The Warsaw Fellowship
Overview
The Humanity in Action journey begins with a year-long Fellowship
June 1 – 23, 2021
Nothing about us without us!
Mobilized by the Constitutional Tribunal’s contentious ruling, Polish people have awoken from social inertia and are demanding social change. The sustained protests against the violation of human rights and basic principles of democratic governance have activated more Poles than ever before, proving that citizens can have an impact on the shape of a social contract. Despite violent repression of peaceful protests and police brutality, the nation-wide demonstrations have generated a sense of empowerment and agency, particularly for the young generation.
To continue the momentum of the street protests, the 2021 Warsaw Fellowship aims to incorporate a stronger intersectional lens to the main guiding premise of linking historical education with human rights education and activism. Dedicated to intersectional social justice, the program will take into account how gender combines with race, ethnicity, (dis)ability, sexual orientation, and social class, resulting in diverse modes of discrimination. We will consider the backsliding of democracy with hate speech and hate crimes on the rise. Through Fellowship, we will explore innovative strategies applied by human rights defenders in response to intensifying systemic exclusion.
Call for applications closed!
Recent Program Speakers
Our speakers provide a wide range of perspectives on today's Polish society as well as its history.
The 2022 Humanity in Action Fellows reunite in Warsaw for the Action Project Academy!
Humanity in Action Poland Announces the 2022 Polish Fellows Cohort
Humanity in Action is pleased to announce the newly-selected Fellows joining the Polish cohort of 2022.
„You Will Never Walk Alone”: panel discussion on reproductive rights activism in Poland
Women's rights are human rights, therefore within the framework of this year's 16th edition of the international Human Rights Academy Humanity in Action Poland organized an expert-activist panel about reproductive rights in Poland, the right to self-determination, solidarity, and sisterhood.
A Snapshot of the Fellowship
After the month in Warsaw, our Fellows develop impactful Action Projects in their own communities.
For the eleven months following their time in Warsaw, Fellows work on their Action Project: an independent venture focused on promoting democratic values in their own communities. Action Projects are as diverse as Humanity in Action Fellows. Fellows apply their new knowledge and perspectives to the communities they impact—in whatever format they find meaningful. Past Action projects have been documentaries, arts festivals, and new organizations that serve a public good. Planning for the Action Project begins during the study portion of the Fellowship, through workshops and collaborative discussion.
Hear from our Fellows on their participation
Action Project Academy in Warsaw
What a day! Polish Fellows of the 2021 Humanity in Action Warsaw program had the opportunity to meet offline for the first time this past Saturday, October 16, during the Action Project Academy.
The first National Community Meeting as part of the Action Project Lab series for the 2021 HIA Fellowship
On September 22, we held our first National Community Meeting for the 2021 Fellows!
2021 Warsaw Fellowship sponsors
Check out Humanity in Action Poland knowledge board on Migrants
To understand what challenges migrants face in Poland and what are the solutions, familiarize yourself with our latest infographic on the situation of migrants.
Check out Humanity in Action Poland knowledge board on Refugees
Use it for education, inspiration to take informed action and share it with others!
Want to take action against Antisemitism? Check out our actionable knowledge board!
Humanity in Action Poland presents an informative and visually stimulating knowledge board on taking action against Antisemitism.
2020 Warsaw Fellowship sponsors
Check out Humanity in Action Poland knowledge board on LGBTQ+ rights in Poland!
To understand what challenges the community of LGBTQ+ people face in Poland and what are the solutions, familiarize yourself with our latest infographic on their situation.
Check out Humanity in Action Poland knowledge board “Women* in Action in Poland”
Use it for education, inspiration to take informed action and share it with others!
Check out Humanity in Action Poland knowledge board on Domestic and Systemic Violence
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Partnerzy Projektu 2019
Partnerzy Medialni 2019
2020 Warsaw Fellowship sponsors
2020 Warsaw Fellowship sponsors
The 2020 Humanity in Action Fellowship in Warsaw is financed, in part, with funding from the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, Poland
Rekrutacja do Akademii Praw Człowieka
Każdego roku nowi uczestnicy Akademii Praw Człowieka zbierają się w sześciu miastach w Europie i USA, aby dowiedzieć się jak i dlaczego ludzie przeciwstawiają się nietolerancji i bronią demokratycznych wartości.
