In a guest opinion piece published in the June 23, 2017 edition of the Intermountain Jewish News, Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region Board Chair Jim Kurtz-Phelan reflects on ADL’s universal message, its history and its relevance today. For over one hundred years, it has been the mission of the Anti-Defamation League “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people
ADL Board Member Greg Smith is the Executive Director of the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA), which provides the pension for all employees in K-12 education in the state of Colorado. Greg is passionate about ADL’s educational initiatives, most especially No Place for Hate®. How did you first become involved in ADL? How are you involved now? I
More than 500 ADL leaders and Jewish activists from across the country gathered for ADL’s annual Shana Amy Glass National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. from May 7-9. A delegation of 20 leaders represented the Mountain States Region, including 12 members of this year’s Robert B. Sturm Leadership Fellows Program. Government officials, policy experts, journalists, opinion makers and other
“People are in love with the IDEA of activism, but not the WORK required.” DeRay McKesson, Civil Rights Activist “You’re a bleeding heart”, my dad always says to me. It’s true. Throughout my life, I’ve been plagued with this burning desire to change the world for the better. It’s something that I can never fully explain to others – but
Check out the Spring 2017 issue of Dateline, the Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region’s newsletter. The edition focuses on what ADL is doing to respond to hate and bias in the legislature, in schools and across the community. The issue also recognizes our many generous donors, and includes information about upcoming events such as ADL’s Annual Meeting on June 15 with featured
