Events
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Jun 22
June 22, 2017
5:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening and Q&A: Cries from Syria
Oscar-nominated director Evgeny Afineevsky presents his powerful new film about the Syrian civil war.
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Jun 21
June 21, 2017
5:30–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkDrugs in Documentary Films: A Showcase
The Open Society Foundations and PBS POV present an evening of excerpts from new documentary films exploring a range of harmful effects created by the current drug control regime.
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Jun 21
June 21, 2017
12:15–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBuilding a New Legal Infrastructure Toward Confronting Hate Incidents in the United States
The Open Society Foundations welcome the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law for a conversation about their work responding to the rise in hate incidents in the United States that began in late 2016.
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May 22
May 22, 2017
6:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBook Launch—Everyday Africa: 30 Photographers Re-Picturing a Continent
Everyday Africa features photos that find beauty in ordinary life in Africa—and shift perceptions from sensationalized extremes to a more textured reality.
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May 8
May 8, 2017
12:15–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkLocking Up Our Own: James Forman Jr. in Conversation with Khalil Gibran Muhammad
A lunchtime conversation about James Foreman Jr.’s acclaimed new book on race and criminal justice, which traces the zero-tolerance approach to crime and drugs back to some unlikely origins.
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Apr 27
April 27, 2017
6:00–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkImpacts of Strategic Litigation on Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights
A conversation launches an Open Society Justice Initiative report that draws on interviews with community members, litigators, and activists from Kenya, Malaysia, and Paraguay.
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Apr 3
April 3, 2017
5:30–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBook Launch—Dictators Without Borders: Power and Money in Central Asia
Alex Cooley speaks about his new book, which explores unrecognized and unregulated links between autocratic regimes in Central Asia and centers of power and wealth throughout the West.
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Mar 28
March 28, 2017
6:30–9:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPublic Health in a Populist Moment
A panel discussion on how right-wing populist politics are shaping the debate about public health.
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Feb 27
February 27, 2017
5:30–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBook Launch: Assassination of a Saint
Matt Eisenbrandt joins a panel of experts to discuss his new book, which tells the story of the investigation into the killing of Archbishop Óscar Romero.
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Feb 13
February 13, 2017
5:30–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkGetting Respect: Responding to Stigma and Discrimination in the United States, Brazil, and Israel
Michèle Lamont discusses her most recent book, which examines the extent to which racial identity overshadows the daily experiences of stigmatized groups across contexts.
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Jan 23
January 23, 2017
5:30–7:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening and Q&A—The Constitution: A Love Story About Hate
Winner of the Montreal Film Festival Grand Prize of the Americas, The Constitution explores intolerance and hate through the stories of four neighbors in Zagreb, Croatia.
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Nov 1
November 1, 2016
7:00–9:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkOpening Reception for Urban Now: City Life in Congo
Urban Now: City Life in Congo is an exhibition that explores different urban sites in Congo through the media of photography and video.
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