A lunchtime conversation about James Foreman Jr.'s acclaimed new book on race and criminal justice, which traces the zero-tolerance approach to crime and drugs back to some unlikely origins.
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May
8
event
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12:15 – 1:45 p.m.
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Past Events
Past Events
Jun
22
2017
Oscar-nominated director Evgeny Afineevsky discusses his new film, Cries from Syria, and the brutal Syrian conflict—and responds to online questions.
Location:
Webcast only
Jun
22
2017
Oscar-nominated director Evgeny Afineevsky presents his powerful new film about the Syrian civil war.
Location:
Jun
21
2017
The Open Society Foundations and PBS POV present an evening of excerpts from new documentary films exploring a range of harmful effects created by the current drug control regime.
Location:
Jun
21
2017
The Open Society Foundations welcome the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law for a conversation about their work responding to the rise in hate incidents in the United States that began in late 2016.
Location:
Jun
8
2017
A discussion on the historical tensions between drug policy advocates and communities of color, which have carried the heaviest burden in both health consequences and punitive criminal justice responses to drug use.
Location:
University of Baltimore Law School’s Moot Court Room, 1401 N Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21217
Jun
5
2017
Members of an independent experts panel present their evaluation of the six nominated candidates vying for three vacant positions on the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights.
Location:
Open Society Foundations-Washington DC
Jun
1
2017
Two panels of experts discuss how repatriation of stolen assets to states ruled by authoritarian and kleptocratic regimes is problematic.
Jun
1
2017
Open Society Foundations founder and chairman George Soros gives the keynote speech at the flagship annual economic event of the European Commission.
Location:
Webcast only
May
22
2017
Everyday Africa features photos that find beauty in ordinary life in Africa—and shift perceptions from sensationalized extremes to a more textured reality.
Location:
May
18
2017
Join Open Society Institute–Baltimore and the New Day Campaign to discuss how safe injection facilities reduce overdoses and increase access to treatment.
Location:
Maryland Art Place, 218 W Saratoga Street, Baltimore, MD 21201