Penn State students outraged over invitation to far-right Proud Boys founder
by Olivia Rose Empson from US news | The Guardian on (#6515M)
Uncensored America, a conservative student group, has invited Gavin McInnes to speak at the school in late October
Students at the prestigious US university Penn State are outraged that Gavin McInnes, founder of the far-right group the Proud Boys, is coming to speak at their Pennsylvania college on Monday.
The Proud Boys, an often violent US extremist group, have been labeled a terrorist organization by New Zealand and Canada. Many of its members align with white supremacist, antisemitic or Islamophobic ideologies. And five of its members were charged for their actions during the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
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