The NEWSED Community Development Corporation will present its 21st Annual Civil Rights Award to the Mountain States Region of the Anti-Defamation League and its regional director, Scott Levin, at an awards dinner on November 8. NEWSED’s Civil Rights Award recognizes “individuals and community organizations that have made a significant difference through activism, sacrifice, and dedication to an ever-changing civil rights
Speaking to a crowd of 350 people at ADL’s annual Society of Fellows Luncheon, ADL National Director Abraham Foxman spoke about ADL’s concerns that anti-Semitism and other forms of hate are still a serious issue almost one hundred years after the founding of the Anti-Defamation League in 1913. Citing recent examples from the Internet, Europe, Egypt and other parts of
On October 18, 2012, ADL partnered with the Greeley Police Department, the Wheat Ridge Police Department and Investigator Duane Eaton of the Arvada Police Department to train 100 law enforcement officers representing over a dozen departments. The training took place in Greeley, CO. An ADL investigative researcher conducted the three-hour training on criminal activities associated with extremist groups, including neo-Nazis,
ADL’s Mountain States Region joined dozens of Colorado civil rights, business and religious groups to support the introduction of legislation to strengthen Colorado’s employment laws to provide enforcement options for Colorado employees who have suffered discrimination because of their religion, gender, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation. Although it is illegal to discriminate against workers in Colorado, employees are severely limited
In advance of the Jewish High Holy Days, the Anti-Defamation League’s Mountain States regional office issued a Security Advisory to over 200 Jewish institutions in Colorado and Wyoming, advising them to review their security policies, procedures and training and to renew their relationships with local law enforcement. ADL also shared several resources with the community, including its security manual, Protecting
