Events
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Nov 8
November 8, 2021
10:00–11:00 a.m. (EST)
Live StreamHuman Rights Challenges a Year After the 44-Day War in Nagorno-Karabakh
A year after the brutal war in Nagorno-Karabakh, serious rights abuses continue, while the international response remains insufficient. How can international actors help to remedy these violations and prevent possible future escalation?
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Nov 4
November 4, 2021
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Live StreamInvestigating the Police in Latin America: The Role of Civil Society
Speakers from Mexico, Jamaica, and Brazil discuss how civil society in Latin America and the Caribbean advocates for and engages with state mechanisms to supervise, investigate, and sanction police misconduct.
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Sep 22
September 22, 2021
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Live StreamGlobal Consequences of the War on Drugs: Perspectives from Former Open Society Fellows
Global drug policy experts and former Open Society fellows discuss the international effects of the failed war on drugs and provide insights on how to shift drug policy from prohibition and punishment to health and human rights.
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Sep 8
September 8, 2021
9:00 a.m. until
September 10, 2021
10:00 a.m. (EDT)
Live StreamEssential for Recovery
The global recovery from COVID-19 threatens to leave behind the very people who have kept the world running through the pandemic. This summit lays out a vision for a just economic recovery that advances workers’ rights.
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Aug 31
August 31, 2021
4:00–5:30 p.m. (EDT)
Live StreamBuilding a Just Economy: Insights from Worker Center Leaders
This live discussion will bring the nation’s leading workers’ rights and economic justice advocates together to reflect on the gains made in building worker power and the opportunities of shaping a world with workers at the center.
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Jun 24
June 24, 2021
12:00–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Live StreamEconomic and Fiscal Policy During Germany’s Green Transformation
The green transformation of Germany’s economy has become the key theme for their upcoming general election. In this event, academics and policymakers debate the economic policies that will shape the election.
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Jun 21
June 21, 2021
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Live StreamWho Polices the Police?
Speakers from South and North America, Africa, and Eurasia discuss progress and challenges documented in the recent publication Who Polices the Police? The Role of Independent Agencies in Criminal Investigations of State Agents.
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Jun 17
June 17, 2021
10:30 a.m. until
June 19, 2021
11:30 a.m. (EDT)
Live StreamSermon Series: 50th Anniversary of the War on Drugs
Faith leaders across the United States will mark the 50th anniversary of America’s failed war on drugs with a series of sermons memorializing the victims and affirming that people who use drugs are deserving of life, dignity, and rights.
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Jun 16
June 16, 2021
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Live stream50 Years of the Failed Drug War and its Consequences in Latin America: A Conversation with Former President of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo
The drug war has been disastrous for Latin America, creating waves of violence and human rights violations. Former president of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo talks to Open Society’s Kasia Malinowska calling for a rethink of our global drug policy.
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Jun 8
June 8, 2021
12:00–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Live StreamPriorities in the German Federal Election: Foreign Policy
What are the foreign policy priorities of major political parties in Germany? This discussion will explore their perspectives on issues including European integration, security alliances, and post-pandemic international cooperation.
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Apr 28
April 28, 2021
10:00–11:30 a.m. (EDT)
Live StreamWho Believes in Conspiracy Myths?
A new study provides insights into how widespread COVID-19 conspiracy myths are in Germany. The results will be discussed by experts from academia, civil society, and the media.
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Apr 27
April 27, 2021
12:00–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Live StreamBook Launch—Immigration Matters: Visions, Strategies, and Movements for a Progressive Future
Amaha Kassa, Cecilia Muñoz, and Mae Ngai discuss a new book about immigration in the United States, and policies that can remediate the recent harms done to immigrant workers and communities, with editors Deepak Bhargava and Ruth Milkman.
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