Events
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Nov 21
November 21, 2008
2:00–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe U.S. Elections—Innovations in Organizing
This OSI webcast looks at how nonpartisan groups can use innovative organizing and technology strategies to advance their agenda, and analyzes the role that emerging constituencies played in the recent elections.
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Nov 21
November 21, 2008
4:00–9:00 a.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkNew Media in Authoritarian Societies
John Kelly, founder of Morningside Analytics, discussed the emerging networked public sphere and presented his maps of online social networks in Iran, Egypt, Russia, and China, at this Open Society Institute panel.
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Nov 20
November 20, 2008
4:00 a.m. until
August 12, 2009
5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPhotography Exhibition: Moving Walls 15
The photographs in this OSI exhibit document abuse of power at Abu Ghraib and in North Korea, HIV education in Lesotho, industrial pollution in Bangladesh, daily life in Azerbaijan, and the separation wall between Mexico and the U.S.
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Nov 3
November 3, 2008
1:30–6:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkHuman Rights and Civil Society in Uzbekistan
The Open Society Institute presented a discussion on human rights and civil society in Uzbekistan with journalist and activist Umida Niazova.
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Oct 23
October 23, 2008
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkChina Ink—The Changing Face of Chinese Journalism
This OSI-hosted conversation with co-author Judy Polumbaum looked at changes in contemporary China through the compelling personal accounts of young Chinese reporters and editors.
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Oct 20
October 20, 2008
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe U.S. Economic Downturn
This OSI webcast provides a snapshot of the roots of the downturn, the nuances of quick-fix policy solutions, and whether the institutions whose policies created the economic mess are now designing its solution.
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Sep 30
September 30, 2008
2:00–6:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkA Life in Transition
OSI presented a conversation with Alex Boraine, author of A Life in Transition, an insider's account of important institutions and events in South African history.
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Sep 23
September 23, 2008
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPhotography as Advocacy—A Half Century of Oil and Misery in the Niger Delta
OSI and the Revenue Watch Institute hosted a discussion of oil in the Niger Delta and the use of photography in advocating for social change.
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Aug 7
August 7, 2008
9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Latin America Program
Mexico CityInternational Rally for Human Rights and HIV/AIDS
OSI and other human rights organizations brought together thousands of activists and people affected by HIV/AIDS for a global rally for human rights during the 2008 International AIDS Conference.
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Aug 3
August 3, 2008
5:00 a.m. until
August 7, 2008
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Latin America Program
Mexico CityHuman Rights Networking Zone at the International AIDS Conference
OSI and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network are collaborating with a coalition of 24 HIV and human rights organizations to convene the Human Rights Networking Zone at the 2008 International AIDS Conference in Mexico City.
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Aug 2
August 2, 2008
5:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (EDT)
Latin America Program
Mexico CityStrategies for Change: Breaking Barriers to HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care for Women
OSI convened a symposium in advance of the 2008 International AIDS Conference to discuss legal, economic, advocacy, and treatment strategies for a more "women-friendly" response to HIV.
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Jul 24
July 24, 2008
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBlack Male Achievement—What Needs to Be Done
The OSI Campaign for Black Male Achievement hosted a discussion to shine a light on the organizations and leaders focusing on solutions to the crisis in America facing black men and boys.
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