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ADL CONDEMNS HATEFUL GRAFFITI IN DENVER

Residents of the Washington Virginia Vale neighborhood in southeast Denver woke up on April 26th to see that their neighborhood had been blanketed with anti-Semitic, racist and other offensive graffiti overnight. According to police reports, more than 30 vehicles, as well as at least one home, neighborhood streets and additional property, were vandalized. Upon learning of the incident, the Anti-Defamation

ADL’s Student Art Contest Winners Display Inclusion & Creativity

Originality, creativity, universality and impact – these were the areas that eight judges used to select ADL’s 2015-2016 Imagine A World Without Hate® Student Art Contest winners. Almost 100 pieces of original artwork were submitted by students in grades K-12 attending 2015-2016 No Place For Hate® schools across Colorado. They each created their vision of a world without hate and

ADL Opposes Religious Exemption Bill in Colorado Legislature

Denver, CO, March 1, 2016…The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) opposes a bill before the Colorado General Assembly that would allow business owners and individuals to claim that their religious beliefs permit them to refuse to follow laws that they do not like, including critical non-discrimination laws. The bill, House Bill 1180, will be heard before the House State, Veterans and Military

Racism in America is systemic, writes ADL Regional Director Scott L. Levin

In a Letter to the Editor of the Intermountain Jewish News published on February 26, Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin responded to an earlier column by the paper’s editor criticizing the Black Lives Matter Movement. Levin wrote:   Rabbi Hillel Goldberg’s Feb. 19 “View From Denver,” criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement, asks, “Am I missing

ADL Advises Houses of Worship about Security

The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region (ADL), which has offered security training to Jewish sites for many years, has recently been organizing safety trainings with other faith groups, particularly following the murders at a Charleston, South Carolina church last summer. ADL Assistant Director Jeremy Shaver recently discussed the League’s efforts with Colorado Public Radio. “The audiences have been very diverse,”