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Austin to Host Hate Crimes Conference for Texas

As part of ADL’s Centennial Commemoration, its Civil Rights Division is hosting conferences in various ADL Regions, and the Southwest Region will host a Hate Crimes Conference September 17 at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, featuring University of Minnesota Law School Professor Mark Kappelhoff as the keynote speaker.  Kappelhoff  joined the law school after 14 years as a federal

Eboo Patel Inspires at ADL’s Religious Leaders Institute

Noted interfaith scholar and author, and founder of Interfaith Youth Core, Eboo Patel, was well received at ADL’s June 12 Coalition for Mutual Respect Religious Leaders Institute program at Christ the King Lutheran Church.  More than 80 clergy and spiritual leaders, including Rev. Mike Cole, Presbyter, Presbytery of New Covenant, and Bishop Mike Rinehart, Gulf Coast Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church

ADL meets with Hindu Leaders

Nine leaders of Houston’s Hindu community met with Anti-Defamation League (ADL) staff and lay leaders to talk about ADL resources and creating ongoing relationships. The meeting was prompted by the community’s interest in ADL’s resources on bullying and fighting hate both inside and outside of the schools. ADL staff and lay leaders presented information about anti-bullying programs, No Place for

Marvin Rich an ADL Centennial Champion

The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL’s)  June board meeting was packed with board members and guests, and there could be only one reason:  longtime board member Marvin Rich was honored with a Centennial Citation from the Southwest Regional Board and as a Centennial Champion by ADL National.  In a video that accompanied the national honor, ADL National Leadership Director Marvin Rappaport lauded