An investigation by The Age has uncovered links between Legacy Boxing Gym, in Sunshine West, some of Victoria’s most dangerous neo-Nazi activists, and a growing community of young men learning to box at the centre | EXCLUSIVE
Extremism experts have raised concerns about the presence of a child at a neo-Nazi event in Melbourne’s northwest, saying it indicates far-right groups are indoctrinating children with hateful ideology during vulnerable periods in their intellectual development.has uncovered links between Legacy Boxing Gym, in Sunshine West, some of Victoria’s most dangerous neo-Nazi activists and a growing community of young men learning to box at the gym.
“We have a responsibility to protect children from violent extremism in all forms. It is a risk of harm to the safety and wellbeing of children, and of our society. Children are victims in these situations, even when they may actually perpetrate violent extremist acts,” she said. He also expressed concerns, echoed by Lowe, that the child in the photograph was in a developmentally formative period when children didn’t have a well-developed capacity to critically reflect and challenge hateful white supremacy ideologies.
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