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ADL Responds to Anti-Semitic Incidents in New Mexico

Our country is facing an alarming increase in hate and New Mexico has not escaped incidents of harassment, vandalism and assault against people based on their religion, race, sexual orientation and perceived immigration status. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) measures and reports on anti-Semitic incidents, which are a bellwether for hate against so many others. Fifteen anti-Semitic incidents in New Mexico

ADL holds the line

One year after the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, ADL is leading the way forward, turning a dark time into an opportunity for understanding, education and advocacy. We’ve developed innovative strategies to fight anti-Semitism and hate on the airwaves, on the Internet, in schools and throughout our communities. Learn more!

ADL Welcomes Melinda Quiat as Board Chair at Annual Meeting; Keynote Features Former White Supremacist Christian Picciolini

Over 300 members of the community joined the Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region at its 2018 annual meeting last month at the Hebrew Educational Alliance in Denver.  At the meeting, ADL’s Board of Directors approved a slate of new board members and inducted Melinda Quiat as its Chair. Quiat is a long time regional and national ADL leader and is

Mountain States Spotlight with New Mexico NAACP “Living Legend” Award Honoree Frances Williams

The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region offers its hearty congratulations to Frances Williams of Las Cruces, New Mexico – an active supporter of the work of ADL – upon her receiving New Mexico NAACP’s “Living Legend” Award. Raised in Brooklyn, NY, Frances F. Williams spent five years in Mississippi before relocating with her husband to New Mexico in 1952. From

ADL Brings Together Young Leaders and Recent Immigrants to Discuss Refugee Issues

An ADL NextGen 360 event in June brought together several dozen young leaders to discuss immigration and refugee issues. The leaders heard from a panel of experts that included two recent immigrants, a master educator who teaches English language learners and other educators that work with immigrants living in our community. The panel was moderated by ADL Senior Associate Regional