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Resident urges Providence council to condemn ‘Aryan Freedom Network’ flyers dropped in neighborhoods
Summary
During public comment at the June 18 Providence City Council meeting, resident George Wooten said flyers from an organization calling itself the Aryan Freedom Network were distributed in the area and urged council leaders to speak out against intimidation and hate speech.
A Providence resident urged the city council on June 18 to condemn flyers bearing white supremacist imagery and messaging that were distributed in local neighborhoods.
George Wooten said flyers from a group using the name “Aryan Freedom Network” and a website listed as whitepower.org were dropped on people’s lawns on June 1. He described finding Nazi imagery on the website and said the flyers’ stated message—“it’s okay to be white and straight”—and related material were intended to intimidate residents who do not fit the movement’s image.
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