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Why You Should Ask Your Family Questions About The Past
The past is like the present and the future, far from rigid. It is ever-changing and always moving depending on the perspective of the narrator. In school I was taught about history in a standardized and fixed way, learning so-called key moments and key figures. Which moments and figures do we consider key when learning about history?
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How to Fix Democracy with Sir Malcolm Rifkind
In a conversation that touches upon Brexit, the Cold War, and China’s rise, Sir Malcolm Rifkind frames the challenge to liberal democracy today as a battle between “rule of law” and “rule by law.”
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Political Correctness Is a Shot in One’s Foot
After hearing jarring words from successful marketer Marek Dorobisz, Fellow Natalia Grzankowska reflects on the need for activists to engage with wider audiences -- and take some risks in the process.
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Reflection on ACLU of Georgia Professional Fellowship
Ultimately, I was not given busy work at the ACLU but given invaluable opportunities to impact change. This experience has been invaluable to me as a person and a professional.
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Advocating for Change, Not Inspiration
Taking inspiration from disability advocate Katarzyna Bierzanowska, 2019 Warsaw Fellow Sabrina Jen reminds young activists to learn and change mentalities rather than looking for "inspiration" from minoritized communities.
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I miss you jew!
After an eyeopening visit to Polin, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, 2019 Warsaw Fellow Magda Fuchs reckons with common misconceptions of Jewish history in Poland.
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Black Heritage Tour
Humanity in Action Netherlands offers this glimpse into the 2019 Amsterdam fellowship through the participation of our fellows in Jennifer Tosch's Black Heritage Tour in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Is Winter Coming?
After hearing from Konstanty Gebert and Jan Sowa during his 2019 Warsaw Fellowship, Fellow Krzysztof Skwara reflects on what has led to the Law and Justice Party's success in Poland.
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How to Fix Democracy with Julian Zugazagoitia
Humanity in Action Press
Discover some of the publications from our in-house publisher:
On People with Disabilities
What would happen if Hermione Granger was a girl with a disability? Why is disability is rarely discussed in terms of diversity? Who are people with disabilities?
Pre-Genocide - Warnings and Readiness to Protect
An anthology of personal interpretations, by researchers and writers, about alarm bells and the readiness to protect prior to genocides. The essays in this volume focus on the 1930s before the Holocaust in Germany, Poland, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands and Denmark - as well as the years before the genocides in Armenia, Cambodia, Kurdistan, Rwanda and Bosnia.
Shifting Paradigms: Humanity in Action Senior Fellows on Policy and Pluralism Across Borders
Shifting Paradigms is a volume of diverse articles on cross-border policy and pluralism written by Humanity in Action Senior Fellows.
Two Trees in Jerusalem
Cornelia Schmalz-Jacobsen in her touching account "Two Trees in Jerusalem" tells about the resistance of her parents, Donata and Eberhard Helmrich, against the horrors of National Socialism.
Transatlantic Perspectives on Diplomacy and Diversity
Recognizing the intensification of transnational conflicts that both violently divide and intimately link our global communities, this book is a collection of diverse essays, which tackle international relations and migration.
Reflections on the Holocaust
The first book published by Humanity in Action, Reflections on the Holocaust is a collection of essays from Humanity in Action Fellows, Senior Fellows, Board members and lecturers from 1997 to 2010.