Events
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May 2
May 2, 2007
8:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkRethinking Green in the South Bronx—Environmental Justice and the Transformation of a Community
To mark Earth Day 2007, former OSI fellow Majora Carter spoke about her efforts to transform the South Bronx into a place where clean air, green space, and job development go hand-in-hand.
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Apr 30
April 30, 2007
8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkInternational and Domestic Responses to Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons
Sunil Pant, director of the Blue Diamond Society in Nepal, and Clarence Patton, director of the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, spoke at this panel sponsored by OSI s Sexual Health and Rights Project and U.S. Programs.
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Apr 5
April 5, 2007
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkDocumenting Injustice, Protecting Identities
This OSI-sponsored panel discussion, featuring photographer Donna DeCesare, addressed the challenges of depicting injustice without exposing victims to further stigma.
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Apr 5
April 5, 2007
8:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMedical-Legal Partnerships: From the U.S. to Abroad
OSI's Law and Health Initiative and U.S. Programspresented a discussion on how lawyers and health care professionals can collaborate to improve health and bring justice to vulnerable people.
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Apr 4
April 4, 2007
8:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkTurkmenistan—What Next?
OSI's Central Eurasia Project hosted a discussion with Michael Hall, Central Asia Project Director of the International Crisis Group.
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Mar 2
March 2, 2007
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkLost and Found—Girl Soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The OSI Women s Program & Office of the Africa Regional Director held a panel discussion on girl soldiers involved in armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Mar 1
March 1, 2007
12:30–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkAll Sides of the Story Voices of Women Activists from the Middle East and North Africa
OSI and V-Day Karama hosted a reception and panel discussion featuring women activists from the Middle East and North Africa attending the 51st Session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women.
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Mar 1
March 1, 2007
4:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkRacial Discrimination in Education—Comparative Experience in the U.S. and Europe
OSI's U.S. Justice Fund and the Open Society Justice Initiative hosted a comparative conversation on strategies for anti-discrimination legal advocacy in education.
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Feb 21
February 21, 2007
1:00–6:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkGrbavica—The Land of My Dreams
The Open Society Institute sponsored a panel discussion with Jasmila Zbanic, director and screenwriter from Bosnia and Herzegovina, to mark the U.S. premiere of her film Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams.
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Feb 9
February 9, 2007
7:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkLaw or Politics? Kyrgyzstan's Battle for a New Constitution
The Open Society Institute's Central Eurasia Project presented a discussion with Shairbek Juraev, Research Director at the Institute for Public Policy, Bishkek.
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Jan 23
January 23, 2007
7:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkUpdate from Tashkent—Human Rights Watch's Work on Uzbekistan
OSI's Central Eurasia Project sponsored a talk with two regional experts from Human Rights Watch: Andrea Berg, Uzbekistan researcher, and Rachel Denber, deputy director for Europe and Central Asia.
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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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