ADL Senior Associate Director Jeremy Shaver was interviewed for a story in the Colorado Springs Gazette about white supremacist and neo-Nazi propaganda in the Pikes Peak region. Items including flyers, stickers and graffiti have been spotted over recent months, mirroring a statewide increase in extremist and anti-Semitic incidents in public spaces.
Since the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., a year ago, when a counter-protester was fatally rammed by a vehicle, the number of public alt-right events being reported has dropped, said Shaver. However, many in the hate community believe that “the time is right to recruit” and get their message out, he said.