About a dozen protesters gathered in Bridgeland on Saturday, demanding alleged members of neo-Nazi groups leave the area. (Kirk Heuser/CBC)

About a dozen anti-racism protesters gathered in a northeast Calgary neighbourhood Saturday to send a message to members of a neo-Nazi group they say live there.

Members of Anti-Racist Action Calgary gathered in Bridgeland, where they insist members of groups like the Aryan Guard live, demanding that they leave the area.

Protester Jason Devine said the group has a simple message.

"You're not wanted here. Nobody wants you here, nobody wants you in the neighbourhood, nobody wants you in the city, nobody wants you on earth," he said.

"Racism is wrong. It's horrible. We're not going to accept it. We're never going to accept it. We're never going to back down."

Devine said even those who are worried about protesting publicly can still take action.

"I would urge them to start writing letters to city hall and to the police department to ask why this is going on and why isn't anything being done about it because, clearly, nothing's being done about it."

Devine and his family were victims of an alleged hate crime last weekend.

The family awoke to find a cinder block had been thrown through their front window and a swastika spray-painted on the front door.

Devine believes they were targeted because they were organizing the rally in Bridgeland.