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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

Know Your Rights! School and Workplace Accommodations for the Jewish High Holidays

Know Your Rights and Obligations Every fall, students and employees who observe the Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (“High Holidays”) must resolve scheduling conflicts resulting from their concurrent religious obligations and school or work responsibilities. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) firmly believes that to create welcoming and respectful school and workplace environments, diligent efforts should be made

Ballot measures seek to roll back advances in gay rights

  Less than two weeks after the United States Supreme Court’s historic same-sex marriage ruling, two Coloradans filed proposed ballot measures aimed at rolling back advances in legal protections and equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Coloradans. The first initiative would redefine all marriages in Colorado as civil unions in order to undermine the Supreme Court’s decision that