Events
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Apr 15
April 15, 2009
1:30–5:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkChanging U.S. Policy in the Middle East
The Open Society Institute hosted a forum on changing U.S. policy in the Middle East with Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University and author of Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East.
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Apr 13
April 13, 2009
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Unwritten Rules of Policing in South Africa and the United States
Open Society Fellow Jonny Steinberg and Herb Sturz spoke about the controversial police practice of “stop-and-search” and broader lessons for criminal justice reforms in emerging democracies.
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Apr 8
April 8, 2009
8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkDebate Showcase
This round-robin invitational debate was sponsored in part by the Open Society Institute and organized by the International Debate Education Association and Hobart & William Smith Colleges.
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Apr 7
April 7, 2009
5:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkIraq—In Search of Truth and Trust
Los Angeles Times Baghdad bureau chief Tina Susman discussed the texture of ordinary life in Iraq as well as the overall state of the surge.
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Apr 6
April 6, 2009
8:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkNigeria’s Progress on Transparency
The Revenue Watch Institute, an Open Society Institute grantee, held a discussion with two leaders in Nigeria’s effort to reform management of natural resource revenues.
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Apr 1
April 1, 2009
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkRoundtable Discussions in Southern Africa: Rights Not Rescue
SHARP and OSISA hosted roundtable discussions with sex workers in Botswana and Namibia to discuss research findings and recommendations on the human rights of female, transgender, and male sex workers in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.
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Mar 26
March 26, 2009
5:00 a.m. until
March 27, 2009
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkSocial Work Fellowship Spring Conference
At the annual conference for the Social Work Master's Program, grantees from host universities Columbia and Washington-St.Louis participated in workshop-style events.
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Mar 23
March 23, 2009
5:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkOrganizing and Technology in the Obama Campaign
Open Society Fellow Zack Exley led a conversation about how Obama field organizing efforts involving the Internet represented a radical departure from traditional electoral campaigns.
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Mar 19
March 19, 2009
2:00–6:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkA Kind of Genius—Herb Sturz and Society’s Toughest Problems
The Open Society Institute hosted a discussion of a new book chronicling Herb Sturz's extraordinary work addressing issues such as criminal justice, housing, and urban planning in New York City.
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Mar 19
March 19, 2009
8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkChina-Russia Relations Enduring Alliance or Limited Partnership?
This panel discussion examined the Chinese-Russian strategic partnership and concerns that it could eventually become an alternative center of gravity to the liberal democracies of the West.
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Mar 16
March 16, 2009
8:15 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Future of News
Paul Steiger of ProPublica discussed new business models for reporting, their strengths and weaknesses, and what it takes to produce high-quality journalism.
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Mar 12
March 12, 2009
3:00 p.m. until
March 14, 2009
7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkUndergraduate Exchange Program Spring Conference 2009
Undergraduate Exchange Program scholars gathered to hear presentations from OSI President Aryeh Neier, OSI staff and the Global Youth Action Network, as well as to reconnect with each other after their initial summer school in Turkey.
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