Events
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Feb 26
February 26, 2003
7:00–8:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkRandom Family
Two Soros Justice Fellows–journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc and photographer Brenda Ann Kenneally–discuss recent high-profile projects focusing on urban poverty and drug use in the United States.
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Feb 13
February 13, 2003
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMust Democracy Be An Endless Meeting?
A panel of activists and academics discuss inclusive decision-making strategies that can help make community organizations and social movement groups more effective in influencing change in the United States.
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Feb 11
February 11, 2003
9:00 a.m. until
February 12, 2003
5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkOppression and Strife in Central Asia
The conviction of a Kazahstani journalist and domestic turmoil in Turkmenistan were the subjects of two separate forums sponsored by OSI's Central Eurasia Project.
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Feb 10
February 10, 2003
7:00–8:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Dilemma of Standardized Tests
A panel of education experts discuss whether test-based accountability systems are the best way to improve public education in the United States.
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Feb 2
February 2, 2003
7:00–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkExploring the Opposition's Influence in Turkmenistan
Filip Noubel, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, discussed the internal opposition to Saparmurat Niyazov's authoritarian government in Turkmenistan.
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Jan 8
January 8, 2003
7:00–8:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkTaking Liberties—Four Decades in the Struggle for Civil Rights
Leading human rights experts, including OSI President Aryeh Neier, marked the publication of Taking Liberties Neier's new memoir and analysis of human rights since the 1960s–with an in-depth discussion of the book.
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Dec 4
December 4, 2002
7:00–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkTruth Commissions Around the World
Officials from three active truth commissions–groups established to study and report on past atrocities in a country's history–discuss their goals, mandates and progress to date.
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Nov 13
November 13, 2002
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkGreat Expectations—Balancing Civil Liberties and National Security
Civil liberties experts Kenneth Anderson and David Cole discussed post-9/11 antiterrorism efforts from a legal perspective–and speculated on future developments after the new Republican-majority Senate convenes.
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Nov 7
November 7, 2002
7:00–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkZimbabwe in Crisis
Zimbabwean opposition leaders and members of the Save Zimbabwe Campaign discussed the worsening civil rights situation and growing food shortages in their country.
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Oct 30
October 30, 2002
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMass Imprisonment and the Disappearing Voters
OSI convened a panel of criminal and social justice experts to debate the issue of mass imprisonment in the Untited States and whether people convicted of felonies who have served their time should have the right to vote.
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Oct 18
October 18, 2002
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPublic Education in America
Improving public schools in the United States is at the heart of a national debate on public education. OSI convened a panel of experts to discuss the future of school reform and how to bring about effective change.
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Sep 20
September 20, 2002
7:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkRereading Sex
Have sexual politics in the United States changed since the Victorian era? OSI hosted a discussion on the history of American attitudes toward sexuality.
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