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Humanity in Action Unveils New Strategic Plan
Humanity in Action is proud to launch our September 2025–2026 Strategic Plan, a 16-month roadmap to deepen impact, strengthen community engagement, and advance its North Star: cultivating and supporting principled, brave leaders who listen deeply, confront complexity, and act across differences.
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Livecast 'Reinventing Democratic Spaces': Amsterdam Action Academy
May 5th is Dutch Liberation Day. Every year, we remind ourselves that we need to protect our freedom as well as our democracy and that – regardless of how strong a democratic society seems – it cannot be taken for granted. In light of this, Humanity in Action hosted a discussion on the issue of "Reinventing Democratic Spaces" as a part of the Amsterdam Action Academy.
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Making Common Ground Podcast - April 2021 Episodes
Landecker Democracy Fellow Catherine Neilan's podcast Making Common Ground launched in January 2021. Catherine, a journalist who currently serves as Politics Live Editor at the Telegraph, created this podcast with the goal of creating in-depth conversations amongst different groups of people.
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Ianne Fields Stewart in TimeOut Future Makers: 50 amazing people changing our world
Senior Fellow Ianne Fields Stewart has been recently featured in TimeOut's "Future Makers: 50 amazing people changing our world."
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Count US IN: Racial Justice and Accessibility Fellowship
Jalyn Radziminski's Racial Equity project focuses on expanding Count US IN. With the grant, Jalyn launched the Racial Justice and Accessibility Fellowship.
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California Law Review in Context: Conversation on AAPI Identity and Racial Trauma
Thanks to the HIA Racial Equity Grant, the California Law Review co-hosted a conversation on mental health, AAPI identity, and how to process, grieve, and engage after collective racial trauma in Spring 2021.
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Monika Mazur-Rafał one of the speakers at the “Microhistories Of The Holocaust And Its European Character” conference
Monika discussed how to connect history education with human rights activism in ways that are relevant and meaningful for young people.
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A Nation in Throes of Pandemic: The People of India Don’t Deserve This, Nobody Does
Landecker Democracy Fellow Asha Shajahan wrote an article in the American Kahani that addresses the worsening COVID-19 situation in India due to misinformation and conspiracy theories. She also discusses how everyone can help improve the situation by better proofing information before spreading it and conducting due diligence on organizations before supporting them or amplifying their messages.
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Catalyst Commissions' Awardees
Landecker Democracy Fellow and Humanity in Action Senior Fellow Sharon M. Chin's initiative The Catalyst Commissions has announced its awardees.
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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.