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ADL Los Angeles collaborates with Integrity First for America

Recently, as a result of ADL’s partnership with Integrity First for America (IFA), ADL Los Angeles hosted an informational meeting and co-sponsored a community event with IFA.  IFA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to defending democratic principles and ensuring equal rights.  With ADL’s partnership, IFA is bringing a federal lawsuit against the two dozen individuals and affiliated hate groups that

ADL Supports Resolution Declaring Los Angeles a “Welcoming City”

On Friday, December 6, 2019, ADL staff attended a meeting of the Los Angeles City Council to support a resolution declaring Los Angeles as a “Welcoming City” for refugees.  The resolution was introduced by Councilmembers Bob Blumenfield and Mitch O’Farrell.  It supported a policy to resettle refugees regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality or country of

ADL and Bet Tzedek Attorney Training to Support Immigrant Youth

On December 4, ADL Civil Rights Counsel Kimberley Plotnik and the Los Angeles Region hosted Bet Tzedek Directing Attorney Erikson Albrecht for a training on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) and Probate Court Legal Guardianship. The training was for attorneys who want to help immigrant youth in need of a legal guardianship. Approximately 30 attorneys listened to Albrecht describe the

Campus Law Enforcement and Administrators Trained on Hate Crimes

ADL Deputy Regional Director Ariella Schusterman provided Understanding Bias and Hate on Campus to law enforcement professionals and other leaders at the University of Southern California (USC) on November 15. This 4-hour training includes examining the importance of personal and group identities and the impact of marginalized, devalued and/or excluded identities on campus; exploring strategies for creating and supporting an open environment