Events
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Jun 1
June 1, 2017
9:15 a.m.–4:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonGrand Corruption Without Borders: U.S. Commitment to Responsible Assets Repatriation
Two panels of experts discuss how repatriation of stolen assets to states ruled by authoritarian and kleptocratic regimes is problematic.
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May 22
May 22, 2017
2:00–8:00 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
8:15 a.m.–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
2:00–7:30 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 27
April 27, 2017
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonThe Disappearing Trial: What’s Justice in a World with More Guilty Pleas?
Fair Trials launches The Disappearing Trial—a new report examining the global spread of trial waiver systems.
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Apr 5
April 5, 2017
5:30–11:00 a.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonCorruption, Jobs, and the Arms Trade: Indefensible Book Launch and Panel Discussion
An expert panel discusses the risks and tradeoffs of the Trump administration’s proposed military buildup and budget rebalancing away from international assistance and foreign aid.
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Apr 3
April 3, 2017
1:30–7:00 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
2:30–9:00 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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Mar 20
March 20, 2017
11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonFilm Screening and Q&A—Benedicto
A new documentary explores the Guatemalan army's role in atrocity crimes committed during the country's internal conflict, as seen through the eyes of former army commander Benedicto Lucas García.
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Feb 27
February 27, 2017
12:30–7:00 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
12:30–7:00 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
12:30–7:30 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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