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Humanity in Action in the Midst of COVID-19
The idea behind our web conversations series is to take a topic critical to our democracies and ask the members of our community to share reflections, actions and observations that deal with the subject.
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Senior Fellow Tim Hoff publishes article in Claussen Simon Stuftung about Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner in time of Corona
Senior Fellow Tim Hoff, together with his running group was preparing for the Vienna Marathon in April. The cancellation of the marathon due to Coronavirus gave him moments of frustration as all the plans and goals had to be thrown overboard.
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Senior Fellow Leon Schettler publishes book "Socializing Development"
Senior Fellow Leon Schettler's book "Socializing Development" was published earlier this week. Based on his dissertation, the book investigates the tactics of transnational social movements to enhance the human rights accountability of multilateral development banks in light of the declining hegemony of the United States.
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Senior Fellow Gülay Gün shares her experience in the context of Hanau's terrorist attack in Die Zeit
It simply washes over me. Walking on the street or sitting in my office, thoughts of Hanau paralyze me, and tears fill my eyes. It’s especially bad when I realize just how deep the gulf is between me and the person I am talking to, when I realize that he can’t even comprehend my pain.
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Humanity in Action announces the participants of its Forum on Right-Wing Movements
Humanity in Action is pleased to announce the participants in its Forum "Populism, Nationalism and Right-Wing Movements on the Rise – Societies in Transition," which will take place in Berlin in March 2020!
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Humanity in Action Germany joins association Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband
Humanity in Action Germany has joined the association Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin. An association of social movements, the Paritätische is committed to the idea of social justice: equal opportunities, the right of every human being to live a life of dignity in which they can develop freely.
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Hertie Foundation Names Lorenz Narku Laing '30 under 30'
Senior Fellow, Lorenz Narku Laing, is honored with '30 under 30' award by the Hertie Foundation for his continuous fight against racism and discrimination.
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Programmed inequality
Senior Fellow Nelly Y. Pinkrah recently published an article about how algorithms can adopt human prejudices. The failure to take into account system-related racism has led to technological mishaps, leading to unintentional racism.
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New Partnership and 6 Degrees on February 18th in Berlin
We are proud to enter a Knowledge Partnership with 6 Degrees, the global forum for inclusion and a project of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship.