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ADL responds to cancellation of Matisyahu in Santa Fe

  ADL was deeply concerned about the abrupt cancellation of a sold-out concert with Jewish American singer Matisyahu on Feb. 14 at Meow Wolf in Santa Fe. ADL’s CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL National, and the ADL Mountain States Region all issued statements.   “The cancellation of Matisyahu’s Santa Fe show is deeply troubling. Attempts to silence Jewish voices and Jewish

Legislative Advocacy in the ADL Mountain States Region

    The 2024 state-level budget sessions in New Mexico and Wyoming have concluded, but the ADL Mountain States Region is still tracking bills of interest in the Colorado General Assembly. A bill of particular note was House Bill 1169 introduced by Colorado State Rep. Elisabeth Epps. The bill would have repealed a law passed in 2016 that prohibits Colorado’s

ADL confronts antisemitism on college campuses

  Since October 7th, ADL has tracked a surge in antisemitic incidents on college and university campuses. In addition, 73% of Jewish college students surveyed have experienced or witnessed some form of antisemitism since the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year alone. A plurality of Jewish college students reported that they do not feel physically safe on campus after October 7th,

Statewide Survey Finds Most Hate Crimes Are Unreported in Colorado

The number of Coloradans who experienced a hate crime or bias-motivated incident in the last five years is significantly higher than official government data indicates, according to a statewide survey commissioned by ADL Mountain States and Hate Free Colorado. Nearly 3 in 10 survey participants ages 18+, or an estimated 1.25 million Coloradans, said they were targeted with verbal harassment,