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2018 Walter Kase Educator Excellence Award Recipients Chosen

Three counselors from three different school districts have been selected to receive 2018’s Walter Kase Educator Excellence Awards for their outstanding efforts to create a school atmosphere that promotes respect for and understanding of diversity. This year’s recipients include: Amy Cmaidalka of Bay Colony Elementary School in the Dickinson Independent School District, Dorothy Leahy of Tanglewood Middle School in the

Words of Gratitude

We always like to hear from those who benefit from our programs and services.  We thought you might like to see a couple of examples of what they are saying!  Here are two messages from recent programs and services: Houston Assistant Police Chief Larry Satterwhite just got back from ADL’s National Counterterrorism Seminar.  He says,  “this has been an incredible

Join Us for An Inspiring Lunch

Join us November 15 at the Hotel Derek for the 2018 No Place for Hate Luncheon honoring the Walter Kase Educator Excellence Awardees. At the No Place for Hate® Luncheon we celebrate three amazing educators who have made diversity and inclusion a priority in their classrooms.  Registration starts at 11:30 am and the program and lunch start at noon.  We

Being A Voice for Vulnerable Child Detainees

Several thousand unaccompanied and separated immigrant minors are detained in over 100 facilities around the country. Anti-Defamation League (ADL) lawyers participated in a pro-bono opportunity with partner immigration organizations on a site visit to a children’s detention facility in South Texas. The volunteer lawyers had the chance to learn about the conditions of the detention facility and capture the stories

No Place for Hate Initiative Ends and Begins Strong

365 schools throughout our region met the criteria to be designated No Place for Hate® campuses for the 2017-2018 academic year. Together you and ADL empower students, educators, businesses and communities to fight hate, embrace diversity, respect differences and promote school and work environments free of discrimination or bullying. Did you know that in nearly four decades, our education initiatives