Events
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Mar 25
March 25, 2014
8:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening: Return to Homs
Return to Homs shows the Syrian conflict through the lens of a 19-year-old goalkeeper and singer who puts aside soccer to lead protests and defend his city.
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Mar 24
March 24, 2014
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMoney to the People: Can Mineral Wealth End Poverty in Africa?
The World Bank’s Marcelo Giugale explains how direct dividend transfers could help African citizens benefit from their countries’ natural resource wealth.
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Feb 28
February 28, 2014
7:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPakistan Post-2014: Militancy and Human Rights
Ali Dayan Hasan of Human Rights Watch and Daniel Markey of the Council on Foreign Relations discuss human rights and security in Pakistan and the region.
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Feb 27
February 27, 2014
9:00 a.m. until
March 3, 2014
3:15 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkDefending Minimum Human Rights Standards in Europe: Why Are We Failing?
Gerald Knaus of the European Stability Initiative discusses recent research and advocacy campaigns addressing some of the most egregious human rights violations in Europe.
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Feb 20
February 20, 2014
1:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMethamphetamine: Fact vs. Fiction and Lessons from the Crack Hysteria
The rise in methamphetamine use has spurred a flurry of public information campaigns and policies. But how much of what we’re told is accurate?
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Feb 10
February 10, 2014
7:15 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkAddressing the Global Food Crisis: Maize, Food Security, and Climate Change
Open Society Fellow Timothy A. Wise takes a detailed look at how public policy impacts access to food in the least developed countries.
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Jan 28
January 28, 2014
1:00–9:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMoving Walls 21 Opening Reception
The Open Society Foundations are hosting an opening reception for Moving Walls 21.
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Jan 23
January 23, 2014
7:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkGuns, Marriage, and the Constitution
A discussion with leaders of Freedom to Marry and the National Rifle Association. What can we learn from their success in changing U.S. constitutional law?
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Dec 9
December 9, 2013
1:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkAfghanistan: A Distant War
Noted documentary photographer Robert Nickelsberg’s photographs help bring into focus the day-to-day consequences of war, poverty, oppression, and political turmoil in Afghanistan.
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Nov 19
November 19, 2013
1:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkProject Prevention, Child Welfare, and Junk Science
A panel of experts examine how the war on drugs is undermining the health and well-being of families.
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Nov 15
November 15, 2013
9:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkRethinking Change in Haiti
A panel of experts including Michèle Pierre-Louis, president of the Open Society foundation in Haiti (FOKAL) and former prime minister of Haiti, discuss the dynamics of bringing change to Haiti.
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Nov 14
November 14, 2013
1:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkVisual Storytelling and Violence: A Conversation with Donna De Cesare and Fred Ritchin
Photojournalist Donna De Cesare speaks with NYU professor Fred Ritchin about her new book Unsettled: Children in a World of Gangs.
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