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Anti-Defamation League Decries Religious Bigotry in Local Billboard

Denver, CO, (November 20, 2009)… Responding to reports of a billboard in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, that references the recent shootings in Fort Hood and shows a caricature of President Obama in a turban and robe next to the words “President or Jihad,” Bruce H. DeBoskey, Mountain States Director of the Anti-Defamation League, issued the following statement: “The Anti-Defamation League decries

Stereotypes Good or Bad Lead to Discrimination

Denver Post To: Editor, Denver Post Re: “Scorning frugality and economic sanity,” Oct. 27 letter to the editor. Economic frugality may be a laudable goal, as asserted by letter-writer Vern Andrews, but it is not necessary to use stereotypes about Jews in order to make that point. We must take issue with Mr. Andrews’ repetition of old myths about Jews

ADL Hails Passage of Federal Hate Crime Law

The Mountain States Region of the Anti-Defamation League today hailed Congress’ passage of the Mathew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act, and welcomed the anticipated signature of the measure by President Obama later this week. ADL Mountain States Regional Director Bruce H. DeBoskey issued the following statement: Hate crimes are a very real problem in our society. 

Op-ed: Finally, a Federal Hate Crime Law

Colorado Springs Gazette It has been 11 years since Matthew Shepard was beaten, tied to a lonely Wyoming fence, and left to die because his attackers hated gay men. That same year, James Byrd, Jr., was dragged to his death behind a pickup truck in Jasper, Texas, a victim of a racially motivated crime. One of Byrd’s attackers wore tattoos

ADL Urges NO Vote on Denver Initiative 300

ADL has joined a broad coalition of groups and individuals to OPPOSE Denver Initiative 300, the “vehicle impoundment” initiative, which will be on the ballot mailed to Denver voters in October.  A majority of Denver City Council members oppose this initiative, as do the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police and the County Sheriffs of Colorado. Many Denver voters are