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Purchase Your Tickets for ADL’s 2016 Civil Rights Awards Reception

  Tickets are now available for the 2016 Civil Rights Awards Reception at www.adl.org/civilrights2016.  The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region will honor Leslie and Noel Ginsburg and Carlotta Walls LaNier for their work to advance educational access and opportunity for all students. The reception will take place from 5:30-7:00 p.m. on February 24, 2016 at the Denver Art Museum.  

ADL Hosts 2016 Legislative Session Preview

  The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region recently held a preview of the upcoming Colorado Legislative Session, which begins on January 13, 2016. We were pleased to be joined by two guest speakers:  Senate Minority Leader Lucia Guzman and House Majority Leader Crisanta Duran. The event also included a training session for ADL volunteers who will serve as legislative liaisons

Mountain States ADL Regional Director Scott L. Levin: “Terrorism in any form is unacceptable.”

In the wake of the tragic shootings at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood location last week, Mountain States Anti-Defamation League Regional Director Scott L. Levin wrote the following letter to the Editor of the Denver Post: As we hold the Colorado Springs community in our thoughts and prayers, and commend the bravery and courage of law enforcement in bringing to an end

ADL Thanks Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper for Compassionate and Strong Statement Welcoming Syrian Refugees

  November 18, 2015 Dear Governor Hickenlooper:   On behalf of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), I write today to thank you for your compassionate and strong statement regarding the welcoming of Syrian refugees to Colorado, and your refusal to join the growing number of governors who say they will refuse to accept them in the wake of the Paris terror

Why is December Still a Dilemma?

  The Anti-Defamation League’s Mountain States Regional Office has sent more than 200 letters to Colorado and Wyoming superintendents and legal counsels of public school districts with quick reference guides on how best to handle the upcoming “December Dilemma,” when many different religious holidays are observed and it can be difficult for public schools to know the best way to