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Humanity in Action Announces the Participants of its Forum on Right-Wing Movements
Humanity in Action is pleased to announce the participants in its Forum "Populism, Nationalism and Right-Wing Movements on the Rise – Societies in Transition," which will take place in Berlin in March 2020!
Senior Fellow and Member of our Committee of Recommendation Anna Timmerman on Optimism and Compassion
Anna talks about Humanity in Action Netherlands' founder Ed van Thijn, her Optimism and the Importance of Explicitly Expressing Compassion to People in Conflict Zones on the ‘NOS Radio 1 News’.
Swing State Florida: A Documentary
Swing State Florida, a documentary film in three chapters (The Fields of Immokalee, Liberty City, After Michael) dives into three critical Florida communities that are believed to be influential in swaying the 2020 US election.
Dig into work and wisdom from our community.
On People with Disabilities
What would happen if Hermione Granger was a girl with a disability? Why is disability is rarely discussed in terms of diversity? Who are people with disabilities?
A Culture of Heavenly Argument: My Jewish Response to Senseless Hatred
I am a proud Jewish American with family members who have attended the Tree of Life Synagogue for four generations. In the hours after the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the history of the United States, I felt three things.
Pre-Genocide - Warnings and Readiness to Protect
An anthology of personal interpretations, by researchers and writers, about alarm bells and the readiness to protect prior to genocides. The essays in this volume focus on the 1930s before the Holocaust in Germany, Poland, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands and Denmark - as well as the years before the genocides in Armenia, Cambodia, Kurdistan, Rwanda and Bosnia.
We bridge the historical with the present to shape the future.
Since our founding, we have reflected upon our mode of inquiry, have grown conceptually and expanded our reach.
Local in our activities, international in our collaboration, global in our reach.
May his memory be a blessing for us all
We are deeply saddened to share that Herbert Pundik, Co-Founder of Humanity in Action, passed away.
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The initial Fellowship program is only the opening phase of a life-long journey as a Humanity in Action Senior Fellow.
Become a Fellow
Every year, new Humanity in Action Fellows come together in six cities across Europe and the United States to study how and why people confront intolerance and protect democratic values.
