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Officials at Toronto’s Ryerson University were pulling down posters from a group calling itself a “White Students Union” on Monday, calling the material “offensive” and in contravention of school policy.

Saw this this morn on Bloor near U of T campus. Torn about what to do about it but in hope better to know than not... http://t.co/I4pNcSGE97 —

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According to photos on Twitter, the posters feature two young, white men with the CN Tower in the background. The only text is “White Students Union!” and the group’s website.

The posters were also spotted near the University of Toronto. York University, in the city’s north end, said eight of the posters were taken down from one area on its Keele campus, because they were “posted without permission.”

Ryerson spokesman Michael Forbes said the university was calling on faculty and students to report sightings of the posters, so security can remove them.

“I can confirm they’re not a sanctioned club. We don’t condone this sort of thing,” Forbes said. “It’s offensive.”

The so-called White Students Union, which also goes by Students for Western Civilization, says it is based in Toronto and “composed primarily of students and alumni of Toronto universities,” according to its website.

In its mission statement, the group lists three objectives:

1. To genuinely explore ethnic and cultural politics in a forum which does not exclude rightist or conservative perspectives. 2. To organize for and advance the interests of Western peoples. 3. To promote and celebrate Western Civilisation

Ryerson requires all posters on campus to be affiliated with legitimate student group or department and adhere to the non-academic code of conduct.

“Clearly, the signs in question did not go through this process,” Forbes said. “had they been submitted they would have been rejected.”

The White Students Union did not immediately respond to a request for comment.