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Coalition of AAPI Leaders Call for Increased Support following recent anti-Semitic Attacks

Letter and Resolution declares solidarity with LA’s Jewish community Los Angeles – Today, Councilmember David Ryu released a letter signed by 20 AAPI organizations calling for resources and support to protect Jewish Angelenos following a spate of anti-Semitic attacks across the United States. The solidarity letter, signed by Councilmember Ryu and 20 leading Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations in

ADL Statement on 2018 LA County Hate Crime Report

Overwhelming number of hate crimes (85%) targeted African Americans, LGBTQ community, Jews, and Latinos; 83 percent of religion-motivated hate crimes target Jews.   Los Angeles, September 25, 2019 …. The 2018 Hate Crime Report released by the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations today shows that the total number of reported hate crimes increased 2.6% from 508 to 521,

White Supremacists Increase College Campus Recruiting Efforts For Third Straight Year

California continues to be among the hardest hit states for campus fliering. New York, NY, June 27, 2019 … White supremacist propaganda distribution on college campuses increased for the third straight year, according to data released today by ADL (Anti-Defamation League). From Sept. 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019, ADL’s Center on Extremism documented 313 cases of white supremacist propaganda

WHITE SUPREMACIST PROPAGANDA AND EVENTS SOARED IN 2018

Contact:  Natan Pakman (310) 446-4228 npakman@adl.org 1,187 literature drops and 91 events across the U.S. last year, hitting an all-time record White supremacists dramatically stepped up their propaganda efforts targeting neighborhoods and campuses in 2018, far exceeding any previous annual distribution count for the United States and showing how these extremist groups are finding ways to share hateful messages while

Law Enforcement Personnel to be Honored for Combating Hate & Bigotry on March 12

Contact: Natan Pakman, 310.446.4228 Email: npakman@adl.org Day of event cell: 413.387.9128 LAPD’s LGBTQ Liaison Officer fighting bias both from within and outside of the law enforcement community; LAPD, LAFD, Pasadena Fire Department and Los Angeles DA’s Office for investigating and prosecuting suspicious fires at houses of worship; OCSD and Orange County DA’s Office for tacking white racist gangs both in