Pro-white posters torn down at UBCO

Some students at the UBC Okanagan campus in Kelowna were shocked to find pro-white posters telling readers to abandon political correctness and multiculturalism and free themselves of “white guilt.”

According to Shira Sneg, chairperson of the Student Senate Caucus, the posters were first reported to be found by the UBCO Library and the University Centre around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 5th.

Some students who saw the posters quickly removed them.

“One of my friends put out a notice on Facebook because the posters have had razor blades and the like glued to them in other places in the past so I thought I would alert the campus community as well,” Sneg said. “I personally had done so by posting publicly on Facebook as well as alerting our Security and Facilities departments due to the concern that people could get injured in removing the posters.”

The Student Union reposted Sneg’s warning, and the issue has gotten lots of attention on campus.

“I think that the posters do invite reaction, but it feels almost directionless because we do not know the people behind this or have had the chance to discuss our differing perspectives,” Sneg said.

Sneg said she was told the posters came from a group that is concerned with the politically correct culture and want to counter and challenge those notions.

The website American Vanguard, which is listed on the posters, boasts of a Northern Propaganda Campaign aimed at spreading its message and influence.

“We hear it every day: “Whiteness” is evil, and must be destroyed. Our religion, our traditions, and our identity are dragged through the mud by the globalist establishment while millions of nonwhites flood our nation every year,” their website reads. “If current trends continue, White Americans will be a minority by 2044. It’s time to take a stand.”

Although the message is extreme, Sneg said she wishes she could talk with whoever put up the posters.

“I would have liked the posters to have some kind of contact information - perhaps we could start a conversation,” Sneg said. “I think unspecified posters such as this one leave too much for interpretation.”

“However, knowing that there have been incidents of posters with blades attached to them worries me about the safety of our campus community, and I hope that we never see it escalate in such direction."

Faculty spokesperson Matthew Grant confirmed that the poster referenced was found on campus and taken down by campus staff. Security has indicated that there were no items attached to the poster.

“The policy at UBC Okanagan is that bulletin boards are for campus-related communications, which helps us avoid the boards becoming cluttered with non-campus related material and commercial advertising,” he explained.