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Young Leaders Attend ADL’s National Leadership Summit; Apply today to become a 2016-2017 Robert B. Sturm Leadership Fellow!

A delegation of 15 leaders from the Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region, including 10 members of this year’s Robert B. Sturm Leadership Fellows Program, participated in ADL’s National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. from May 15-17. The delegation met with several members of Congress, including Colorado Representatives Mike Coffman, Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter and Jared Polis.  They learned about ADL’s

ADL Mountain States Regional Board Welcomes New Leadership

    At its annual meeting this week, the Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region will welcome incoming Board Chair Jim Kurtz-Phelan and thank Neil Oberfeld for two years of outstanding service as Board Chair from 2014-2016. Jim Kurtz-Phelan, an attorney with Berenbaum Weinsheink specializing in commercial real estate, obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School in 1972. Before

Mountain States Spotlight with Sara-Jane Cohen

Anti-Defamation League Board Member and Boulder Steering Committee Member Sara-Jane Cohen shares how her early involvement in the fight for Civil Rights led to becoming an ADL advocate. How did you first become involved in ADL? How are you involved now? My husband Bill and I got involved in ADL probably 15 years ago (maybe more?) because issues kept coming

Excellence, Celebration & Call to Action: ADL Recognizes No Place For Hate® Successes at Annual Breakfast

What do 45 schools, over 120 students, educators, administrators, family members, Anti-Defamation League volunteers, ADL board members and a prominent Civil Rights attorney have in common? All of them were not only in attendance on April 12, 2016 at ADL’s fifth annual No Place for Hate® Celebration Breakfast, but they also expressed their commitment, shared their expertise and celebrated their