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Make your voice heard on the UTLA anti-Israel motion

UPDATE as of June 25, 2021 ADL continues to advocate against efforts to stigmatize Israel within UTLA.  Our partners at the Jewish Federation are coordinating a sign-on letter for LAUSD families.  Please feel free to sign on through this link that also includes the letter from “LA Parents Against Antisemitism”.  ____________________________________________________ A few weeks ago, ADL Los Angeles was contacted by

ADL Shares Concerns about proposed UTLA Motion Regarding Israel

ADL recently reached out to the leadership of United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), the union representing Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) teachers regarding concerns brought to us from community members, including UTLA members, about proposed anti-Israel motions that have taken place at some UTLA area meetings recently.  The motion language is very one-sided against Israel and fails to

ADL Continues to Work with USC Hillel as a Trusted Partner

ADL Los Angeles continues to closely monitor recent activities on the USC Campus. Following a months-long campaign to impeach Undergraduate Student Government Vice President Rose Ritch, which ended with Vice President for Student Affairs Winston Crisp’s suspension of the impeachment trial, on Wednesday Ritch resigned her position. We are deeply concerned about the pattern of harassment Rose described in her

ADL Delegation Meets With Staff at Rep. Karen Bass’s District Office

ADL recently met with staff from Congresswoman Karen Bass’s office. On Thursday, June 14, 2019 ADL staff and members of the Advocacy and Engagement Committee met with staff at Congresswoman Bass’s district office in Los Angeles. The ADL group spoke with Jacqueline Hamilton, Senior Counsel, as well as one of her legislative analysts. Along with reiterating the work and mission of