Events
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Feb 13
February 13, 2019
2:00–8:30 p.m. (EST)
Church of the Redeemer, 5603 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210Talking About Race: Plessy v. Ferguson and America’s Journey from Slavery to Segregation
Washington Post senior editor Steve Luxenberg talks with Judge Robert Bell about the current-day relevance of Plessy v. Ferguson’s “separate but equal” doctrine.
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Jan 23
January 23, 2019
12:30–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening and Q&A—Intelligent Lives
Dan Habib joins Open Society for a screening of his new film, which explores the value of attempts to measure intelligence as a way to predict a person’s potential to contribute meaningfully to the world.
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Jan 22
January 22, 2019
12:30–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkLaw Versus Power: Our Global Fight for Human Rights
Wolfgang Kaleck, a leading German human rights lawyer, shares his insights after more than two decades involved in the global struggle to hold powerful people and governments accountable for abuses.
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Jan 17
January 17, 2019
1:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkWomen in Prison: The Devastating Impact of Rising Incarceration in the Americas
A panel of experts explores innovative strategies being launched to counter rising incarceration rates among women in the Americas.
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Dec 18
December 18, 2018
12:30–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening and Q&A—Call Her Ganda
Director PJ Raval joins Open Society for a screening of his award-winning film about the 2014 murder of Filipina trans woman Jennifer Laude by a U.S. Marine—and the political uprising it inspired.
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Dec 6
December 6, 2018
1:30–8:30 p.m. (EST)
UN Women, 220 E 42nd Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10017Women Challenging Norms to Power Economies Winners Celebration
Ashoka, UN Women, and the Open Society Foundations celebrate the winners of our Challenging Norms, Powering Economies: Women and Non-Traditional Partners in Africa and the Middle East challenge.
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Dec 6
December 6, 2018
5:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (EST)
Museum of Natural Sciences, Rue Vautier 29, 1000 Brussels, BelgiumIs Italian Agriculture a “Pull Factor” for Irregular Migration—and, If So, Why?
The Open Society European Policy Institute and the European University Institute launch a new report exploring factors underlying the demand for exploitable migrant labor in Italian agriculture.
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Nov 29
November 29, 2018
7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society European Policy Institute
BrusselsMoving Beyond Libya’s Political Deadlock: What Role for the EU?
The European Policy Centre and the Open Society European Policy Institute convene a panel of experts on Libya to discuss the situation on the ground and efforts to stabilize the country.
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Nov 14
November 14, 2018
1:00–7:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening and Discussion—When “Do-Gooders” Do Harm
Last month, ProPublica broke a shocking exposé about sexual abuse in an American charity in Liberia. We will explore what happens when good intentions among NGOs collide with the realities of operating without accountability.
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Nov 12
November 12, 2018
12:30–7:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMadness and Human Rights: Ideas about the Past and Future of Mental Health Treatment
John Trainor explores how learning from society’s past reactions to mental illness can lead to better treatment strategies for the future.
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Oct 30
October 30, 2018
3:00–8:30 p.m. (EDT)
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218Celebrating 20 Years of Open Society Institute–Baltimore with Patrick Gaspard and the 2018 Open Society Institute Community Fellows
In the last of Open Society Institute-Baltimore's 20th Anniversary special events, Open Society Foundations president Patrick Gaspard discusses the challenges to open societies around the world.
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Oct 24
October 24, 2018
2:00–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBook Launch—American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear
Khaled A. Beydoun’s new book considers the history of Islamophobia in the United States and the ways anti-Muslim rhetoric is rooted in the U.S. legal system.
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