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White Supremacist Flyers Found on UC Davis

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September 24, 2019
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Some flyers promoting a white supremacist group were found on UC Davis on Sept. 23, Chancellor Gary May announced in a statement.

The California Aggie, the school’s student newspaper, reported that the flyers were discovered at around 4 p.m. inside two campus buildings: Mrak Hall – the main university building – and the Mathematics and Science building. 

We are sickened that any person or group would invest any time in such cowardly acts of hate and intimidation,” May said. “They have no place here. We encourage our community to stand against anti-Semitism and racism. Our Principles of Community remind us to ‘strive to build and maintain a culture based on mutual respect and caring.’” 

University spokesperson Andy Fell told the Journal in an email that there were three flyers found that “were representing the American Identity Movement, formerly known as Identity [Evropa].” According to the Anti-Defamation League, Identity Evropa focused on infiltrating local Republican groups with messages of “white American identity” and popularized the chant “you will not replace us!” They rebranded as the American Identity Movement in March.

UC Davis’ Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter said in a statement to the Aggie that they were “deeply saddened and angered” that the flyers were placed on campus.

“We fully condemn this cowardly act of hiding hateful rhetoric and intolerance behind anonymous flyers left around campus,” the statement read. “No community at our university should have to contend with this form of virulent bigotry, particularly as many Aggies are beginning their college careers this month.”

American Jewish Committee Director of Campus Affairs Zev Hurwitz and Northern California Regional Director Rabbi Serena Eisenberg said they “strongly condemn” the flyers in a statement to the Journal.

Acts of white supremacy and bigotry severely damaging—particularly to campus communities where student groups are often the intended targets of egregious displays of hate,” Hurwitz and Eisenberg said. “We thank Chancellor May for his swift condemnation of these acts and hope that the coming school year brings only acts of tolerance and community-building on campus.”

University police are investigating the flyers.

In October, several flyers were found on UC Davis blaming the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Jews. May said at the time, “The message on these flyers is reprehensible and does not represent who we are as a community.”

UPDATE: Anti-Defamation League Central Pacific Regional Director Seth Brysk said in a statement to the Journal, “The flyering at UC Davis fits into a broader and growing trend we have observed and documented on college campuses where white supremacist groups seek to spread their venom and hate. UC Davis is just one of dozens of campuses targeted across the country. We stand ready to assist the UC Davis administration and wider campus community fight hate for good.”

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