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Interview Ai WeiWei
Humanity in Action is pleased to share a 32 minute video of an hour-long conversation on the role of art and organizations like Humanity in Action in upholding civil democracies and humanity in our current, turbulent times with Judith Goldstein and the renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei at his studio in Berlin.
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Herstory: Women in Solidarity and Beyond
Dr. Elżbieta Korolczuk led a breakout session at the Fourth Annual Humanity in Action International Conference in which she examines the Solidarity movement from a feminist perspective. Hear her talk.
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Transformation, Socio-Economic Change, Civil Society
Professor Andrzej Rychard, Director of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences, presented a keynote address at the Fourth Annual Humanity in Action International Conference in Warsaw.
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Origins and Mission of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Professor Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett delivered the opening remarks for the Fourth Annual Humanity in Action International Conference. In her talk, she addresses the creation and mission of the the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, which served as the venue for the International Conference.
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Under Two Totalitarian Powers: Poland Between Hitler and Stalin
Dr. Dariusz Stola delivered the opening keynote at the Fourth Annual Humanity in Action International Conference in Warsaw in which he addresses the transitions and challenges faced by Poland during the interwar period.
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Poles and Jews: Shared History with Diverging Narratives
Konstanty Gebert, associate fellow at the European Council for Foreign Relations and reporter and columnist at “Gazeta Wyborcza,” delivered a keynote address at the Fourth Annual Humanity in Action International Conference in Warsaw.
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Poland's Narrative of Protest
Steve Crawshaw, Director, Office of Secretary General of Amnesty International, delivered a keynote address at the Fourth Annual Humanity in Action International Conference in Warsaw.
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Stockholm: Antisemitism, Ambivalence and Action
Published by Humanity in Action in 2013, "Civil Society and the Holocaust: International Perspectives on Resistance and Rescue" examines the different ways that European countries and the United States responded to the Holocaust. Karin Kvist Geverts examines the Swedish case.
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Humanitarian–Military Intervention: An Oxymoron or a Necessary Means to Obtain Peace?
Humanity in Action Press
Discover some of the publications from our in-house publisher:
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?
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.
Shifting Paradigms: Humanity in Action Senior Fellows on Policy and Pluralism Across Borders
Shifting Paradigms is a volume of diverse articles on cross-border policy and pluralism written by Humanity in Action Senior Fellows.
Two Trees in Jerusalem
Cornelia Schmalz-Jacobsen in her touching account "Two Trees in Jerusalem" tells about the resistance of her parents, Donata and Eberhard Helmrich, against the horrors of National Socialism.
Transatlantic Perspectives on Diplomacy and Diversity
Recognizing the intensification of transnational conflicts that both violently divide and intimately link our global communities, this book is a collection of diverse essays, which tackle international relations and migration.
Reflections on the Holocaust
The first book published by Humanity in Action, Reflections on the Holocaust is a collection of essays from Humanity in Action Fellows, Senior Fellows, Board members and lecturers from 1997 to 2010.