Events
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Sep 11
September 11, 2018
2:00–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBook Launch—The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy
In her critically acclaimed new book, Mariana Mazzucato calls for a public debate about what is really adding value to our economies, so that we can create a new form of capitalism that works for us all.
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Aug 6
August 6, 2018
12:00–6:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonBuilding the Bench for Inclusive U.S. Foreign Policy: Civil Society Leading by Example
A new report, Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in the Foreign Policy Sector, demonstrates how NGOs can empower a diverse pool of national security and foreign policy experts to help solve the world’s greatest challenges.
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Jul 11
July 11, 2018
2:00–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkIs the Human Rights Movement in Crisis?
Samuel Moyn and Aryeh Neier debate the human rights movement’s response to economic inequality: is this a fight that must be taken on, or is it one that rights can’t help to win?
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Jun 25
June 25, 2018
1:30–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkReimagining Drug Policy Through Artistic Expression: Museums, Marches, and More
A panel of activists and artists will discuss creative ways to push for reform through immersive events and imaginative experiences.
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Jun 5
June 5, 2018
1:30–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBook Launch—Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship
At a moment when hate speech is on the rise, Nadine Strossen’s timely new book presents powerful arguments about how to best protect both freedom and equality.
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May 31
May 31, 2018
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBook Launch—Some Kind of Justice: The ICTY’s Impact in Bosnia and Serbia
Legal scholar Diane Orentlicher discusses her new book on the impact of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia with a panel of regional and international experts.
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May 22
May 22, 2018
1:45–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Future of Coca Industrialization in Colombia: A Pathway to Development and Peace
A new report looks at the coca leaf as a legal agricultural product and presents challenges, opportunities, and parameters for a legal system to expand coca industrialization.
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May 17
May 17, 2018
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society European Policy Institute
BrusselsHow Disinformation Spreads: Social Media’s Impact on Italy’s Elections
Alexandre Alaphilippe from EU DisinfoLab and fact-checker David Puente discuss how civil society cooperation helped monitor and counter online disinformation during the elections.
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Apr 26
April 26, 2018
2:30–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkCollateral Repair Project on the Refugee Crisis in Jordan—Stories from the Field
Amanda Lane provides a deep dive into the refugee crisis in Jordan, drawing on her work with Collateral Repair Project, a small community-based organization working to meet the basic needs of refugees in Amman.
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Apr 19
April 19, 2018
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkImages and Democracy: Photography and Shaping Contemporary South African Culture
Market Photo Workshop’s Lekgetho Makola, artist Lebohang Kganye, and Africa is a Country’s Sean Jacobs discuss the role of photography in shaping memory and contemporary culture in South Africa.
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Apr 17
April 17, 2018
6:00–11:30 a.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonBook Launch—Have the Mountains Fallen? Two Journeys of Loss and Redemption in the Cold War
Azamat Altay was the voice of democracy on Radio Liberty. Chingiz Aitmatov became a renowned novelist in Soviet Kyrgyzstan. Despite being pulled apart by the Cold War, they were joined by a common mission to champion freedom.
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Apr 12
April 12, 2018
8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society European Policy Institute
BrusselsBad Idea: The Rise of Illiberal Values and the Exporting of Repression Across the Former Soviet Union
A panel of experts will explore the Foreign Policy Centre’s recent research into how authoritarian values are promoted and developed within, and exported from, the countries of the former Soviet Union.
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