Southwest Region Presents Three Educators With the Walter Kase Educator Excellence Award
ADL’s Southwest Region honored three Houston-area counselors with the Walter Kase Educator Excellence Award at its board meeting May 10. The recipients were selected for the award based on their years of service as a No Place for Hate® Coordinator and the leadership they exemplify on their campuses. Two of the counselors receiving the award were from elementary schools: CallynciaBracewell LLP’s Warren W. Harris Receives the 2023 Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award
Nearly 700 people joined ADL’s Southwest Region to celebrate Bracewell LLP’s Warren W. Harris, 2023 recipient of ADL’s Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award. Named in memory of former ADL Board Chair Karen H. Susman, the award recognizes an outstanding member of the legal community who exhibits an exceptional commitment to equality, justice, fairness, and community service. The crowd of attendeesAntisemitic Incidents Surge in 2022
Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reached an all-time high last year with a total of 3,697 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism tracked by ADL’s Audit of Antisemitic Incidents. This represents the largest number of incidents against Jews in the U.S., recorded by ADL since 1979.ADL Southwest Commemorates International Women’s Day with the Houston Rockets
Over 100 people attended Power Forward: Women Changing the Game, a partnership of ADL Southwest’s Women’s Initiative and the Houston Rockets to commemorate International Women’s Day. The informative, inspirational event on March 7 at the Rockets/Nets game included a lively panel discussion before the game and the opportunity to enjoy the game from the Sire Spirits Social Club at theNew ADL Data: Majority of Extremist-Related Killings due to Mass Shootings in 2022
Domestic extremists pose significant problems in the U.S., from incitement and harassment to hate crimes and terrorism. Of the 25 extremist-related murders in the United States in 2022, 60% were victims of mass shooting attacks, according to ADL Center on Extremism’s annual analysis of people killed by extremists.NEWS
U.S. Antisemitic Incidents Hit Historic Level; Incidents Increase 87% in Southwest Region
Houston, TX March 23, 2023 … Antisemitic incidents surged to historic levels in 2022, with a total of 73 incidents reported in ADL’s Southwest Region, an 87% increase over 2021. 46 of those incidents were in the greater Houston area. ADL (Anti-Defamation League) logged a total of 3,697 incidents reported across the United States in 2022, an increase of 36
Peter Svarzbein Joins ADL as its El Paso Community Engagement Manager
Former El Paso City Council Member and Mayor Pro-Tem Peter Svarzbein is the new El Paso Community Engagement Manager for ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League’s) Southwest Region, which includes El Paso, Houston, Beaumont, Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley. As the El Paso Community Engagement Manager, Svarzbein will facilitate ADL’s interactions with El Paso and other regional residents, law enforcement officials, media,
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Winners of No Place for Hate® Express Yourself Challenge Announced
As an extension of the No Place for Hate® program, the Houston Rockets and ADL teamed-up to develop the “No Place for Hate® – Express Yourself Challenge”, a competition for NPFH participating schools. The Challenge encouraged students to either create a 2-3-minute video, poetry, or submit a photo of their still art such as paintings, drawings, collages, or photography depicting the No Place for Hate®
Southwest Region Presents Three Educators With the Walter Kase Educator Excellence Award
ADL’s Southwest Region honored three Houston-area counselors with the Walter Kase Educator Excellence Award at its board meeting May 10. The recipients were selected for the award based on their years of service as a No Place for Hate® Coordinator and the leadership they exemplify on their campuses. Two of the counselors receiving the award were from elementary schools: Callyncia
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ADL Women’s Summit 2021: #Choosetochallenge
Join ADL Southwest’s Womens Initiative and the Houston Rockets for the 2021 ADL Women’s Summit celebrating International Women’s Day. The event takes place virtually at noon, March 8, and it focuses on the need to take immediate action to create a world where gender parity, inclusion and equality are norms, not exceptions. Panelists include President and CEO of the Houston
Building Bridges, Becoming Allies
Join us for this Zoom session that will look at personal accounts of when hate hits home. When members of our community are targets of hate, vandalism, violence, xenophobia, discrimination and antisemitism, having allies not only helps those targeted, but helps promote a more just and inclusive community. Our panel will discuss recent incidents and how others became allies to offer support, build bridges, and help.
The session takes place from 12 noon to 1:15 p.m. Central Time, September 22, 2020. It will be moderated by ADL Southwest Regional Director Mark B. Toubin.