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PAX Power to the People x HIA TALKS | Conflict as opportunity

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On September 19, 2021, Humanity in Action The Netherlands organized together with PAX and TivoliVredenburg the event: PAX Power to the People x HIA TALKS | Conflict as opportunity. We discussed with several guests the current polarization within the social debate and what opportunities it might offer. The keynote was provided by Senior Fellow Ufuk Kâhya. He shared in a personal story, his own experiences in a polarized society, and revealed how he remains hopeful despite it.

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2020 Annual Report

Gain insight into the activities and finances of Humanity in Action The Netherlands in 2020.

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Watch the LIVECAST

On May 5th, in cooperation with Pakhuis de Zwijger, Humanity in Action presented a livecast featuring four Landecker Fellows.

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The Feeling of Gurbet

Authors: Marilou Niedda, Loïc Michels, The Netherlands 2020

European Turks explain their reasons for attachment to the homecountry, a nostalgic feeling known as Gurbet.

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Djeyhoun Ostowar (2009 Amsterdam Fellowship)

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News & Events

The Invaluable Power of Women: The Heritage of Joan Ferrier

Events | The Netherlands, 30 September 2021

On Thursday, September 30, 2021, the Atria Kennisinstituut, in collaboration with Humanity in Action Netherlands, hosted the online event THE INVALUABLE POWER OF WOMEN: THE HERITAGE OF JOAN FERRIER. As part of her Action Project, Fellow Tamara Hartman (2020 John Lewis Fellowship) has been researching the archives of Joan Ferrier. During this evening, we payed tribute to Ferrier's work and life, in which intersectionality and emancipation were a common thread.

PAX Power to the People x HIA TALKS | Conflict as opportunity

Events | The Netherlands, 19 September 2021

During the annual Peace Week (September 18-26) the second edition of Pax Power to the People took place. Humanity in Action The Netherlands organized together with PAX the event Conflict as opportunity. The Key note was provided by Senior Fellow Ufuk Kâhya. He shared in a personal story, his own experiences in a polarized society, and revealed how he remains hopeful despite it. How can we learn to talk (again) to people who are far removed from us? And do these social and personal conflicts also contain an opportunity?

Landecker Fellow Zawdie Sandvliet Publishes a Statement on Racism Online

News | The Netherlands, 26 July 2021

Following a negative experience of one of his students, Landecker Fellow Zawdie Sandvliet publishes a statement on racism online.

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