Events
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Jan 10
January 10, 2007
7:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkIslamists of Central Asia and Xinjiang—Questions of Religious Freedom
OSI's Central Eurasia Project hosted a discussion with Igor Rotar of Forum 18, a Norwegian human rights organization that seeks to establish religious freedom for all.
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Dec 11
December 11, 2006
7:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMurder in Amsterdam—The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance
OSI hosted a panel discussion to mark the publication of Ian Buruma's book Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance.
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Dec 1
December 1, 2006
7:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkGeorgian and Abkhaz Perspectives on Policy Options for Peace in the Conflict over Abkhazia
OSI's Central Eurasia Project presented a panel discussion on obstacles to progress in Georgian-Abkhaz negotiations.
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Nov 29
November 29, 2006
4:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkHow Do Progressives Connect Ideas to Action?
As part of a series marking the tenth anniversary OSI's U.S. Programs, Bill Moyers and a distinguished panel of commentators discussed the health and future of the progressive movement.
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Nov 15
November 15, 2006
12:30–5:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening: Elechek and New Penelope
The OSI Network Women’s Program hosted a film screening and panel discussion featuring two documentaries exploring the lives and struggles of women in post-Soviet Central Eurasia.
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Nov 13
November 13, 2006
1:00–6:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening: My Brazil
OSI's Public Health Watch screened My Brazil, a documentary by independent filmmaker Daniela Broitman that follows the participation of three community leaders in the Fifth World Social Forum.
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Nov 9
November 9, 2006
7:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkNight Draws Near—Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War
The Open Society Institute's Middle East & North Africa Initiative presented a discussion with Anthony Shadid, whose latest book describes the human story of ordinary Iraqis weathering the unexpected impact of America's invasion and occupation.
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Nov 3
November 3, 2006
8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFrom Frontlines to Headlines—Women Human Rights Defenders
Presented by OSI's Network Women s Program, this panel addressed how the global political climate has influenced the rise of violence against women, as well as the tools available for preventing rights violations.
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Sep 28
September 28, 2006
8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Iron Cage—The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
OSI's Middle East & North Africa Initiative presented a discussion with Rashid Khalidi, one of the foremost scholars on the modern history and politics of the Middle East.
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Sep 27
September 27, 2006
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkSeparate and Unequal—Hurricane Katrina and Race in America
A year after the storm, OSI presented a conversation on what new civil rights strategies are needed to address long-term discrimination and to advance equal protection and opportunity for all.
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Sep 14
September 14, 2006
5:00 a.m. until
May 11, 2007
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPhotography Exhibition: Moving Walls 12
The six photographers in this OSI exhibit cover a range of subjects: entrenched poverty and discrimination in Europe and the United States, the path of diamonds from miner to consumer, an intimate view of the impact of stigma and violence, and the...
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Aug 31
August 31, 2006
8:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkSuing Human Rights Abusers in U.S. Courts
At this discussion sponsored by the Open Society Justice Initiative, lawyers from the Center for Justice & Accountability talked about their work using the Alien Tort Claims Act to sue foreign-born human rights abusers who have settled in the...
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