Events
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Feb 10
February 10, 2020
11:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening and Q&A—Liquid Handcuffs: A Documentary to Free Methadone
Open Society’s screening of the first feature-length documentary using the lens of harm reduction to examine the methadone clinic system will feature a Q&A with co-director Helen Redmond.
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Jan 21
January 21, 2020
10:30–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkResistance in a Time of Fear: Through Shahidul Alam’s Lens
Time magazine’s 2018 Person of the Year, Shahidul Alam, talks about photography, activism, and the right to expression.
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Dec 9
December 9, 2019
11:30–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkHow the Syrian Government Targets Health Workers for Arrest, Detention, and Torture
This event marks the launch of the newest Physicians for Human Rights report, My Only Crime Was That I Was a Doctor.
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Dec 4
December 4, 2019
11:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening and Q&A—When We Walk
Living with a severe form of multiple sclerosis, filmmaker Jason DaSilva—who will be present for a Q&A at this screening—examines the national healthcare crisis as he tries to be closer to his son who lives 2,000 miles away.
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Dec 2
December 2, 2019
5:30–1:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Story of the First Two Nations to Pass Landmark Disability Rights Law
Three Latin American advocates discuss Peru and Colombia recently becoming the first countries in the world to fully recognize the right of every person to exercise their legal capacity.
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Nov 19
November 19, 2019
5:00–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonFilm Screening and Q&A—4th Republic
The star of a new political thriller exploring the reality of Nigeria’s elections will be present for a screening and Q&A.
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Nov 19
November 19, 2019
12:00–2:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening and Q&A—College Behind Bars
College Behind Bars, a new documentary by Lynn Novick, tells the story of a dozen incarcerated men and women in one of the most rigorous—and successful—prison education programs in the United States.
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Nov 7
November 7, 2019
6:00–7:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkProtecting the Rights of Children in the War on Drugs in Latin America and the Caribbean
A panel of experts discusses a new report exploring the intersection of incarceration, drug policy, and children’s rights.
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Sep 24
September 24, 2019
6:00–8:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonWomen Incarcerated in the Americas Demand Sweeping Changes
Between 2000 and 2017, the female prison population worldwide increased by 53 percent, driven by minor nonviolent drug offenses. A panel of advocates and policymakers explores what can be done to reverse the trend.
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Sep 17
September 17, 2019
5:30–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkUnmaking Americans: Insecure Citizenship in the United States
A new report looks at how the history of denaturalization efforts in the United States relates to current efforts to strip Americans of their citizenship.
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Jul 11
July 11, 2019
6:00–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBook Launch—City of Omens: A Search for the Missing Women of the Borderlands
City of Omens author Dan Werb examines a pattern of brutal violence against women taking place in Tijuana, Mexico.
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Jun 26
June 26, 2019
5:30–8:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening and Q&A—The Grass is Greener
Directed by Fab 5 Freddy, this film traces the inextricable ties between cannabis criminalization and racial injustice in the United States alongside stories about the influence of cannabis in Black American musical culture.
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