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80 years: The Flight and Rescue of the Danish Jews 1943 - 2023
In 2023, it will be 80 years since the flight and rescue of the Danish Jews. Humanity in Action marks this through a number of events in September and October. The memory is our shared responsibility and our only way to prevent repetition.
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Seeing with poverty
Humanity in Action Senior Fellow Francis Seeck and Brigitte Theißl compile the first German-language anthology on anti-classicism. The weekly newspaper "Der Freitag" wrote an article on this anthology.
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The First Speech Writing School in Scotland
Landecker Fellow Laura Westring's project, the Caledonia School of Speech Writing, was featured in a Insider article. She plans on establishing Scotland's first ever Speech Writing School.
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A Crisis Within a Crisis; Refugees facing Covid-19
Landecker Fellow Iason Apostolopoulos was a panelist on the webinar titled "A Crisis Within a Crisis; Refugees facing Covid-19." Iason is the Rescue Team Coordinator of "Mediterranea Saving Humans," an Italian Association that is active in the Central Mediterranean Sea.
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How the Coronavirus Risks Exacerbating Women’s Political Exclusion
Senior Fellow Saskia Brechenmacher writes about how the coronavirus pandemic threatens female political inclusion, and what we can do to prevent this.
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The Okra Project: Update on Milestones and Goals
Senior Fellow Ianne Fields Stewart has been working on The Okra Project, a grassroots mutual aid collective that supports black trans, non-binary, and gender non-comforming people.
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The Lawfare Podcast: Marietje Schaake on Reclaiming Democratic Control of the Internet
Senior Fellow Marietje Schaake is a guest star on the the Lawfare Arbiters of Truth podcast series. In this episode, Marietje discusses ideas of tech regulation in Europe and the United States.
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Racism and the Police: Rights and Laws are not "Western Values"
Senior Fellow Jasamin Ulfat-Seddiqzai writes about how racial profiling and racism influence policing in an article for "Deutschlandfunk Kultur."
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Torture in Syria: They want to break the people
Philipp Reichert and Senior Fellow Lena Kampf write about Martin Lautwein, the first German imprisoned in a Syrian secret service prison, and the torture that happens there.