Events
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Sep 16
September 16, 2005
4:30–10:30 a.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe New Asylums
Open Society’s After Prison Initiative screened excerpts and hosted a panel discussion of a documentary film about mentally ill people in Ohio’s state prisons.
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Sep 15
September 15, 2005
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening: And Along Came a Spider
OSI hosted a screening by director and journalist Maziar Bahari of his award-winning film And Along Came a Spider.
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Sep 8
September 8, 2005
5:00 a.m. until
December 10, 2005
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPostgraduate Course in International Education Policy Studies
ESP cosponsored a course on how to produce sub-sector analysis on issues such as governance, transparency, and equal access in the education sector.
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Jul 28
July 28, 2005
8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkReviving Theater in Afghanistan
In a forum hosted by OSI's Central Eurasia Project, Ariane Mnouchkine of Le Théâtre du Soleil discussed her experience conducting a theater workshop in Kabul.
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Jul 7
July 7, 2005
5:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkOnce There Was a Country—Revisiting Haiti
U.S. poet laureate Dr. Maya Angelou discussed a documentary film that she narrated on the health care crisis in Haiti.
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Jun 30
June 30, 2005
5:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkRace and Democracy—Restoring and Increasing Civic Participation
Part of OSI's Racial Justice series, this panel discussion examined fairness in voting and the electoral process in the United States.
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Jun 29
June 29, 2005
1:00–5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening: The Fire Next Time
OSI presented a screening and discussion of a documentary that follows a deeply divided group of Montana citizens caught in a web of conflicts intensified by rapid growth and the power of talk radio.
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Jun 20
June 20, 2005
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkDefending and Protecting Opportunity—Affirmative Action and Beyond
The second session of OSI's Racial Justice luncheon series examined the legacy of affirmative action, the opposition, and advocacy strategies for historically disenfranchised communities in the United States.
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Jun 14
June 14, 2005
1:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Global Willowbrook—Human Rights and Advocacy for People with Mental Disabilities
OSI and Mental Disability Rights International hosted a symposium on the global fight for justice for people with mental disabilities.
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Jun 9
June 9, 2005
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkRacial Justice Advocacy: The Continued Struggle for Civil Rights in the 21st Century
The premiere session of OSI's Racial Justice series explored the current state of U.S. racial justice advocacy that works to promote and secure civil justice for low-income communities of color.
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Jun 2
June 2, 2005
1:00–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkA World Apart—Women, Prison, and Life Behind Bars
To mark the publication of Soros Justice Fellow Cristina Rathbone s new book, OSI hosted a discussion on the drastic effects that skyrocketing incarceration rates in the United States have on women and their families.
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May 4
May 4, 2005
5:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMeeting: Sexual Health and Rights Project Donor Collaboration
This meeting was designed to educate sexual health and rights advocates regarding individual program parameters and to explore how donors in the field can improve communication and collaboration.
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