Responding to reports of the defeat of Colorado Amendment 46 which sought to ban affirmative action in our state, Bruce H. DeBoskey, Regional Director of the Mountain States Office of the Anti-Defamation League said: “The Anti-Defamation League is deeply gratified that the State of Colorado will be able to continue to offer targeted programs for women and members of minority

Boulder, Colo., October 31, 2008 – In response to the assault of an Asian-American man who was allegedly attacked because of his race, the Anti-Defamation League today condemned bias-motivated violence and expressed support for the Boulder Police Department’s investigation into the incident. ADL Boulder Community Coordinator Amy M. Stein issued the following statement: “ADL abhors the alleged assault of an

Reacting to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) annual report documenting hate crimes in America, the Mountain States Region of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern about the “troubling” prevalence of violent bigotry in Colorado and called for “a renewed commitment to making Colorado no place for hate.” In Colorado, 213 law enforcement agencies participated in the data collection

Responding to reports today that an Aurora high school scheduled a gymnastics meet on Yom Kippur, a day of fasting and prayer for Jews, which would cause Jewish students observing the holiday to miss the contest, Bruce H. DeBoskey, Mountain States Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League issued the following statement: “Public schools should not put their students in the

Rocky Mountain News To Editor: It’s certainly true that there’s an urgent need for a federal hate crimes law (“Federal hate crimes bill remains a goal,” October 4), and it is unfortunate that President Bush vetoed the 2007 Mathew Shepard Act that would have permitted federal authorities to provide assistance to local law enforcement when hate crimes occur. Unfortunately and