LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Howell group leaders have denounced hate teams following a Nazi demonstration exterior of an anti-racism film screening in a information launch Friday.
A gaggle of males holding swastika flags and yelling slurs had been seen exterior a theater Thursday evening. The movie, “Face of Hate,” tells the story of an ex-white supremacist from Livingston County who modifications his racist ideology.
“Face of Hate” premieres on the Historic Howell Theater
“Hate has no home in Howell,” mentioned the town in a information launch revealed on its web site. Within the launch, Howell cites members of White Lives Matter – Michigan as those behind the Nazi demonstrations.
Howell says this is not simply a difficulty for the town however one for the complete state and the remainder of the world.
Howell denounced the actions of Stand In opposition to Extreismim Livingston County (SAGE) as effectively, the group that sponsored the occasion.
“The City of Howell strongly denounces the SAGE organization for irresponsibly bringing masked, untrained, armed individuals as “security” to their event,” mentioned Howell within the information launch. “We would ask that local businesses that decide to host events like this in the future work with local law enforcement and not allow activist groups to jeopardize the safety of people within their businesses.”
Nazi protestors show in opposition to anti-racism movie in Howell
Howell stories that the Livingston County Sheriff’s Division and the Howell Police Division carried out a visitors cease on a U-Haul automobile utilized by the demonstrators because it was leaving the world. One member of this group was recognized.
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