Collected by: Boise State University

Archived since: Dec, 2022

Description:

The Wassmuth Center for Human Rights was founded in 1996 for the purpose of constructing a memorial to human rights. That vision became a reality when the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial opened to the public in 2002. The Memorial is a world-class educational park inspired by Anne Frank’s faith in humanity. A living, vibrant interactive classroom for Idaho’s school children, it inspires people of all ages to contemplate the moral implications of their actions and the scope of their civic responsibilities. Our mission is to “promote respect for human dignity and diversity through education and to foster individual responsibility to work for peace and justice.” As an education center, our goal is to empower others to be upstanders in the classroom, community and country. The Center’s work includes programming and resources onsite in the Memorial, offsite in classrooms and communities throughout Idaho, and online reaching national and international audiences.

Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Human rights, Civic activism, Civil rights,