Events
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Oct 24
October 24, 2013
5:00 a.m. until
October 25, 2013
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society European Policy Institute
BrusselsSymposium on Equality Data Collection
This symposium aims to encourage the collection of comparable sets of equality data in Europe while respecting data protection safeguards and self-identification criteria.
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Oct 16
October 16, 2013
8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkWhy Cities Provide Services to Undocumented Migrants
Open Society Fellow Sarah Spencer and NYC Commissioner for Immigrant Affairs Fatima Shama discuss the topic of irregular migrants in both a European and American context.
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Sep 19
September 19, 2013
8:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonFrom the Frontlines of LGBTI Rights Advocacy in Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia
The discussion focuses on on-the-ground dynamics and how advocates can best support the struggle for human rights in these countries.
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Sep 17
September 17, 2013
1:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonJudicial Independence in Guatemala: A Conversation with Guatemalan Supreme Court Justice César Barrientos
Justice Barrientos and U.S. Ambassador for War Crimes Stephen Rapp discuss the rule of law in Guatemala, where courts recently issued, and then overturned, the first domestic genocide conviction of a former head of state.
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Sep 13
September 13, 2013
8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkUngrievable Lives and Unintended Consequences: Pakistan, the U.S., and the “War on Terror”
How has Pakistan experienced the “war on terror”? What have been the long-term implications of that war for the human rights of ordinary Pakistanis?
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Sep 12
September 12, 2013
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe American Way of Poverty
Sasha Abramsky and Bob Herbert discuss Abramsky’s new book, The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives. The book explores stories of people struggling to survive the country’s rising economic inequality.
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Jul 30
July 30, 2013
8:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBrazil’s Vinegar Revolt
Denis Mizne discusses how recent mass protests in Brazil fit into the wider wave of social protest movements around the world and what they mean for Brazil’s internal political processes.
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Jul 10
July 10, 2013
8:20 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMass Surveillance and the U.S. National Security Agency
This discussion explores recent revelations about the U.S. National Security Agency’s surveillance programs.
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Jun 24
June 24, 2013
8:15 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Future of Intrastate Conflict in Africa: More Violence or Greater Peace?
Jakkie Cilliers of South Africa’s Institute for Security Studies discusses a report tracking emerging patterns of conflict and instability in Africa since the end of the Cold War.
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Jun 13
June 13, 2013
8:15 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkCivil Society and Human Rights in the United States
Open Society Fellow David Cole explores the role of civil society organizations in defending constitutional rights.
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Jun 10
June 10, 2013
8:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkRestless Valley: Revolution, Murder, and Intrigue in the Heart of Central Asia
Award-winning journalist Philip Shishkin discusses his new book, an on-the-ground account of Central Asia’s unfolding history from 2005 to the present, in conversation with political scientist Alex Cooley.
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May 22
May 22, 2013
8:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Rios Montt Trial: Human Rights Accountability in Guatemala
A panel reflects on the recent trial and conviction of former Guatemalan dictator José Efraín Ríos Montt—the first time in history that a domestic court has found a former head of state guilty of genocide.
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