Press Releases

Anti-Defamation League Condemns Assault Against Jewish Man in Boulder

Denver, CO, January 16, 2015…The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) condemned an assault against a Jewish man in Boulder and welcomed law enforcement’s thorough investigation and arrest of two suspects on hate crimes charges.   According to police reports, on December 19, bar patrons approached the victim at the Sundown Saloon in Boulder, told him to take off his yarmulke (religious head

ADL Condemns Explosion Outside Colorado Springs NAACP Office

  Denver, CO, January 8, 2015…The Anti-Defamation League expressed deep concern about the detonation of a homemade explosive device Tuesday outside the Colorado Springs branch of the NAACP and condemned the incident, which the FBI is reportedly investigating as a possible act of domestic terrorism.   “We are outraged and deeply concerned about the explosion outside the Colorado Springs NAACP

ADL States Opposition to Douglas County Voucher Program

Denver, CO, December 10, 2014…The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) joined a coalition in filing an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in opposition to the proposed Douglas County School District school voucher program that was heard today before the Colorado Supreme Court. The coalition argued that the voucher program diverts tax dollars from public schools to private religious schools, violating

Gerald M. Quiat Delegates Attend Anti-Defamation League National Youth Leadership Mission; Colorado Students Equipped With An “Action Plan” to Confront Hate

  L-R: ADL Regional Board Member and National Commission Member Melinda Quiat, ADL Education Project Director Tara Raju, Sydney Tinker Quynn, Sophia Grossman, Adrianna Soto-Confer, Jessica Bae, ADL National Director Abraham Foxman, ADL National Chair Barry Curtiss-Lusher, Eric Sallinger, Andrew Pfefer, Allison Willey, Beth Siyoum, Naahile Abdo, Alexis Sorenson and ADL Facilitator and chaperone Malcolm Laster Denver, CO, October 31,

ADL Welcomes Attorney General’s Action to Allow Same-Sex Marriages in Colorado

  DENVER, CO, October 6, 2014….. The Anti-Defamation League welcomes Colorado Attorney General John Suther’s decision to expedite the process of allowing same-sex couples to marry in Colorado after the Supreme Court issued its ruling this morning allowing decisions in favor of marriage equality to remain untouched. Scott L. Levin, ADL Mountain States Regional Director, issued the following statement: