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ADL & Mexican Foreign Ministry Sign Joint Agreement to Bring Anti-Bias & Anti-Discrimination Training, Resources to 50 Consulates Across U.S.

On September 19, 2017, ADL and the Mexican Foreign Ministry signed an agreement that will create a framework across the U.S. to provide assistance to people of Mexican heritage who are victims of discrimination, bigotry, bullying and hate crimes. The Memorandum of Understanding signed at a ceremony in New York City by Undersecretary for North America, Ambassador Carlos Sada and

New ADL Resource Helps College Students Learn How to Deal with Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israel Bias on Campus

New York, NY, September 7, 2017 … As college students are returning to a new academic school year, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has released a new, multi-platform resource to equip them with essential information and tools to deal with anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias on campus. ‘THINK. PLAN. ACT.’ is a comprehensive resource that prepares students for encounters with anti-Semitism and

Lessons to Teach and Learn from ‘Unite the Right’

Racial hatred, bias and white supremacy were on full display in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend. In the largest and most violent gathering of white supremacists in decades, “Unite the Right” brought together white supremacist groups including the alt-right, neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan. Their stated goal was to save the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, because like other

ADL New York Region Hosts Week-Long Conference for Educators to Enhance Holocaust Lessons Taught in the Classroom

Last week, The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) hosted its 9th Annual Charlotte and Jacques Wolf Educators Conference on Echoes and Reflections at the ADL National Headquarters in New York, NY. The conference hosted 27 educators from across the US who teach lessons on the Holocaust in their classrooms, and offered a unique, in-depth experience for learning and professional development. The ADL,

ADL New York Region Hosts 85 Catholic, Muslim and Jewish Students for a Special Interfaith Seder

With the themes of “We are all a Nation of Immigrants” and “Welcoming the Stranger,” ADL New York’s Interfaith Seder brought together 85 Catholic, Muslim and Jewish students to learn about each other’s holiday traditions, “break bread” together, and experience a traditional Passover Seder through hands-on activities. 75 middle-school students attended from the Epiphany School, Islamic Cultural Center School, and