Humanity in Action

Humanity in Action
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Lectures and discussions with renowned academics, journalists, politicians and activists on the topic of international human rights

  1. 09/15/2019

    Voices of Atlanta

    Humanity in Action

    27 min

  2. 09/13/2019

    Strange Fruit

    Fellows from the 2019 John Lewis Fellowship record a podcast dedicated to Songs For Resistance - in this particular episode, the song 'Strange Fruit'.

    14 min

  3. 09/13/2019

    Views from the South

    In this podcast episode, Fellows Anna Wiatrowska, Danielle Miles-Langaigne, Meredith Gudesblatt, and Nikolina Sladojević interviewed people in Atlanta, Georgia about the misconceptions people have of the US South as well as those that Southerners have of Atlanta. The Fellows also share their own learnings and thoughts on the South and from the Fellowship in the podcast, as well as in a written reflection.

    17 min

  4. 10/27/2016

    NAACP President Delivers Opening Keynote at 2016 Humanity in Action New York Conference

    NAACP President Cornell Brooks delivers the opening keynote at the 2016 Humanity in Action New York Conference. Speaking on racial justice, voting rights and political discourse in the 2016 election, Brooks calls upon the Humanity in Action community to continue actively engaging with issues of democracy and diversity.

    56 min

  5. 12/05/2013

    Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism that Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs

    Saskia Bruysten, Co-Founder & CEO of Yunus Social Business, leads a breakout session at the 2013 Humanity in Action New York Conference in which she discusses building buisinesses to solve social problems.

    1h 16m

  6. 12/04/2013

    ReWired for Change: A Conversation with Sonja Sohn

    Sonja Sohn, "The Wire" Actress; Activist; Founder and CEO of ReWired for Change, a nonprofit organization that seeks to empower at risk youth, families and communities living in under-served areas, delivers the opening keynote presentation at the 2013 Humanity in Action New York Conference.

    57 min

  7. 12/04/2013

    Senior Fellows in Action: Lessons in Active Citizenship from the Humanity in Action Community

    Humanity in Action Senior Fellows Matt Bowlby (Internally Displaced Persons Returns Officer, International Organization for Migration),  Matt Haney (School Board Member, San Francisco Unified School District; Adjunct Professor, Stanford Design School), Joseph Kaifala (Founder, Jeneba Project Inc.; Co-founder, Sierra Leone Memory Project), Brian Stout (Senior Policy Analyst, USAID) and Catherine Zinnel (District Director, Office of Council Member Brad Lander, New York City Council) discuss active citizenship during the final panel for the Humanity in Action New York Conference.  The panel was moderated by Danielle Goonan, Senior Associate at the Clinton Global Initiative and Humanity in Action Senior Fellow.

    1h 19m

  8. 12/04/2013

    Did Europe Learn?

    Søren Pind, Member of the Danish Parliament and Humanity in Action Denmark Board Member and Manfred Nowak, Professor of International Law and Human Rights at Vienna University debate what Europe has learned since 1943 during the final Panel Discussion of the October 43 Conference, Civil Society: Reactions to the Holocaust.  Moderated by Paula Larrain, Journalist and former TV-host of DR.

    1h 20m
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Lectures and discussions with renowned academics, journalists, politicians and activists on the topic of international human rights

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  • Creator
    Humanity in Action
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2019
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2013 Humanity in Action. All rights reserved.
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