What we're working on:

The Wassmuth Center for Human Rights is constructing a new education center within the footprint of the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial. Four major stone blocks have been placed on the 9th Street side of the building. In addition to donor recognition, each block will have a single word that identifies a core theme in the Center’s work: Justice, Equality, Compassion, and Respect.   ITLA  contributed to the Center because our members believe in Justice. In particular, we all have a goal of seeking justice for all.  

About the Wassmuth Center:

The Wassmuth Center for Human Rights was founded in 1996 for the purpose of constructing a memorial to human rights.  The Wassmuth Center’s mission is to “promote respect for human dignity and diversity through education and to foster individual responsibility to work for peace and justice.”
     The Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial opened to the public in 2002 with a “world-class educational park inspired by Anne Frank’s faith in humanity.” The Center “inspires people of all ages to contemplate the moral implications of their actions and the scope of their civic responsibilities.”
     The Center is recognized as the “educational arm” of the Memorial and provides programs and resources designed to bring the Memorial’s message into classrooms and communities. 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. The Center currently provides educational programming that includes information as to the History of Human Rights, the “ABCs of Social Justice,” various cultural events, “lunch and learn” educational events, Human Rights Programs for Children, numerous fundraising events and many other events aimed at bringing awareness, educating the public and coordinating resources geared toward ending injustice.  
     As an education center, their goal is to empower others to be “upstanders” in the classroom, community and country. Bystanders are those who witness injustice and do or say nothing.  Doing or saying nothing sends a message that injustice is acceptable. An Upstander is someone who:
·    Is a defender, advocate, and supporter of human rights and human dignity;
·    Acts when witnessing inequality, injustice, or oppression;
·    Recognizes the need for empathy, dignity, and compassion;
·    Acknowledges, engages, and empowers others to confront injustice.