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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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Book Pre-Order: "Diversity and Organizational Development"
Senior Fellow Jennifer Kuklenski's book about the challenges of diversifying workplaces is now available for pre-order. "Diversity and Organizational Development" will be released in June.
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Beautiful, unapproachable, and not survivable
Senior Fellow Jasamin Ulfat-Seddiqzai wrote an article about the representation of women in movies. As a child, she loved to watch adventure movies but the women in those movies were always beautiful, unapproachable, and not survivable. She reflects on societal changes over the last few decades.
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Senior Fellow Bill De La Rosa: "Closing Immigration Prisons"
After Law Professor César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández gave a guest lecture at the University of Oxford on immigration imprisonment in the US, Senior Fellow Bill De La Rosa wrote a piece titled "Closing Immigration Prisons" for All Souls Blog.
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Info Meeting: The 2021 Copenhagen Fellowship
Join our vitual information meeting on February 3, 2021 at 17.00 to learn more about the 2021 Copenhagen Fellowship.
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COVID-19 vaccine is a triumph over medicine's racist history
Alfred Landecker Democracy Fellow Asha Shajahan wrote an opinion with the title "COVID-19 vaccine is a triumph over medicine's racist history" for The Detroit News.
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"You Will Never Walk Alone" - Polish Women* Strike Back
In this article, Warsaw Senior Fellow Zuzanna Krzatala writes about the 100 days of Polish women's resistance against the near-total abortion ban in Poland.
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Senior Fellow Carolin Wiedemann releases book "Tender and Free"
Senior Fellow Carolin Wiedemann published her first book "Tender and Free" on January 28th. A book about gender politics, "Tender and Free" analyzes the violence of today's patriarchal rule.
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Making Common Ground Podcast: Episode 4
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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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.