Events
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Nov 09
November 09, 2019
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Edison Hall, 2nd floor, An der Urania 17, 10787, Berlin, GermanyWho Owns the Ninth of November?
Kristallnacht and the fall of the Berlin Wall both took place on November 9, in 1938 and 1989 respectively. What does the culture of remembrance mean for German society, and for others?
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Nov 07
November 07, 2019
6:00–7:30 p.m.
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkProtecting the Rights of Children in the War on Drugs in Latin America and the Caribbean
A panel of experts will discuss a new report exploring the intersection of incarceration, drug policy, and children’s rights.
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Oct 03
October 03, 2019
6:30–9:00 p.m.
Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, 320 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017Film Screening—Building the American Dream
Chelsea Hernandez’s new film documents the movement fighting abuse of immigrant labor in the Texas construction industry.
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Sep 24
September 24, 2019
6:00–8:30 p.m.
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonWomen Incarcerated in the Americas Demand Sweeping Changes
Between 2000 and 2017, the female prison population worldwide increased by 53 percent, driven by minor nonviolent drug offenses. A panel of advocates and policymakers explores what can be done to reverse the trend.
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Sep 24
September 24, 2019
3:00–5:00 p.m.
Murphy Institute (CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies), 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10036Building Power: Women’s Leadership in the Fight for Justice, Democracy, and Fair Work
Women are on the frontlines of the fight for a fair global economy. A panel of women leaders will explore how their efforts can be better supported.
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Sep 17
September 17, 2019
5:30–7:30 p.m.
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkUnmaking Americans: Insecure Citizenship in the United States
A new report looks at how the history of denaturalization efforts in the United States relates to current efforts to strip Americans of their citizenship.
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Jul 11
July 11, 2019
6:00–7:30 p.m.
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBook Launch—City of Omens: A Search for the Missing Women of the Borderlands
City of Omens author Dan Werb examines a pattern of brutal violence against women taking place in Tijuana, Mexico.
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Jul 11
July 11, 2019
5:00–7:00 p.m.
The Office, Rue d’Arlon 80, Brussels, BelgiumThe European Way of Digital: The Role of the State in Protecting Open Societies Online
Can Europe position itself as a model third way for the regulation of the digital public sphere in open societies?
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Jul 10
July 10, 2019
6:00–9:00 p.m.
Le Chemin des Vignes (Ixelles) Rue d'Idalie 27, Brussels, BelgiumMust Human Rights Evolve or Die?
Philosopher and Open Society fellow Jonathan Rowson lays out the questions we must ask of human rights, of politics, and of ourselves in the twenty-first century.
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Jun 26
June 26, 2019
5:30–8:30 p.m.
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening and Q&A—The Grass is Greener
Directed by Fab 5 Freddy, this film traces the inextricable ties between cannabis criminalization and racial injustice in the United States alongside stories about the influence of cannabis in black American musical culture.
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