BLOOMFIELD, NJ -- On Friday, several Bloomfield
residents reported seeing flyers for a White nationalist group called New
Jersey European Heritage Association (NJEHA) downtown. Mayor Michael Venezia
and Director of Public Safety Samuel DeMaio have issued the following statement
regarding the flyers:
“In the year 2019, we understand the term ‘European
heritage’ to be a euphemism for White nationalism, bigotry, and intolerance of
everyone else. Bloomfield is a wonderful town because of its great diversity,
not in spite of it, and the person or persons who posted the White nationalist
flyers, disguised as ‘European heritage,’ are fighting a losing battle. The Bloomfield
Police Department is actively investigating this incident, and takes all forms
of hate speech and hate crimes extremely seriously.”
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