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Once again, Humanity in Action Denmark is delighted to open our doors to the 2025 Cph Fellowship’s Open Events.

Every year, the Copenhagen Fellowship invites the public in to discuss issues related to the Fellowship. The purpose of these events is to engage the public – and engage with the public – about issues close to our hearts. The 2025 Copenhagen Fellowship is no exception.  

The 2025 Cph Fellowship will take place from August 11-28 for Danish and international students. This year, for the third year out of three, we will explore the nexus between Climate Change, Human Rights and Democracy with a special focus on “The Rights of Future Generations”.

Our four Open Events will explore these topics from different perspectives, starting with a talk about the The World and Democracies in Crises on August 18 with TV-Anchor Clement Kjersgaard, a talk about the Rights of Future Generations with among others, Thor Gustavson, Senior Advisor at Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies on August 21. August 26 we commemorate The Genocide in Srebrenica in 1995 with a film screening and talk in Cinemateket. Last but not least, we are happy to invite you to listen to our Fellows’ speeches for Future Generations from the Speaker’s Chair in the park ‘Fælledparken’ on August 27.

Read more about our four Open Events below and mark you calendars today!

Participation is free of charge but registration is required via this link.

We look forward to seeing you!

Monday, August 18, 16.00-17.30
“After hours with Clement: The World in Crises – Where Are We Heading?”

Humanity in Action is pleased to invite you to a talk with TV-Anchor Clement Kjersgaard. Once again we’ve invited Clement to discuss the current world situation with us. We’ve given him a title, but where he will take the conversation and us we’ll know on the day! Come and ask Clement your questions – and shape the debate!

When: Monday, August 18, 16.00-17.30
Where: Globalhagen House, Fælledvej 12, 2200 Kbh N
Sign up via the link above.

Thursday, August 21, 10.30-12.00
“The Rights of Future Generations”

Sigrid Kromann Schiøler, policy advisor with Global Focus, a platform for more than 75 Danish organizations working globally on development, humanitarian, climate and human rights matters, and Thor Svanholm Gustavson from the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, will take us through the concept of “Rights of Future Generations” and discuss what it means to us – and the future!

When: Thursday, August 21, 10.30-12.00.
Where: Ungdommens Demokratihus, Slagtehusgade 10a, 1715 København (Kødbyen).

We kindly thank Ungdommens Demokratihus for being part of this event! 

Sign up via the link above.

Tuesday, August 26, 16.45-19.00.
“Srebrenica 30 years after efter – Film screening & Talk in Cinemateket”

2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. It will also be 30 years since the Dayton Peace Agreement that ended the war in Bosnia was signed in 1995. These events have left a deep mark on Europe’s recent history and stand as important reminders of the consequences of ethnic conflict and the need for peacebuilding.

Humanity in Action Denmark, in collaboration with Cinemateket, invites you to a special evening with a screening of the critically acclaimed feature film ‘Quo Vadis, Aida’. The film tells the story of the Srebrenica massacre through the eyes of a UN interpreter who struggles to save her family amidst the horrors of war. ‘Quo Vadis, Aida’ has won awards at major film festivals and was nominated for an Oscar for Best International Film. Hailed for its powerful narrative and its courage to shine a spotlight on an important but often overlooked chapter in recent European history, it is a film that both informs and touches deeply.

After the film, Anesa Kundurovic (Bosnian Ambassador to Denmark) and Murat Zubcevic (who fled Bosnia during the war, tbc) will put the events of the film into perspective and discuss their significance for today. Humanity in Action’s acting chairman, and senior researcher at Inst. for Human Rights, Steven L.B. Jensen, will moderate the conversation.

Come and join the reflection on the past and gain insight into how we can work for peace and reconciliation in Europe and the world today.

When: Tuesday, August 26, 16.45-19.00.
Where: Cinemateket, Gothersgade 55, 1123 København K.

Humanity in Action offers the ticket to friends and members of the organization, but registration is required via the link above. 

Wednesday, August 27, 16.00-18.00.
“Fellow Talks! Speech to Future Generations”

On the penultimate day of the 2025 Cph Fellowship, this year’s Fellows invite Humanity in Action friends, members, Fellows and Senior Fellows to listen to their speeches for future generations. From the “Speaker’s Chair” in Fælledparken, from where the first Danish prime minister for the Social Democratic Party, Thorvald Stauning (1873-1942), is said to have given several of his May Day speeches and uttered the famous words “Stauning or chaos”, our Fellows will, one by one, deliver the speech they have written and practiced during the Fellowship.

Come and hear our fellows’ visions and hopes for future generations, as well as their message to today’s generations – themselves and us! And join us in celebrating a successful Fellowship afterwards.

When: Wednesday, August 27, 16.00-18.00. With a celebration afterwards!
Where: Speaker’s Chair in Fælledparken.
Sign up via the link above.