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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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Making America sick again: How anti-immigrant measures will worsen the coronavirus pandemic
In an opinion piece for the New York Daily News, Senior Fellow Goleen Samari dissects how the Trump Administration's anti-immigrant policy measures are likely to worsen the COVID-19 public health crisis in the United States.
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Senior Fellow Laure Assayag mobilizes against provisional decrees in French Labor Code in times of COVID-19
To support people in understanding a new law and to show solidarity with French employees, Senior Fellow Laure Assayag founded the group 'Manifestons Au Balcon' to stand up against the social measures in France's provisional Labor Code degree.
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Atlanta Fellow Gilberto Morishaw Launches New Initiative: Keda Kas
Keda Kas connects and supports the Dutch Caribbean through adequate information and news about corona, discussions and digital social activities.
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Webinar: An Indigenous Person’s History of the United States
The first webinar in the Rights and Resistance: the Ongoing Fight for Indigenous Sovereignty series. On Wednesday, March 25 at 12pm, Senior Fellow Roo George-Warren will give an overview of the United States' relationship with indigenous peoples told from the perspective of a Catawba person.
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Amsterdam 2019 Fellow Laura Kok on Trans Youth
In extension of the TranScreen film festival Laura makes and produces podcasts on the subject of trans youth.
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Hawaii Help is on the Way
In response to the growing upheaval surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Senior Fellow Katherine Clifton returned home to Honolulu, HI to be with family. Noticing a critical need for vulnerable people in the state, she became a founding member of Hawaii Help is on the Way, a nonprofit mobilizing volunteers to delivery essential goods to kupunas (elders) in Hawai'i.
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Finovate Podcast: Octopus Ventures
Finovate Podcast hosts Senior Fellow Tosin Agbabiaka of Octopus Ventures to talk financial inclusion from a venture capitalist perspective, advice for startup, and the (hypothetical) self-serving bank agenda.
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Humanity Talks Podcast sa Dijanom Duvnjak
Najavljujemo prvo izdanje Humanity Talks Podcast-a. Sa Dijanom Duvnjak je razgovarao naš Senior Fellow Mahir Sijamija.
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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.