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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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How to Fix Democracy NYC Premiere
Come join the Bertelsmann Foundation and Humanity in Action for the NYC Premiere of the How to Fix Democracy documentary!
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How to Fix Democracy D.C. Film Premiere
Come join the Bertelsmann Foundation and Humanity in Action February 18th at the D.C. premiere of the documentary How To Fix Democracy, a film about the contemporary crisis of liberal democracy.
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2020 D.C. Get-together
Join us for the 2020 DC Get-together on February 17th!
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Intersectionality and Youth Identity Development Research in Europe
Ursula Moffitt and her coauthors question the use of "migration background" and discuss the need for more work understanding youths' identities in a highly diverse context wherein race isn't named but racism and racialization abound.
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Legislating Atrocity Prevention
Senior Fellow Zachary Kaufman analyzes two new laws in the United States—the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act and the Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act—that he participated in writing.
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New Web Conversation with Reflections on Migration, Identity & Belonging
The idea behind our web conversations series is to take a topic critical to our work and ask Fellows, Senior Fellows, board members, staff members and friends of the organization to present talks, essays, images and suggested readings that deal with the subject.
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Join us at the New York Reading Party!
Join Humanity in Action Inc. on February 9th to help select finalists to be interviewed for the 2020 Humanity in Action fellowship.
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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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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.