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Watch PAX Power to the People x HIA TALKS | Activism: Profession, hobby or lifestyle?
Activism is protest, but it is so much more. What exactly does activism mean? Is it a job? A conviction? Full-time activism is mentally hard to sustain and, therefore only available to few. But does that mean that you can't make a difference if you can't do it 24/7? No, it doesn't.
Kick Out Black Pete in talks with Prime Minister Rutte
On Wednesday 2 September 2020 Kick Out Black Pete (KOBP), represented by experts from the Afro-Dutch community, including Humanity in Action The Netherlands' Program Manager Raissa Biekman, spoke with the Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte and minister Wouter Koolmees of Social Affairs and Employment.
Launching the Alfred Landecker Democracy Fellowship
The Alfred Landecker Foundation and Humanity in Action launch a fellowship program for young professionals to tackle the impacts of coronavirus and other current political challenges to democracy.
Action Projects
As part of the Humanity in Action Fellowship, our Fellows are tasked with developing impactful projects in their own communities.
Talking About Inequality
Tess Luttikhuis and Annelie Boeren developed a short intersectional educational program and discussed the theme of inequality in Dutch society with first-year secondary school students by using an interactive game.
Short Film: 'Thin Ice'
‘Thin Ice’ is a short film about the growing fear of attacks in the Netherlands. The film addresses islamophobia and aims to make the implications and consequences of our fear for terrorist attacks a topic for discussion.
Stories of Womanhood
Stories of Womanhood is an initiative of Sharona Badloe and Sophia Blijden that aims to show the power of a personal story. After a first successful edition of Stories of Womanhood in Amsterdam their Action Project evolved into a complete series that connects and empowers women in finding their own voice.
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.
