Events
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Nov 12
November 12, 2013
1:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonA Conversation with Guatemalan Attorney General Claudia Paz y Paz
Claudia Paz y Paz, the trailblazing attorney general of Guatemala who pursued the prosecution of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, will discuss judicial reform.
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Nov 11
November 11, 2013
7:15 a.m. until
November 19, 2013
1:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkCentral-American Domestic Workers and the Case of ASTRADOMES
This conversation looks at the work of ASTRADOMES (Association of Domestic Workers), which has advocated for the rights of female workers in Central America for more than 20 years.
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Oct 31
October 31, 2013
6:00–11:30 a.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonAfter Westgate: Security and Human Rights in Kenya
Following the terrorist attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, can Kenyan security forces get justice without abusing human rights?
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Oct 28
October 28, 2013
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkRewire—Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection
Can digital connection lead to better human connection? A conversation with author Ethan Zuckerman and Open Society Foundations president Chris Stone.
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Oct 16
October 16, 2013
8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkWhy Cities Provide Services to Undocumented Migrants
Open Society Fellow Sarah Spencer and NYC Commissioner for Immigrant Affairs Fatima Shama discuss the topic of irregular migrants in both a European and American context.
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Sep 19
September 19, 2013
8:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonFrom the Frontlines of LGBTI Rights Advocacy in Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia
The discussion focuses on on-the-ground dynamics and how advocates can best support the struggle for human rights in these countries.
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Sep 17
September 17, 2013
1:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonJudicial Independence in Guatemala: A Conversation with Guatemalan Supreme Court Justice César Barrientos
Justice Barrientos and U.S. Ambassador for War Crimes Stephen Rapp discuss the rule of law in Guatemala, where courts recently issued, and then overturned, the first domestic genocide conviction of a former head of state.
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Sep 13
September 13, 2013
8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkUngrievable Lives and Unintended Consequences: Pakistan, the U.S., and the “War on Terror”
How has Pakistan experienced the “war on terror”? What have been the long-term implications of that war for the human rights of ordinary Pakistanis?
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Sep 12
September 12, 2013
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe American Way of Poverty
Sasha Abramsky and Bob Herbert discuss Abramsky’s new book, The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives. The book explores stories of people struggling to survive the country’s rising economic inequality.
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Jul 30
July 30, 2013
8:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBrazil’s Vinegar Revolt
Denis Mizne discusses how recent mass protests in Brazil fit into the wider wave of social protest movements around the world and what they mean for Brazil’s internal political processes.
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Jul 10
July 10, 2013
1:30–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Institute–Baltimore
BaltimoreIncarceration Generation
The Justice Policy Institute and Open Society Institute–Baltimore host a discussion of a new book illuminating the impact of mass incarceration on the United States.
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Jul 10
July 10, 2013
8:20 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMass Surveillance and the U.S. National Security Agency
This discussion explores recent revelations about the U.S. National Security Agency’s surveillance programs.
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