Lordstown Elementary School.

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