Citizens, journalists & community leaders can find, use and collaborate on hate crime data from ADL, FBI and other sources New York, NY, November 17, 2016 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and data.world today announced the launch of a public, open data workspace to help understand and combat the rise of hate crimes. The new workspace offers instant access to ADL data alongside relevant data from the FBI and other authoritative sources, and provides citizens, journalists and lawmakers…
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Includes 25 Actionable Items for Industry, Policymakers, Legal Community, Journalists, and the Public Follows report detailing surge in online hate targeting journalists during presidential campaign
New York, NY, November 17, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Task Force on Harassment and Journalism today issued a broad set of recommendations to reverse a surge in harassment on social media and other online channels. The recommendations follow ADL’s four-month…
by: Jinnie Array July 13, 2016
The Pokémon GO app is a hybrid virtual and real world game. The game’s objective is to use a smartphone to find, see and capture/collect virtual Pokémon characters. Many players find the game highly engaging, entertaining and even addictive. Pokémon characters are apparently randomly distributed on the game’s map, but can also be collected at “Pokestops,” locations in the real world based on points…
July 14, 2016 Most police enter the profession with the best reasons: They want to protect people who can’t protect themselves, give back to their communities and secure justice. To help law enforcement professionals stay true to their core values, ADL and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) created a powerful program, Law Enforcement and Society (LEAS), in 1999. LEAS spurs law enforcement professionals today to reflect on their mission.
The program traces the changing role of…
New York, NY, January 27, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a 103-year-old civil rights organization and world leader in the fight against anti-Semitism, and the European Jewish Congress (EJC), founded in 1986 to unite the various efforts of European Jewish communities, today announced a partnership to cooperate on advocacy work within European Union institutions.
The new partnership, announced yesterday at a meeting of the EJC’s General Assembly in Brussels, will…
Jewish institutions are often called upon to “be alert” for suspicious activity. This brief guide is designed to help you do that.
1. Keep your eyes and ears open for anything unusual or suspicious and call law enforcement immediately if you come across something. Trust your instincts. If something strikes you as being out of place or problematic, call the police immediately.
2. Unusual behavior, suspicious packages and strange devices should be promptly reported to the…
The Role of Congregants and Community Members Congregants and community members have an important role in helping to ensure the safety of their Jewish communal institutions.
Be watchful and report suspicious activity.
Know your building and report anything that is out-of-place or missing.
Actively cooperate with security directions, check-in procedures and ticket policies. For example, even if ushers or guards know you, help set the right tone by showing your ID or holiday…