Earlier this summer, ADL Mountain States summer interns Shay Goldberg and Cameron Oberfeld had the opportunity to sit down with Representative Dafna Michaelson Jenet of Colorado House District 30. The conversation spanned Rep. Michaelson Jenet’s time in office, some of her legislative priorities and views, and her close and long-standing relationship with ADL. ADL: Why did you seek public
Over the last days and weeks, we have seen the tragic consequences of violent shootings in our country, which have left communities shattered and devastated. In Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton, we mourn with the families of the victims and remain resolute in our commitment to combat the scourge of extremism in our society. The tragic shooting in El Paso
Members of ADL’s Robert B. Sturm Mountain States Leadership Fellows Program joined with 600 ADL leaders and activists from across the country from June 2-4 in Washington DC for ADL’s annual National Leadership Summit. Government officials, policy experts, journalists, opinion makers and other public figures addressed the participants on some of the most critical issues of the League’s agenda. Featured
June is Pride Month and ADL’s Mountain States Region is proud to participate with events and resources. On June 11, ADL’s NextGen 360 young professionals group sponsored “Lifting Up Transgender Voices,” a program featuring a panel discussion that enabled participants to learn about the transgender community, the unique challenges the community faces and how to be a stronger ally for
Seven skilled student writers rose to the top of 275 essays submitted from Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming to ADL’s 2019 student Essay Contest A Tribute to Moral Courage: Standing Up Against Injustice. Twenty-four judges were challenged to choose six winning essays and for the first time, they had a tie in one of the winning positions, because there were
