UMaine denounces white supremacist posters found on campus

[struggle4progress]

By Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN Staff
Posted Sept. 18, 2015, at 7:05 p.m.

ORONO, Maine — Officials at the University of Maine are searching for whomever is responsible for putting up posters around campus this week seeking to recruit members to a white supremacist group.

The posters referring to the White Student Union since have been removed by students and staff who denounced the group as hate-based, according to Robert Dana, the university’s vice president for student affairs.

“On Wednesday night, some posters, small posters, 11 by 11 [inches], were put up around campus at different places, mostly buildings and utility poles,” Dana said. “The posters read, ‘A specter is haunting campus — the specter of a … White Student Union. You have a right to your heritage. Organize. Learn more. Join us.”

No names of organizers appeared on the posters, only an email address. An email sent by the Bangor Daily News to the address Friday seeking information about the group was not returned ...

http://bangordailynews.com/2015/09/18/news/bangor/umaine-denounces-white-supremacist-posters-found-on-campus/

[randys1]

1. Well, one thing we need more of is white supremacist groups, for sure.

Someone has to be the example to our children of what not to be.