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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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Humanity in Action's My Father's War selected for AmDocs Film Festival
We are thrilled to announce that Humanity in Action's animated short film "My Father's War" was officially selected to have its World Premiere at the esteemed American Documentary and Animation Film Festival.
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Hui-Hui's Appearance on #StopAsianHate
Landecker Fellow Hui-Hui Pan was recently a speaker on #StopAsianHate to discuss anti-Asian racism in the Netherlands. In collaboration with Samen Tegen Racisme, Hui-Hui and the other guest speakers discussed the developments of anti-Asian racism since the outbreak.
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Building bridges between past and future. Reflections after “History, herstory, our story. How to teach about the difficult past through bios and local history?” webinar
The date of our meeting was purposeful - we met on the eve of the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the former German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau and a day before the International Holocaust Remembrance Day established by the UN to commemorate the killing of Jews and other minorities such as Roma, LGBT and people with disabilities.
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Three reasons to spend your vacation on the school bench
The university paper "Uniavisen", from the University of Copenhagen, features an article (in Danish) about Summer schools. One of the summer schools described is the Humanity in Action Fellowship.
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Hawai'i Public Radio on Imua Alliance's new project
Landecker Fellow Kris was interviewed on Hawai'i Public Radio about his organization Imua Alliance as well as the process for sex trafficking survivors to leave that life behind them.
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#SheWasGoingForARun Campaign
The #SheWasGoingForARun Campaign aims to actively combat violence against women by awareness raising, fundraising, creating online content and community building.
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$35,000 Raised for Senior Fellow Giving Campaign 2021
Each year, Humanity in Action launches a Senior Fellow Giving Campaign which aims to gather support from the Senior Fellow community for Humanity in Action's programming. This year, $35,000 was raised!
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Think Balkan Conference “Regional cooperation in the Western Balkan and EU accession”
During the Think Balkan Conference “Regional cooperation in the Western Balkan and EU accession”, organized within the project "Cooperation Instrument for the Western Balkans Think Tanks – THINK BALKANS" supported by International Visegrad Fund, several experts and researchers presented policy papers.
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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.