Events
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May 21
May 21, 2015
6:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkLords of Secrecy: The National Security Elite and America’s Stealth Warfare
Scott Horton discusses his new book, Lords of Secrecy, which explores national security debates including the turn to private security contractors, sweeping surveillance methods, and the use of robotic weapons such as drones.
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May 18
May 18, 2015
6:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkExiled to Nowhere: Discussions on Intolerance and Inclusion in Burma
As part of the global tour of the photography exhibition Exiled to Nowhere: Burma’s Rohingya, this discussion focuses on the challenges and intolerance facing ethnic minorities in Burma.
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May 14
May 14, 2015
10:00–11:30 a.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFears and Suspicions Around Foreign Philanthropy in India
This discusion explores the Indian government’s increasing regulation of NGOs and its ramifications for civil society.
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Apr 28
April 28, 2015
12:30–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFree Markets vs. Human Rights: Does India Have to Make a Choice?
Harsh Mander discusses the tension between economic liberalization and a rights-based approach to development and governance in India.
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Apr 20
April 20, 2015
12:30–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMachinations and Manipulations: Bots, Big Data, and the Internet of Things
Philip Howard, professor of technology and international affairs, will present his latest book, Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up, followed by an open discussion.
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Apr 15
April 15, 2015
6:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening: African Grandmothers Tribunal
Watch and discuss a new documentary about six African grandmothers who, despite stigma and abuse, care for children orphaned by AIDS. In 2013 they traveled to Canada to give powerful testimony to a landmark people’s tribunal.
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Apr 3
April 3, 2015
12:30–12:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFrom the Front Lines in Ferguson: A Conversation about Policing, Race, and Justice
Open Society grantees discuss the context of racially charged troubles in Ferguson, Missouri, and current prospects for change.
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Apr 1
April 1, 2015
12:30–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkIs It Possible to Do Justice in Guatemala?
The former attorney general of Guatemala discusses whether it is possible today to change Guatemala’s culture of impunity.
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Mar 18
March 18, 2015
6:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkProtecting Women and Families from the War on Drugs: UN Sessions
This panel will present research demonstrating how the drug war particularly harms women, and will explore leveraging upcoming UN convenings to better promote and protect the human rights of women and families.
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Mar 12
March 12, 2015
12:30–12:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkVictories and Challenges for Media Defense: A Conversation with Media Legal Defense Initiative
Representatives from the Media Legal Defence Initiative discuss its work defending journalists, bloggers, and independent media against legal threats.
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Mar 11
March 11, 2015
6:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkSchool Discipline Book Launch with Dan Losen and Marsha Weissman
Celebrating the publication of two important new books, this event highlights some of the latest research on school discipline and will present substantive solutions for the future.
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Mar 10
March 10, 2015
12:30–12:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkTrials, Tribulations, and Tantalizing Possibilities in the New Ukraine
Svitlana Zalishchuk, a Maidan activist and now a parliamentarian in the Rada, discusses challenges reformers face in creating a “New Ukraine” in the context of war in the Eastern part of the country.
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