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"First they came for Socialists, and I did not
speak out - because I was not a Socialist. Then they
came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I
was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not
speak out - because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me -
and there was no one left to speak for me.
Rev Martin Niemoeller (1892-1984)
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Presenting Organizations
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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USHMM was formed by a presidential commission and chartered by a unanimous Act
of Congress in 1980. The Museum strives to broaden public understanding of the
history of the Holocaust and its victims through exhibitions, research and
publication; collecting and preserving material evidence; distribution of
educational material and teacher resources and presenting programs on related
issues of contemporary significance.
The vast majority of the Third Reich’s victims were Jews: Six million Jews were murdered. Yet there were lesser known victims – hundreds of thousands of homosexuals, Gypsies, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the handicapped and Poles – who were also rounded-up, imprisoned, tortured and often killed.
Cimarron Alliance Foundation
The Cimarron Alliance Foundation (CAF) was formed in 1997 as an IRS Section 501(c) (3) organization to focus on educating the public about issues of discrimination facing gays and lesbians.
”The Mission of the Cimarron Alliance Foundation is to support educational efforts that increase personal self-esteem, promote public enlightenment and advance equality for Oklahoma Gays and Lesbians”.
CAF believes that broad educational efforts must be initiated in order to inform Oklahomans about discrimination suffered by gays and lesbians. CAF provides the community with important resources to meet its educational goals. This non-profit foundation develops wide-reaching educational strategies to portray an accurate picture of Oklahoma City’s gay and lesbian community as honest, civic-minded participants in our city’s health, welfare and growth. CAF also meets head-on the bias and intolerance directed at many of our citizens.
Untitled [ArtSpace], 1 NE 3rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK
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[ArtSpace] is an environment designed to stimulate creative thought and new
ideas through contemporary art. They are committed to providing access to
quality exhibitions, education programs, performances and publications, and to
engaging the community in collaborative outreach efforts.