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ADL and South Texas College of Law Immigration Program a Success

About 80 people attended “The Human Face of the Immigration Debate,” presented by ADL and the South Texas College of Law/Houston.  The event featured ADL’s Assistant Legal Affairs Director, Lauren Jones, as well as Assistant Harris County District Attorney Ann Johnson, South Texas College of Law Associate Professor Scott Rempell, and was moderated by Naomi Bang, Director of the Asylum

ADL and South Texas College of Law present “The Human Face of the Immigration Debate”

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has long been a proponent of humane immigration reform. With that in mind, ADL has partnered with South Texas College of Law to bring in a special program, eligible for continuing legal education credit, entitled “The Human Face of the Immigration Debate,” featuring experts on immigration and immigration policy from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, October

YLP Members Hear about Work of the FBI

  About 40 members of the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL’s) Young Leaders and Professionals (YLP) group gathered in the beautiful home of Debby and Alan Stanton to hear about the FBI’s criminal investigations and outreach. Introduced by YLP co-chairs Scott Jacobson and Jessica Mason, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Carlos Barron and Special Agent Patricia Villafranca spoke to the group about

2013-2014 School Year Marks Twelfth Year of Southwest Region’s No Place for Hate®

As the 2013-2014 school year begins, so does the 12thyear of the Southwest Region’s No Place for Hate® campaign, which provides tools an guidance for K-12 schools that want to build an atmosphere of respect and appreciation for diversity on their campuses.  The initiative began in 2001 with 10 schools.  It has grown to more than 500 schools in ADL’s

High Holy Days Security Seminar Focuses on Threat Assessment, and Large Crowds

  Thirty representatives of Houston-area Jewish institutions attended ADL’s 2013 High Holy Days Security Seminar hosted by United Orthodox Synagogues and featuring Houston Police Sergeant Brad Rudolph and Harris County Sheriff’s Office Captain Paul Cordova.  The seminar began with a comprehensive presentation by Sgt. Rudolph on recognizing impending threats by assessing situations and behaviors.  Sgt. Rudolph showed how numerous violent