The Anti-Defamation League is in a dialogue with Second Baptist Church Pastor Ed Young about a sermon he delivered on September 28, 2014 entitled, “Fearing God.” The televised sermon, raised concerns that it could fuel anti-Semitism and could be misunderstood to suggest that Jews are evil and dangerous. On October 2, 2014, a group of Jewish leaders, convened by the
TheADL presented its Milton Popkin Award to Mayor Annise Parker at its Southwest Regional board meeting on October 22 at Tony’s Restaurant. The Popkin Award recognizes individuals and institutions who have made a unique contribution toward furthering the mission of ADL, and toward translating our country’s ideals into a way of life for all Americans and toward promoting intergroup relations.
350 students and 75 educators attended the 2014 Beau and Abe Merfish No Place for Hate® Youth Summit at South Texas College of Law October 24. The Youth Summit began with a performance of True Confessions of a Bully by the Dionysus Theatre Troupe, which features actors with disabilities alongside actors who are able-bodied. Students then went to breakout sessions
The Anti-Defamation League has sent a letter to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, expressing disappointment that the foundation is holding its Houston Race for the Cure on Yom Kippur. ADL sent the letter to the Foundation’s local executive director, Adriana Higgins.
Stephen B. Bright, a Yale Law School Professor and President and Senior Council at the Southern Center for Human Rights, will speak on “The Death Penalty for the Marginalized—and the Complicity that Makes it Possible,” from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 16 in Courtroom 11-B at the Houston Federal Courthouse, 515 Rusk Avenue, Houston, TX 77002. Bright has
