September 29, 2012
On Saturday, September 29, 2012, Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman, editor of Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities, delivered a lecture about the book at a conference hosted by Humanity in Action (HIA). The event was held in New York City. Dr. Kaufman is an HIA Senior Fellow and a member of HIA’s American Planning Board.
After the lecture, Dr. Kaufman chaired the conference’s keynote panel, “Senior Fellows in Action: Lessons in Social Entrepreneurship from the Humanity in Action Community,” which included Sophie Raseman, contributor to Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities and an HIA Senior Fellow. The other panelists–all HIA Senior Fellows–were:
This splendid book is more than a primer on social entrepreneurship for human rights in the developing world. It is also a compendium of searing testimony about the immense practical challenges that idealistic changemakers can overcome by dint of their unflagging energy, incandescent visions of humanity and justice, and on-the-ground skills and resourcefulness. Zachary Kaufman has performed a great public service in orchestrating this admirable volume about how hope for the future can be vindicated even under the most unpromising conditions.”
