“About a dozen hate mail flyers from the National Social Club were distributed on Woodbury Street,” it said. providence police station communication person Lindsay Rag Got the report and went to Uprise RI this morning. “Police were notified this morning and are investigating the incident.”
NSC-131 that is national social clubA white supremacist group that claims all of New England as territory.of Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center identify the NSC as a hate groupThis is the same group gathered outside. red ink library posed for a photo outside Black Lives Matter RI The Pawtucket office last year.
Ben Evans Provided Uprise RI with the following reports:
“Around 10:30 am, I got a call from a neighbor in Providence who was very surprised by the disgusting villa he had found during his morning walk.
“Around 7:30 this morning, I went out for my usual walk in the light rain. As he was walking north on Slater Avenue toward Pawtucket, as he approached 353 Slater Avenue, he found a small sandwich bag with a printed note and some small white rocks. Without thinking much of it, he continued walking, but saw another similar bag at the southwest corner of Elm Grove and Blackstone Boulevard by the gravel road.
“He took a closer look and discovered that it was a printed flyer for a white supremacist group calling itself the “Nationalist Social Club.” He doubled down in his concern and began looking for more leaflets and picking them up.
“As he was walking east on Magellan Street toward Blackstone Boulevard, he spotted another leaflet in the middle of the street. yeshiva gedora 262 Blackstone Boulevard. He picked up a total of 5 flyers. Most are between 353 and 365 Slater Avenues, just off the curb.he picked them up and threw them in the trash.
“I went looking for these hate messages and found one on the street across from 464 Cole Avenue..
“I found another on the lawn by the curb near 738 Elmgrove Avenue, near the intersection with Cole Avenue.
“I found two more near 760 Elmgrove Ave.
“I went down Blackstone Boulevard and didn’t see anything else.“
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North Kingstown Police are investigating a similar flyer fall there.
Uprise RI also learned that a particular trans-left house in another part of Providence was targeted by the NSC that same night. Some of these flyers are different, showing cartoons of Nazis beating people hanging on a noose, making what appear to be death threats.
Uprise RIs are Greater Rhode Island Jewish Leaguein the affected East Side neighborhood.
“White supremacists have gotten bolder in Rhode Island and feel more comfortable spreading their hate here.” Said Adam Greenman, President and CEO. “Flyers have been distributed statewide in recent months and we continue to be in close contact with law enforcement when these incidents occur.
“The Jewish League works tirelessly to combat not only anti-Semitism, but all forms of hate. We work with schools to secure resources to fight hate, we work with law enforcement to ensure the safety and security of Jewish institutions, and we provide security training to Jewish and non-Jewish communities. increase. It also convenes elected leaders and the business community to ensure they have allies in the fight against hate. And most importantly, we work across the Jewish community to enhance its magnificence.
“It’s very important that the larger Rhode Island community stand with us and send the message that this kind of hate is not welcome here.“
