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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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"SIMPLIFICATIONS": book published by Landecker Fellow Nikos Vrantsis
Landecker Democracy Fellow Nikos Vrantsis wrote a book titled "SIMPLIFICATIONS. Space, subjectivity, suppression in conditions of Planetary Urbanism."
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Yannik Roscher: Manual for Organizing Democracy Conventions
Berlin Fellow Yannik Roscher recently published a manual on how people can organize Democracy Conventions in their communities, at their local level. Roscher's NGO "mehr als wählen” focuses on democratic participation and the inclusion of people in democratic processes.
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VP Kamala Harris welcomes #ThisIsOurShot executive team as founding members of COVID-19 Community Corps
Alfred Landecker Democracy Fellow Asha Shajahan is on the national executive board of the #ThisIsOurShot Campaign. US Vice President Kamala Harris recently named the #ThisIsOurShot Campaign as a founding member of the COVID-19 Community Corps, a network of organisations across the US that fight misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.
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Christiana Bukalo - Bayrischer Rundfunk EINS ZU EINS. DER TALK podcast feature
Landecker Democracy Fellow Christiana Bukalo was featured on the podcast of the Bayrischer Rundfunk on April 4th, 2021.
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Between Auschwitz and Oświęcim: Online Discussion with Tomasz Cebulski
Landecker Democracy Fellow Tomasz Cebulski will be participating in an online discussion "Between Auschwitz and Oświęcim. Contrary Narratives on Poland," which is part of the project “(In)separable. Difficult Subjects in Polish-Jewish Relations.”
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Classism in the art scene
Humanity in Action Senior Fellow Francis Seeck and performer Verena Brakonier were interviewed by "Die ZeitOnline". The interview dealt with Classism in the art scene and how stereotypes and habits are reproduced by a missing diversity within the artists, choreographs and the audience.
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What happened with humanity?
Landecker Democracy Fellow Tomasz Cebulski recently released two videos for the Jewish heritage and Holocaust sites SKY H. PICTURES YouTube channel.
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Landecker Fellow Reshma Persaud Partners with Turning Point NY and Safe Horizon to Deliver Supplies
Landecker Democracy Fellow Reshma Persaud recently wrote two social media posts in which she talks about partnering with Turning Point NY to deliver food and school supplies as well as with Safe Horizon to deliver feminine hygiene products.