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ADL Condemns Alleged Boulder Hate Crime, Applauds Boulder Police

In response to the reported assault of a Boulder man who was allegedly physically attacked because of his race after enduring racial taunts, the Anti-Defamation League’s Boulder Office today condemned bias-motivated violence and applauded the Boulder Police Department for its quick and responsive actions investigating the incident as a bias-motivated crime. Amy M. Stein, Boulder Office Community Director, issued the

ADL Condemns Plans to Burn Koran in Cheyenne

Responding to reports that a Wyoming man plans to burn a Koran at the State Capitol on September 11, the Mountain States Regional Office of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) issued the following statement today: The Anti-Defamation League strongly condemns the reported plans of a Wyoming man to burn or otherwise mutilate a copy of the Koran on Saturday, September 11,

ADL Decries Disruption of Israeli Officer’s Talk at University of Denver

Responding to reports that a group of anti-Israel protestors tried to silence an Israeli speaker at the University of Denver, shouting insults and disrupting the presentation, Bruce H. DeBoskey, Mountain States Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League issued the following statement: We are dismayed and disturbed by the undemocratic, bullying and confrontational tactics used by protestors to try to disrupt

School Board Refuses to Reconsider Decision to Remove Banners

On February 15, the Platte County (Wyoming) School Board refused to reconsider its decision to remove No Place for Hate® banners from its schools because they contained the logo of the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado, one of the initiative’s primary sponsors. At its previous meeting on January 18, the Board had voted 4-3 to remove the banners, which