ADL Mountain States Delegation at Atlanta Center for Civil and Human Rights
ADL Leads Civil Rights Mission to the American South
This month, the ADL Mountain States Region was host to 44 participants that journeyed to the American South on a Civil Rights Mission to historical sites in Georgia and Alabama. Beginning in Atlanta and continuing on to Montgomery, Selma and Birmingham, the group visited several locations to learn more about slavery, the civil rights movement and current activism aimed atSave the Date for the No Place for Hate Celebration Breakfast!
Who Is Your Superhero? Be A Part of ADL’s No Place for Hate® Story at the Celebration Breakfast on May 1, 2020 Meet Community Leader Chuck Rozanski, Founder and CEO of Mile High Comics Save the date for ADL’s No Place for Hate Celebration Breakfast on Friday, May 1 at 8 am at Empower Field at Mile High! TheSave the Date for ADL’s 39th Annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program Featuring Holocaust Survivor and Hidden Child Renée Fink
Registration is now open for ADL’s annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, one of the largest such events in the United States. The program will take place on Thursday, April 23 at 6:00 pm at Temple Emanuel in Denver. The event includes a memorial ceremony and the presentation of awards to the winners of ADL's A Tribute to Moral Courage Student Essay Contest and has typically featured an address from the Governor of Colorado. Free tickets available at https://support.adl.org/GHRP2020.Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announces a new public-private partnership to address an increase in hate crimes in Colorado. Pictured left to right: Paul Henrion, NAACP Aurora Branch; Scott Levin, ADL Mountain States Region; Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser; Jason Marsden, Matthew Shepard Foundation; the Rev. Amanda Henderson, Interfaith Alliance of Colorado; and Rex Fuller and Johnny Humphrey, the Center on Colfax.
Hate Crime Coalition, Attorney General launch effort to counter hate crimes in Colorado
The Colorado Coalition Against Hate, a statewide coalition led by the ADL Mountain States Region, and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced plans on Nov. 18 to launch a public-private partnership to address an increase in hate crimes in Colorado. The announcement came less than a week after the FBI’s annual hate crime report recorded a 16% increase in hate crimesGet your 2020 Positive Impact! calendar today!
Get your 2020 Positive Impact! calendar now! The ADL Mountain States Regional Office is pleased to offer you the NEW 2020 Calendar edition of Positive Impact! This unique calendar provides ideas and resources with sections in English and Spanish. The 2020 Calendar of Observances includes brief explanations of each cultural observance. Click here to view the calendar. Click here forNEWS
Marching With King: After 50 Years, A Coloradan Makes An Emotional Return To Selma
Earlier this month, ADL led a Civil Rights Mission to the Southern US. Reporter Anthony Cotton from Colorado Public radio and photographer Vasha Hunt joined the group in Alabama. Read the full article here.
Countering Hate with Research, Response and Kindness – ADL Experts Interviewed for 9News Series
ADL’s No Place for Hate Initiative was featured as part of a recent 9News series on white supremacy and extremism in Colorado that also included stories in which ADL experts were interviewed on tracking extremists and combating hate. ADL Mountain States Associate Education Director Dan Cohen, Senior Associate Director Jeremy Shaver and ADL investigative researcher Joanna Mendelsohn are all featured
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Join ADL for the 39th Annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program Featuring Holocaust Survivor and Hidden Child Renée Fink
For the 39th year, ADL’s Mountain States Region will host its Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, one of the largest such events in the United States. The event will take place at Temple Emanuel in Denver from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Free registration: https://support.adl.org/GHRP2020 . Information: 303-830-2425. This year’s ADL Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program features a keynote interview with Holocaust
Mountain States Spotlight with ADL Supporter Eric Elkins
Our February spotlight shines on Eric Elkins, a writer, self-proclaimed foodie, and second generation ADL champion. How did you first become involved in ADL? How are you involved now? My mother and father were always champions for the ADL, but it probably wasn’t until my friend (ADL Regional Board Member) Ean Seeb started volunteering his time and leadership that
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Save the Date for the No Place for Hate Celebration Breakfast!
Who Is Your Superhero? Be A Part of ADL’s No Place for Hate® Story at the Celebration Breakfast on May 1, 2020 Meet Community Leader Chuck Rozanski, Founder and CEO of Mile High Comics Save the date for ADL’s No Place for Hate Celebration Breakfast on Friday, May 1 at 8 am at Empower Field at Mile High! The
Save the Date for ADL’s 39th Annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program Featuring Holocaust Survivor and Hidden Child Renée Fink
Registration is now open for ADL’s annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, one of the largest such events in the United States. The program will take place on Thursday, April 23 at 6:00 pm at Temple Emanuel in Denver. The event includes a memorial ceremony and the presentation of awards to the winners of ADL’s A Tribute to Moral Courage Student Essay Contest and has typically featured an address from the Governor of Colorado.
Free tickets available at https://support.adl.org/GHRP2020.