Press Releases

Forty-nine Schools Earn Designation as No Place for Hate®

  Denver, April 11, 2014….The Mountain States Office of the Anti-Defamation League designated 49 schools from across Colorado as No Place for Hate® after the schools completed a year-long effort to create equitable, safe and respectful environments.  Schools from Denver, Aurora, Boulder, Cherry Creek, Colorado Springs, Evergreen, Fort Collins, Greeley and Loveland attended the designation ceremony in Aurora on April

ADL Condemns Acts of Vandalism Targeting East African Immigrants in Fort Morgan

  Denver, CO, March 3, 2014 … Responding to reports of vandalism against members of the East African immigrant community living in Fort Morgan, Colorado that have included reports of broken car windows and racial slurs painted on vehicles, Scott L. Levin, Mountain States Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League, issued the following statement:   “ADL condemns acts of vandalism

ADL Condemns Swastika Contained in Anti-Obama Graffiti in Denver

  Denver, CO, February 21, 2014 … Responding to reports of anti-Obama graffiti in south central Denver that includes a swastika inside the letter “O” of “Obama,” Scott L. Levin, Mountain States Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League, issued the following statement:   “We condemn this graffiti. Regardless of one’s political views, the swastika is widely recognized as a powerful

ADL Civil Rights Awards Given to Speaker of the CO House Mark Ferrandino and Metropolitan State University of Denver and Its Leadership: President Stephen Jordan and Board Chair Robert Cohen

L-R: Speaker of the CO House Mark Ferrandino, Mountain States ADL Director Scott Levin, MSU Denver President Dr. Stephen M. Jordan   Over 160 civic leaders and community members gathered on February 6th at the Denver Art Museum to honor Speaker of the Colorado House Mark Ferrandino and Metropolitan State University of Denver and Its Leadership: President Stephen Jordan and