Tallahassee, Florida, September 18, 2024 … Florida State University’s (FSU) Maura’s Voice Research Fund (MVRF) and ADL (Anti-Defamation League) are renewing their partnership established in 2023 to perform research into the extremist elements of misogynistic subculture, including potentially violent incels -- who continue their often-deadly attacks on women and girls in the US and around and the world. ADL-MVRF research and related publications will now be published and…
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CW: This piece contains reference to rape and sexual assault In the wake of the October 7 terror attack in Israel, horrific details began to emerge of Hamas assailants brutalizing Israeli women and girls, parading their broken bodies through the streets, and concertgoers being raped and murdered in front of their friends. By November, videos and eyewitness testimony were widely available to the public, showing and describing Hamas terrorists using rape as a weapon of war. …
Teach students about this history of Barbie, reflect on their own experiences with Barbie and consider what identity groups may be missing from Barbie's collection.
Andrew Tate is a British-American former kickboxer and reality television star with millions of social media followers – 8.5 million on X (formerly Twitter) alone.
ADL’s toolkit on digital abuse and online hate equips law enforcement with tools to address hate or harassment that starts online but does not always stay there
Teach students about the history of the N-word, its harm and impact and engage them in exploring school-based scenarios.
This discussion guide about the musical Parade will help middle and high school students and adults reflect upon and discuss the themes and artistic elements of Parade.
Civics Lesson
GRADE LEVEL: High School What is Bias? What is Implicit Bias?In What Ways Could Bias Have an Impact on Your Civic Participation? The U.S. Constitution embodies ideals of equal opportunity and fair treatment for all and is reinforced by laws like the Civil Rights Act and Title IX. Yet, marginalized people who have experienced discrimination and unfair treatment historically, continue to do so in the present day. The stories in the news and social media seem to…
Teach students about the U.S. women’s soccer team’s lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation and explore how sexism manifests in a variety of ways in women’s sports.
New York, NY, May 15, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has launched a new resource, “Hate/Uncycled,” for college and university administrators and campus law enforcement to understand, combat and prevent bias and hate. The resource provides important tools and guidance for a holistic approach to prevention and responding to bias and hate incidents on campus.
“Prevention is just as important as response. ADL is committed to ensuring the…
Houston, TX, June 27, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) filed an amicus brief in federal court in support of several Texas cities seeking to halt implementation of Senate Bill 4 (“SB4”). This bill would require local police to question legally detained or arrested individuals, as well as victims and witnesses, about their immigration status, and would punish officials who refuse to comply with federal immigration law.
As detailed in its brief in El Cenizo v. Texas,…
Teach students about why slurs are and why they are harmful, helping them explore possible responses to slurs when they hear them.
New York, NY, April 25, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed a federal court order in San Francisco blocking nationwide President Trump’s executive order that would withhold federal funding from “sanctuary” jurisdictions.
Like many counties and jurisdictions, San Francisco and Santa Clara had enacted policies to build trust between local law enforcement and immigrant communities. The executive order effectively required those jurisdictions and…
New York, NY, February 21, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today voiced concern over new rules issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The memos issued articulate steps the DHS plans to take in carrying out newly signed executive orders on border security and immigration.
“These new rules are extremely ill-advised and counter to our values as a nation that has always served as a beacon of hope for people around the world,” said Jonathan A. Greenblatt…
GRADE LEVEL: Elementary School, Middle School, High School
COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Reading, Writing, Language, Speaking and Listening In commemoration of Women’s History Month, this resource helps educators engage students in thinking broadly and critically about the experience of women and gender in all of its complexity. In highlighting the significant events as well as people that have made a substantial contribution to women’s experience, instruction should…
New York, NY, January 31, 2017...The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is organizing local security trainings in partnership with the FBI in the wake of a series of bomb threats against Jewish Community Centers, including a new wave of threats earlier today targeting communal institutions in at least eight states.
While so far no bombs have been found in any of the threats, ADL has been closely monitoring the situation and has been in regular contact with federal and local law enforcement…
New York, NY, January 25, 2017...The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today voiced deep concern over President Trump’s executive order defunding so-called “sanctuary cities”-- cities that protect their relationship between police and immigrant communities by refusing to entangle local law enforcement in federal immigration enforcement.
“From our years of experiences in training law enforcement on hate crimes in the United States, we know the critical need for trust…
New York, NY, August 25, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today praised a new Department of Justice Community Relations Service roll-call training video, “Law Enforcement and the Transgender Community,” that models best practices for police interactions with transgender individuals. The short roll-call training video uses real-world scenarios that demonstrate best practices and respectful interactions between law enforcement officers and members of the transgender…
Dallas, TX, July 8, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) strongly condemned the murders of Dallas law enforcement officers during an otherwise peaceful protest last night against the shooting deaths of two African-American men by police in Louisiana and Minnesota. In an apparently well-planned and coordinated attack, which President Barack Obama described as “vicious, calculated and despicable,” five officers were killed and seven were injured, along with two…