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Humanity in Action Appoints Azi Khalili as Executive Director
Humanity in Action is proud to announce the appointment of Azadeh “Azi” Khalili as its new Executive Director, effective today. Khalili steps into the role following a distinguished career across government, philanthropy, and social justice movements—bringing decades of experience advocating for human rights, gender equity, and systemic reform.
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2020 HIA Warsaw Fellows fill the gaps in LGBT articles on Wikipedia
This year’s HIA Warsaw Fellows filled the gaps in articles on ‘LGBT-free’ zones and equality marches in Poland.
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Building Little Africa's village: a cultural center & concept store in the heart of Goutte d'Or
Senior Fellow Honorine Goueth is the spokesperson of Little Africa, which has kicked off a crowdfunding campaign to build a cultural center and concept store in the heart of the Parisian neighborhood of Goutte d'Or.
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A Feminist Response to COVID-19
The website, Feminist Covid Response, is a volunteer online data repository of information on feminist principles and actions, as well as policy responses to the COVID crises.
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Održan 'Let's Cook Together Festival' uz premijeru filma 'Putnik'
Sinoć su u koncept store Kutcha organizovali premijeru filma 'Putnik' i male kuharice jela sa istoka koju je pratila autentično spremljena hrana spremljena za posjetitelje.
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Wikipedia as an important source to learn about human rights violations
Wikipedia can serve as an important source to learn about human rights violations - Caroline Garske and Noa Richard edited Wiki article on hate speech cases in Poland.
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Wikipedia as an important source of knowledge about your history
Wikipedia can be an important source of knowledge about your history - as our 2020 HIA Warsaw Fellow Austin Wu explains in his inspirational statement! We’re glad we sparked interest in helping others get reliable information.
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Challenging the Confederate identity of Lexington, VA
Humanity in Action staff member Adama Kamara, a Lexington native, was interviewed by the New York Times for her role in bringing to light the contention over the town's lionization of Confederate generals.
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Inviting to a second Candle Light Döner for Victims of racist violence in Germany
Humanity in Action Fellow Walid Malik invites you to a virtual meet up for anyone affected by racist violence in Germany. This online empowerment dinner and dialogue will feature input from response. Frankfurt and other programming.
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ProFellow Interview: How David Schupp Drives Justice with the Humanity in Action Fellowship
Senior Fellow David Schupp got interviewed about the Humanity in Action summer fellowship for a ProFellow article.
Humanity in Action Fellowship Named Among 10 Fellowships for Human Rights
Humanity in Action was named by Human Rights Careers among 10 of the top Fellowships for human rights.
Humanity in Action Fellowship Named among 5 Fellowships to Keep an Eye on
The Humanity in Action Fellowship has been named by College Magazine among five Fellowships to keep an eye on, joining the ranks of Fulbright, the Watson Fellowship and Princeton.