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ADL Mountain States Region in the News

Recently, ADL Mountain States Regional Director Scott Levin and Senior Associate Director Jeremy Shaver were interviewed for two radio programs about the state of hate in the US, including the increase in anti-Semitic and other bias-motivated incidents. On October 30, Levin spoke with Colorado Public Radio about the difficulty of accurately tracking anti-Semitic and hate crimes (for more on that topic,

ADL Regional Director Scott L. Levin on KVDR Fox News: racist graffiti at HS both offensive and a teachable moment

ADL Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin says that incidents like the one that occurred at Mountain Vista High School provide important teachable moments. KVDR Fox News’ story about the racist graffiti spray-painted on a gym wall quotes Levin discussing how the offensive incident can be used as a teachable moment.   Levin says: “It is a teachable moment

ADL Senior Associate Regional Director Jeremy Shaver: Extremist Activity on the Rise

ADL Senior Associate Regional Director Jeremy Shaver spoke with the Denverite about a rise in hate and extremist incidents in the Mountain States region and across the country. “[Hate group] activity tears away the sense of community safety, and that shouldn’t be tolerated. All people deserve to live in freedom dignity and safety,” he said. Shaver shared data from ADL about the

“Not something we can ignore anymore”: White supremacist, extremist activity on the rise

  ADL Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin and Denver-based Senior Writer Jessica Reaves of ADL’s Center on Extremism commented today in an article in the Denver Post about a recent and significant uptick in white supremacist and extremist activity in Colorado and elsewhere. “The dramatic increase is not something we can ignore any more,” said Levin. Read more