Events
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Dec 10
December 10, 2012
7:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonCitizens of Nowhere: Solutions for the Stateless in the U.S.
U.S. law does not afford specific protections to the stateless. A new report makes recommendations for how the United States can more fairly address the needs of this vulnerable group. Join us for a luncheon panel discussion.
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Dec 7
December 7, 2012
6:45 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPoverty and Development in Rural India
Pioneering journalist P. Sainath looks at the worsening crisis among India’s rural poor and offers some provocative solutions.
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Dec 5
December 5, 2012
12:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening: How To Survive a Plague
Faced with their own mortality an improbable group of young people, many of them HIV-positive young men, broke the mold as radical warriors taking on Washington and the medical establishment.
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Dec 5
December 5, 2012
7:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMiners and Loggers, Poachers and Pirates: Understanding Illicit Economies
In this provocative discussion, Open Society Fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown brings fresh and unexpected insights to the study of seven illicit economies.
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Dec 3
December 3, 2012
1:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Voices of Poverty
Join us for a discussion with journalist Sasha Abramsky, creator of the multimedia project The Voices of Poverty.
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Nov 30
November 30, 2012
7:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFormer Yugoslavia: Is the Violent Past Irreversible?
Sandra Orlović and Mario Mažić, human rights activists from Serbia and Croatia, discuss challenges and prospects of transitional justice in these two countries that have decisive roles in shaping the future of the Balkans.
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Nov 20
November 20, 2012
7:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkNatural Resources and Conflict in Afghanistan
The Open Society Foundations host a conversation with Renard Sexton about the role of natural resources in the Afghanistan conflict.
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Nov 19
November 19, 2012
7:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe State of Freedom of the Press in Central Asia: Fighting to Report from Repressive Stans
The Open Society Foundations host a conversation with Daniil Kislov, editor-in-chief of Fergananews.com, and Muzaffar Suleymanov, from the Committee to Protect Journalists, on the situation for journalism in Central Asia.
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Oct 29
October 29, 2012
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening: The House I Live In
The Open Society Foundations hosts a screening of 2012 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner, The House I Live In, which examines America’s failed drug policy.
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Oct 16
October 16, 2012
8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonAccountability in U.S. Military Aid to Central Asia
The Open Society Foundations host a discussion about the recently released paper “U.S. Military Aid to Central Asia: Who Benefits?” on U.S. military aid in Central Asia.
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Sep 27
September 27, 2012
8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkUnderstanding Zimbabwe’s Political Future
Open Society Fellow Petina Gappah, in conversation with Glen Mpani, looks at the uncertain road ahead for reform in Zimbabwe.
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Sep 26
September 26, 2012
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkObstacles to Justice: Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Guatemala
Óscar Ramírez recently discovered he is a survivor of the 1982 Dos Erres massacre in Guatemala. His story is part of the effort to uncover what happened in a bloody civil war, and to bring perpetrators to account.
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