Denver, CO, August 23, 2017 . . . The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced a joint plan to fight extremism and bigotry and to promote justice and equality in response to the disturbing hate and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Approximately 270 mayors from across the country representing USCM, including four from Colorado, have pledged
According to an article in today’s Denver Post entitled “Hate Groups Exist Here,” the sentiment behind hate groups that are a part of Colorado’s history is still present in the state today. Asked about the increase in anti-Semitic and other hateful activities and rhetoric, Jeremy Shaver, associate director for the Anti-Defamation League Rocky Mountain States region, says: We’re seeing a greater number
After a second Colorado Springs synagogue was targeted with anti-Semitic vandalism this summer, the Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region helped bring together community leaders, including Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, to condemn the incidents and express their support for all those targeted with hate crimes. Governor Hickenlooper, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers and Colorado Springs Police Chief Pete Carey
Denver, CO, August 4, 2017… Responding to reports of a swastika and other anti-Semitic graffiti found on the property of Temple Beit Torah in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Scott L. Levin, ADL Mountain States Regional Director, issued the following statement: The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) condemns the hateful graffiti found at Temple Beit Torah. We commend neighbors of the synagogue for
Denver, CO, June 17, 2017…The Anti-Defamation League on Monday welcomed the arrest late last week of a white supremacist suspected of placing an anti-Israel sticker on the front door of a Colorado Springs synagogue in June. William Scott Planer, who lives in Denver, was arrested on misdemeanor charges on July 14 for allegedly affixing a “Fight Terror, Nuke Israel” sticker
