OAKLAND — In a weekend tweet, Mayor Libby Schaaf threw her support behind a group of Uptown bars planning fundraisers in response to an alt-right group’s possible appearance Monday.

“We refuse to be intimidated and will not back down or stand by quietly as racist hate groups threaten violence and bring messages of hate to our neighbors,” Schaaf tweeted Sunday, linking to a post on Uptown Oakland bar Make Westing’s Facebook page.

In that post Friday evening, the bar said it had heard members of the alt-right group known as Proud Boys planned to meet Monday. In response, the bar said it would join neighboring establishments in a “pro-Oakland movement” to raise funds for causes like Black Lives Matter, Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Transgender Law Center.

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“Those of us at Make Westing stand united with our community to say: Racists, Fascists, and the Alt-Right are NOT welcome in our establishment,” the post read.

“We are asking the community to come join our celebration of our city and each other. We strongly oppose the violence this group supports and all acts of violence in our place of business and in our communities.”

The bar, which said its fundraiser would happen from 4 p.m. until 2 a.m., said it would be “a celebration of what we love about our community and show that our diversity and pride is our strength.”

We refuse to be intimidated and will not back down or stand by quietly as racist hate groups threaten violence and bring messages of hate to our neighbors. https://t.co/g6ycROFdk2 pic.twitter.com/Ius6ySg79P — Libby Schaaf (@LibbySchaaf) July 22, 2018

These violent, racist, fascist, homophobic interlopers have declared their intention to host their event at Make Westing, an establishment whose values stand in direct opposition to this alt-right group. This hate is not welcomed at Make Westing or anywhere in Oakland. — Abel Guillen (@Abel_Guillen) July 22, 2018

Oakland councilman Abel Guillen also weighed in on Twitter. “These violent, racist, fascist, homophobic interlopers have declared their intention to host their event at Make Westing, an establishment whose values stand in direct opposition to this alt-right group,” Guillen tweeted.

“This hate is not welcomed at Make Westing or anywhere in Oakland.”

No specific announcements about a Monday gathering were visible on social media channels for the Proud Boys, which the Southern Poverty Law Center calls a hate group. Founded by Vice Media co-founder Gavin McInnes in 2016, the group describes its members as “Western chauvinists who refuse to apologize for creating the modern world” and say they “glorify the entrepreneur,” “venerate the housewife,” “cherish free speech” and “love our guns.”

A Southern California chapter of the Proud Boys drew attention earlier this month after a northeast Los Angeles bar meet-up attracted counter-protesters and police officers. After that bar drew community criticism for its response, its owners threw a fundraiser last week for local charities.

Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.