Events
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Jun 11
June 11, 2014
12:00–5:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Problem with Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives
Open Society Fellow Jennifer Gordon speaks with activist Greg Asbed about serious flaws in multi-stakeholder initiatives to promote labor rights.
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Jun 11
June 11, 2014
8:15 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkChina and Tiananmen 25 Years On: Does Authoritarianism Pay?
This panel explores the significance of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, and whether China’s rise has broken the long-assumed tie between economic development and an open society.
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Jun 10
June 10, 2014
8:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkWhistleblower Protection and The Snowden Effect
This briefing addresses the current historic opportunity to advance whistleblower protection and concrete opportunities to strengthen work in the areas of human rights, national security, environment, and governance.
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Jun 9
June 9, 2014
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkHow the War on Drugs Impedes Economic Development
Experts from Africa and Latin America discuss the negative effects of repressive drug policies on their regions.
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Jun 5
June 5, 2014
8:15 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkSocial Mobilization and Strategic Litigation for Equal Education in South Africa
This panel explores how Equal Education and the Equal Education Law Center used strategic litigation and social mobilization to secure legally binding norms and standards for school infrastructure in South Africa.
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May 28
May 28, 2014
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkInside Guatemala’s Drug Rehab Centers
Take an unprecedented look inside these institutions through a powerful photo series that explores the intersection of drug use, Christianity, and rehabilitation.
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May 19
May 19, 2014
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe American Legacy in Afghanistan
Will the U.S. leave a legacy of progress or failure in Afghanistan? Three seasoned Afghanistan experts share their opinions of where U.S. policy has stumbled and where it might succeed.
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May 13
May 13, 2014
2:00–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Future of International Justice
Three leading thinkers on international justice ask whether and how the International Criminal Court as we know it can survive.
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May 7
May 7, 2014
6:00–11:15 a.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkHow Can We Use Data for Social Good?
Jake Porway, executive director of DataKind, explains how NGOs use data, how they can use it better, and what data science can do for civil society.
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May 6
May 6, 2014
8:20 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkLGBTI Rights and the Global Culture Wars
Open Society Fellow Mark Gevisser examines how LGBTI rights have become the latest—and hottest—battleground in the global culture wars.
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May 2
May 2, 2014
8:20 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFrom Nuremberg to Syria: One Man’s Search for Justice
Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz discusses the Nuremberg Trials, the International Criminal Court, and prospects for international justice in the future.
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Apr 25
April 25, 2014
8:15 a.m. until
April 28, 2014
1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkAfrican Urbanism and Human Rights
Africa’s rapid urbanization presents severe challenges, but also provides opportunities for advancing democracy and economic development.
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