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White supremacist group spreads fliers around UMass-Boston

White supremacist group spreads fliers around UMass-Boston
WEBVTT REACTION FROM THE UNIVERSITY.KATIE: THOSE FIRES HAVE BEENREMOVED -- AND THOSEFLYERS HAVEBEEN REMOVED AND DESTROYED FROMCAMPUS.A STRING OF UNIVERSITIES TO BEHAD WITH FLYERS LIKE THIS.THE PROVOST SENDING THIS E-MAILCONDEMNING THEM.A GROUP WITH A WHITE NATIONALISTTIES POSTED PHOTOS TO TWITTERSHOWING THESE RECRUITMENT FLYERSDISPLAYED AT UMASS BOSTON ONFEBRUARY 14.THE TWEET, ASKING STUDENTSSICKOF THE #ANTIWHITE AGENDA TO"JOIN US.CO STUDENTS ARE OUTRAGED.>> THIS IS SUCH A DIVERSE CAMPUSYOU ARE NOT EXPECTED.IT KIND OF MAKES ME FEEL LIKEATTACKED AS WELL AS MY FRIENDS.ERIKA: IT'S UNCLEAR WHO'S BEHINDTHE FLYERS -MAKING THEMDIFFICULT TO TRACK OF.OBVIOUS SIGNS OF RACISM NOTUSUALLY SEEN ON THIS DIVERSECAMPUS.>> I'M SURE THAT IT HAPPENSEVERYWHERE.HONESTLY IT WAS NOT EXPECTING ITTO HAPPEN HERE.KATIE: THE SCHOOLS CHIEFDIVERSITY OFFICER SAYS THE GROUPHAS TARGETED THE SCHOOL WITHFLYERS BEFORE SO A PLAN WAS INPLACE TO ADDRESS THEM.>> ANY TIMES ANYTHING COMES UPWHETHER IT IS RACIST,ETHNOCENTRIC, HOMOPHOBIC, WEWANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE THINGSARE NOT PUBLICIZED.KATIE: CAMPUS POLICE HAVE BEENNOTIFIED AND STUDENTS SAY THESCHOOLS EFFORTS TO MAKE THEMAWARE OF THE FLYERS MAKES THEMFEEL SECURE AND SUPPORTED.>>SENDING NOTIFICATIONS TO USAND TAKING ACTION ABOUT IT.I THINK I WILL BE SAFE.KATIE: ANY POSTER OR FLYER THATIS POSTED ON CAMPUS HAS TO BEAPPROVED AND STAMPED BY THEOFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS ANDOFFICIALS ARE ASKING ANY STUDENTOR ANYONE WHO SEES SOMETHING ONCAMPUS THAT DOES NOT HAVE THATAPPROVAL TO REPORT IT.
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White supremacist group spreads fliers around UMass-Boston
A white supremacist group is taking responsibility for posting fliers around the University of Massachusetts Boston campus with slogans including "Protect your heritage," ''Serve your people," and "Let's become great again."

A white supremacist group is taking responsibility for posting fliers around the University of Massachusetts Boston campus with slogans including "Protect your heritage," ''Serve your people," and "Let's become great again."

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