Date: November 1, 2012 COLORADO AND WYOMING EXPERIENCE DECLINE IN INCIDENTS, REPORTING 11 IN 2011 Volume of School Bullying Incidents Cause for Deep Concern The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States declined by 13% in 2011, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).  The annual ADL Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, released today, reported a total of 1,080 incidents of assault, vandalism and

Responding to reports that an Obama campaign office in Conifer, Colorado, was defaced with swastikas, Scott L. Levin, Mountain States Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League, issued the following statement: “Swastikas and symbols of hate have no place in a political campaign.  Regardless of one’s political views, the swastika is widely recognized as a powerful visual symbol of hate, similar

Order your 2013 Positive Impact! Calendar ADL’s calendar provides ideas and resources, with sections in English and Spanish, to help create an inclusive environment in your home, work, school, community and/or place of worship. Plus, the 2013 Calendar of Observances includes brief explanations of each cultural observance and a tear-off Resolution of Respect. Order yours today!

The Chairs of the Boards of ADL’s Mountain States Region and the Colorado Muslim Society joined together in a statement extending sympathy to the Sikh community after the shootings in Wisconsin.  In a letter published in the Denver Post on August 10, 2012, ADL Regional Board Chair Andrea Shpall and Colorado Muslim Society Board Chair Khalid Hamideh wrote: We join

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has offered a reward of $1,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators of the anti-Semitic vandalism of a synagogue in Colorado Springs, CO, which was discovered the morning of April 20, 2012. The vandalism of Congregation Beit Torah included swastikas and the words “Happy 4:20” painted on the synagogue’s walls, sign