Events
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Nov 9
November 9, 2009
8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkCombatting Violence Against Women in Southern Africa
Cosponsored by the Open Society Institute and WITNESS, this discussion examines the role of the Southern African Development Community in ending violence against women in the region.
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Oct 28
October 28, 2009
2:00–6:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkHow to Engage Authoritarian Regimes: The Case of Burma
At this Open Society Fellowship Program event, three distinguished speakers address how the international community can promote peace and human rights in Burma.
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Oct 20
October 20, 2009
2:00–6:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkGeorgia, One Year Later: Where Has the Aid Money Gone?
This Open Society Institute forum analyzes the effectiveness and transparency of foreign aid disbursed to Georgia since the country's crisis with Russia.
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Oct 15
October 15, 2009
2:00–6:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkHuman Rights and Their Limits
At this Open Society Institute event, Central European University professor Wiktor Osiatynski discusses how to balance human rights with democracy and other values.
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Oct 14
October 14, 2009
2:30–6:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkWrong Color, Wrong Clothes: Accounts of Ethnic Profiling in France & United States
The Open Society Justice Initiative hosts a comparative discussion on documenting and challenging racial profiling in France and the United States.
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Sep 29
September 29, 2009
2:00–6:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMoving Walls 16 Opening Reception
The Open Society Institute Documentary Photography Project is hosting an opening reception for Moving Walls 16, featuring work by Stefano De Luigi, Benjamin Lowy, Eugene Richards, Tomas van Houtryve, Paolo Woods, and Zalmaï.
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Sep 28
September 28, 2009
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkTransitional Justice and Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Open Society Fellow Jonny Steinberg discusses transitional justice in Liberia and the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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Sep 25
September 25, 2009
1:30–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkA Question of Freedom
This Open Society Institute roundtable discussion features R. Dwayne Betts, author of A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison.
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Sep 23
September 23, 2009
1:30–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Future of Family Detention in America
Cosponsored by the Open Society Institute and the American Civil Liberties Union, this forum discusses The Least of These, the acclaimed documentary about the T. Don Hutto immigrant family detention center in Texas.
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Sep 22
September 22, 2009
2:00–6:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkAzerbaijan: Basic Freedoms Under Attack
In light of the arrest of two bloggers in Baku, speakers at this OSF forum explore the state of independent speech and free assembly in Azerbaijan.
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Sep 7
September 7, 2009
6:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society European Policy Institute
BrusselsTurkey in Europe: Breaking the Vicious Circle
Sponsored by the European Policy Centre, in collaboration with the Open Society Institute and the British Council, this event examines Turkey and the EU accession process.
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Aug 3
August 3, 2009
3:00–8:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Reckoning
The Open Society Institute held a screening of this documentary about the International Criminal Court, followed by a discussion with the film s director and producer.
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