Press Releases

Hillel International, ADL, AJC, Jewish Federations, and CoP Urge Colleges and Universities to Prepare for Back-to-School  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Following the alarming rise in antisemitic incidents on campus, leading Jewish and educational groups call on college and university administrators to take action ahead of the new school year   July 31, 2024… ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), American Jewish Committee (AJC), the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (CoP), Hillel International, and Jewish Federations

Organizations Fighting Antisemitism Commend CU Board of Regents for Condemnation of Protests at Private Residences

The Board of Regents of the University of Colorado yesterday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the anti-Israel protests that took place at the homes of two Regents — Board Chair Callie Rennison on June 1, 2024, in Superior, and Ilana Spiegel on June 17, 2024, in Arapahoe County. Several Jewish organizations, including ADL, condemned the activists’ intimidation of the two

Antisemitic Incidents in U.S. Soared in 2023 – Breaking All Previous Records

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                       Antisemitic Incidents in U.S. Soared in 2023 – Breaking All Previous Records  Anti-Jewish incidents in CO, NM, WY reach highest levels in more than four decades   Denver, CO, April 16, 2024 … Antisemitic incidents reported in 2023 in the three-state region of Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming reached their highest levels in more than

U.S. White Supremacist Propaganda Incidents Reach Historic Levels in 2023 – Colorado Activity Up 39%

Colorado ranks #12 the United States with 227 total incidents – up 39% from 2022 record.   White supremacist propaganda distribution reached historic levels across the United States in 2023, with a total of 7,567 incidents, a 12-percent increase from 2022, according to the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism’s annual assessment released today. Colorado saw 227 total incidents of

ACLU of Colorado and ADL Mountain States Condemn Act of Vandalism at Martin Luther King Jr. Statue

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 22, 2024 ACLU OF COLORADO CONTACT: Erica Tinsley, Interim Director of Communications, etinsley@aclu-co.org, 720-402-3167   The vandalism of the Martin Luther King Jr. Monument in Denver’s City Park is a heinous affront to our community and the legacies of those who struggled for the civil rights of Black, Brown and Indigenous communities. The desecration of this