Denver, CO, September 3, 2013 … Responding to media reports of an alleged hate crime outside a Denver hookah lounge in which a man was assaulted, reportedly because of his sexual orientation, the Anti-Defamation League’s Mountain States Region condemned hate-motivated violence and applauded law enforcement for its quick and decisive action investigating this incident as a possible hate crime.  

  About Positive Impact! For decades the Mountain States Region of the Anti-Defamation League has been leading the fight to stop the defamation of the Jewish people, to secure justice and fair treatment for all, and to put an end to unjust and unfair discrimination. Unfortunately, our world is still not free from bigotry and discrimination that can be created

  The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is one of the nation’s premier civil rights/human relations organizations.  ADL fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals, and protects civil rights for all.  ADL’s Robert B. Sturm Mountain States Leadership Fellows Program was created to involve people, ages 25-40ish, who are committed to ADL’s mission “to stop the defamation of the

Colorado Senate Majority Leader Morgan Carroll was the keynote speaker at a reception to thank the participants of the 2013 Mountain States ADL Summer Associate Research Program. Majority Leader Carroll shared her passions for the law, for championing civil rights and for citizen advocacy. Author of Take Back Your Government: A Citizen’s Guide to Grassroots Change, Carroll discussed her journey

No Place for Hate® The Anti-Defamation League is proud to continue its No Place For Hate® campaign in the Mountain States Region for a seventh year. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors — The Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado and The David and Laura Merage Foundation — this campaign continues to grow.  Applications are now being accepted for 2013-2014.  Thanks also