The City of Colorado Springs won’t support, in any way, a three-day convention at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort planned by the white nationalist group VDARE.
One of the group’s contributing writers, Jason Kessler, organized a deadly rally Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.
Mayor John Suthers said the city can’t limit free speech, nor can it tell private businesses with whom to schedule conferences.
“That said, I would encourage local businesses to be attentive to the types of events they accept and the groups that they invite to our great city,” Suthers wrote in a statement.
Peter Brimelow, the editor of VDARE.com, declined to answer questions by phone Tuesday, insisting they be submitted in writing. He did not respond to emailed questions, however, about the group and the local conference it plans for April.
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