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The 2018 John Lewis Fellowship in Atlanta begins in three weeks. This year's edition will scrutinize the past 50 years since 1968, or "Human Righs Year", as designaed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. What has changed since Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination, the Fair Housing Act and Women's Liberation Movement? Currently, the 26 selected Humanity in Action Fellows –– university… Read more

Humanity in Action Fellowship in Detroit begins in less than a month. Currently, the 22 selected Fellows –– university students, recent graduates and young professionals –– from eight countries meet online to discuss the reading materials and to get to… Read more

May 10, 2018 — Humanity in Action is pleased to announce the names of the 2018 Humanity in Action Fellows. Humanity in Action Fellows are young leaders who are dynamic, entrepreneurial and passionate about changing the world. These 158 Fellows will participate in the Humanity in Action Fellowship programs in Europe and the United States. 

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November 10, 2017 — Humanity in Action is pleased to announce the launch of the "Senior Fellows Forum: Flight and Migration – Societies in Transition" in Berlin, Germany.

This 10-day forum brings together 26 Fellows and Senior Fellows from Bosnia and Herzegovina,… Read more

October 3, 2017 – Humanity in Action is pleased to announce that applications for the 2018 Humanity in Action summer Fellowship programs are now open! 

• Humanity in Action Fellowship in Europe (Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Sarajevo and Warsaw): June 8 - July 8, 2018
• Humanity in Action Fellowship in the United States…

July 6, 2017 – This past year, Humanity in Action teamed up with Brooklyn-based paper-cut and stop-motion animation artist, Andrew Benincasa, to create an animated film on the theme of reality in the context of Humanity in Action's mission. The film explores the pressures on reality, community and active citizenship in a time of increasing social and political discord. "Make Reality"… Read more

June 21, 2017 — Humanity in Action is thrilled to announce the complete program schedule and list of speakers for the Eighth Annual Humanity in Action International Conference in Berlin. 

The 2017 International Conference will explore the rise in nationalist sentiment, xenophobic rhetoric and political extremism across Europe and the United States, and the resultant… Read more

May 11, 2017 — The response from the Humanity in Action Network to our International Conference in Berlin has been amazing and overwhelming. The conference is currently at full capacity. We have therefore been forced to close registration and have opened a waitlist. 

If you have not yet registered and are interested in attending the conference, we encourage you to sign up… Read more

May 2, 2017 — Humanity in Action is pleased to announce the names of the 2017 Humanity in Action Fellows. Humanity in Action Fellows are young leaders who are dynamic, entrepreneurial and passionate about changing the world. These 161 Fellows will participate in the Humanity in Action Fellowship programs in Europe and the United States. 

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Humanity in Action is celebrating 18 years of educational programming in 2015. To mark this special occasion, Humanity in Action produced a film that highlights its mission, programs and Senior Fellows. Judith Goldstein, founder and Executive Director, and the Humanity in Action staff would like to thank their dear… Read more