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Humanity in Action Founder and Executive Director Judith Goldstein Speaks at Opening of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews

April 15, 2013

Dr. Judith S. Goldstein, Humanity in Action's Founder and Executive Director, joined a special panel on April 21, 2013 to commererate the opening of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland.  The panel, "Remember, Imagine, Act -… Read more

Humanity in Action Transitional Justice Simulation Game Goes to Libya

April 09, 2013 Tags: arab spring, simulations

Humanity in Action Senior Fellow Leon Valentin Schettler presented the “Transitional Justice Reconciliation Talks” simulation game at a conference in Tripoli, Libya entitled “Transitional Justice: The… Read more

Humanity in Action Launches €50,000 Grants Competition for Senior Fellows

March 21, 2013 Tags: action projects, senior fellows, senior fellow awards, fundraising, hia programs

Humanity in Action is opening a second round of its grants competition for Senior Fellows.

All Senior Fellows are invited to apply for grants from Humanity in Action ranging from €500 to €5,000. Humanity in Action especially encourages collaborative applications from… Read more

Humanity in Action Announces the Gabr Fellowship in Egypt and the US

February 25, 2013 Tags: hia programs, arab spring, senior fellows, middle east, egypt

“As gaps in understanding between East and West open up at many levels, there is a need for significant bridge-building and new platforms for people-to-people communication perhaps more than at any other time in modern history” (Shafik Gabr)

The Shafik Gabr Foundation and Humanity in Action are pleased to announce the launch of the Read more

Humanity in Action Germany Organizes Workshop Entitled “European Transitions from Dictatorship to Democracy”

February 20, 2013

Humanity in Action Germany hosted a workshop that brought together 14 engaged citizens from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, the Netherlands, Poland, and Turkey, ranging from 26 to 58 years old, to explore the dynamics and repercussions of the regime changes in Europe in the late 1980s. The workshop’s goal was to address questions… Read more

Humanity in Action Releases Highlights from President Bill Clinton's Keynote Address in Sarajevo

December 21, 2012 Tags: sarajevo, hia conference, bosnia and herzegovina, hia programs, reconciliation

Humanity in Action is pleased to share a compilation of highlights from President Bill Clinton’s keynote address at the Third Annual Humanity in Action International Conference in Sarajevo on June 27, 2012. President… Read more

University of Pittsburgh Hosts Humanity in Action

December 07, 2012

On November 28, the University of Pittsburgh hosted a day-long set of meetings with Dr. Judith S. Goldstein, the Founder and Executive Director of Humanity in Action.

Dr. Goldstein met with students, professors, the Dean of the Honors College and Chancellor of the University Mark A. Nordenberg. The visit was facilitated by Ryan… Read more

Open Talk with Hanna Ziadeh, Noted Human Rights Activist, on the Situation in Syria

December 04, 2012

The Humanity In Action Denmark Senior Fellow Association is proud to host an open talk with Hanna Ziadeh, a human rights activist, scholar and expert on the Middle East, on the situation in Syria.

When and Where: Wednesday 5th of December at 4:30PM in Cafe Zusammen (H.C. Ørstedsvej 47, 1879 Frederiksberg, Frederiksberg, Denmark)

About the… Read more

Humanity in Action Senior Fellows Participate in the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

November 26, 2012

Humanity in Action Senior Fellows from Germany met with the women´s rights organization NANE in Budapest to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25th. NANE  launched a public campaign against domestic violence in Hungary, called the Silent Witness March, which commemorates… Read more

Humanity in Action Honored Patricia Barbizet, Corinne Mentzelopoulos and Ron Chernow

November 09, 2012 Tags: hia programs, fundraising, new york

Humanity in Action is pleased to announce that it honored Mme Patricia Barbizet, Mme Corinne Mentzelopoulos and Mr. Ron Chernow at its fall benefit on Thursday, November 8, 2012, at the Consulate General of France in New York City.

Patricia Barbizet is Chief Executive Officer of Artémis, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of PPR and Chairman of… Read more

Ron Chernow Addresses Humanity in Action

November 09, 2012 Tags: sarajevo, hia conference, senior fellows

Ron Chernow, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, delivered special remarks at the the 2012 Humanity in Action Benefit honoring Patricia Barbizet, Corinne Mentzelopoulos and Ron Chernow. The benefit was held at the Consulate General of France in New York City on Thursday, November 8, 2012.

Dr. Judith Goldstein, Humanity in Action Executive Director, introduced Mr.… Read more