Events
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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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Jul 25
July 25, 2006
2:00–6:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBeyond the Foster Care System
To mark the publication of Individual Project Fellow Betsy Krebs and Paul Pitcoff's book, OSI presented a forum on ways that teens who are aging out of the foster care system can transition successfully to adulthood.
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Jul 13
July 13, 2006
8:00 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkProtecting Fundamental Rights in the "War on Terror" — Perspectives from the United States and Europe
At this discussion sponsored by OSI's U.S. Justice Fund and Justice Initiative, two leading experts examined the ways in which security and liberty have been, and should be, balanced in fighting terrorism.
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Jun 20
June 20, 2006
1:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFelon Disenfranchisement—Costs and Consequences
The Open Society Institute hosted a panel discussion to explore how mass imprisonment gravely impacts democracy and to highlight national campaigns underway to challenge it in courts, state legislatures, and communities across the United States.
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May 19
May 19, 2006
8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBuilding Stability in Afghanistan
In this OSI-sponsored presentation, Joanna Nathan, Kabul-based senior analyst for the International Crisis Group, discussed the opening months of Afghanistan's new National Assembly.
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