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ADL Mountain States Summer Associate Research Program Celebrates its 13th Year

  Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser was the keynote speaker on July 27 for a virtual meeting celebrating the work of the 2020 ADL Summer Associate Research Program participants.  The group engaged in a discussion about several pertinent topics of the day including information security related to COVID-19 contact tracing, mask mandates, international protests against police brutality, legal response to

Juneteenth

This week, people all over the United States will recognize and embrace one of the oldest and greatest celebrations for African Americans – Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger announced in Galveston Texas, the Civil War was over, and all previously enslaved people in Texas were free – effectively ending slavery. (This was two and a

Join ADL for Pride Month!

June is LGBTQ Pride Month and ADL is proud to share several resources with the community for “Virtual Pride.” Denver Virtual Pride takes place this year on June 20-21, 2020. Now in its 45th year, Denver PrideFest festival typically draws more than 450,000 to Civic Center Park over two days, making it the largest Pride event in the Rocky Mountain Region.

Standing Up Against Race and Racism

The entire ADL community mourns for George Floyd who was horrifically murdered by the police in Minneapolis. As an organization committed to fighting all forms of hate, ADL knows that this brutal death follows an explosion of racist murders and hate crimes across the U.S. Systemic racism, injustice and inequality call for systemic change. Learn more by visiting ADL’s landing

In Solidarity Against Racism

  For over 100 years, it has been the mission of ADL to not only stop antisemitism, but also to secure justice and fair treatment to all people. This foundational obligation is found in Deuteronomy, which provides, “Justice, justice shall you pursue.” Following the brutal murder of George Floyd, our pursuit of justice requires us to raise our voice and