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Swastikas drawn on the arms and legs of middle school students

On April 28, a student at Campus Middle School in Cherry Creek School District allegedly drew swastikas on other students’ arms and legs. If that is not troubling enough, they did so after participating in a lesson about the Holocaust, the systematic murder of over six million Jews and five million others. Of the Jews that were killed, one and

ADL Mountain States Summer Associate Research Program Celebrates its 15th Year; Honors Memo Competition Winners

This year marked the 15th annual ADL Mountain States Region’s Summer Associate Research Program. 33 summer associates from eight prominent law firms participated in this year’s program. Under the direction of a supervising attorney, each summer associate researched an assigned topic and provided a legal memorandum to ADL. Participants in the program provide ADL’s regional and national staff with legal

ADL honors two community leaders at annual Civil Rights Awards Reception; Summer Associate Research Program Competition Winners

The ADL Mountain States Region was pleased to honor Julie Reiskin, Co-Executive Director of the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, and Colorado State Representative Dafna Michaelson Jenet at the 2022 Civil Rights Awards Reception on Aug. 24 at The Cable Center in Denver. We were thrilled to host an occasion that brought together more than 250 community leaders and advocates to celebrate

Get Ready for School – Your August “What’s New in ADL EDU?”

  For many of you in the Mountain States Region, the school year has already begun. Have the best year ever with resources from ADL! Sign your school up for No Place for Hate! Registration is underway for 2022-23 for ADL’s signature anti-bias education initiative.  Learn more at https://mountainstates.adl.org/no-place-for-hate-info/.   Religious Accommodations for the Jewish High Holy Days As a