Events
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Dec 11
December 11, 2014
7:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPropaganda Revisited: A Look at Current Practice in Russia and Egypt
Peter Pomerantsev, Michael Weiss, and Rabab El Mahdi discuss the deployment of propaganda and mis/disinformation in Russia and Egypt.
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Dec 10
December 10, 2014
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkGames for Change
Asi Burak, president of Games for Change, presents an overview of the latest case studies, trends, challenges, and success stories in the growing field of digital games designed for social impact.
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Nov 20
November 20, 2014
1:30–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkEnabling Repression, Exporting Surveillance, and Silencing Dissent
Privacy International leads a panel on the surveillance technology industry to mark the launch of a report on the sale of surveillance technologies to Central Asian governments.
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Nov 19
November 19, 2014
1:30–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkTargeted: A Conversation with Artists Hasan Elahi and Josh Begley
Join us for an artist talk with Hasan Elahi and Josh Begley, who use their art to reflect on post-9/11 racial profiling and surveillance culture.
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Nov 12
November 12, 2014
1:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkCount the Costs of the “War on Drugs”
Representatives from a coalition of rights-based organizations discuss their call for a new approach to United Nations drug policy.
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Nov 3
November 3, 2014
1:00–9:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMoving Walls 22 / Watching You, Watching Me Opening Reception
Moving Walls 22 / Watching You, Watching Me is an exhibition that explores how photography has been used as an instrument of surveillance, as well as a tool to expose and challenge its far-reaching negative effects.
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Oct 29
October 29, 2014
8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkHigher Education for Refugees in the Horn of Africa
Open Society Fellow Ben Rawlence discusses how best to promote a broad-based culture of education and opportunity among refugee populations.
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Oct 28
October 28, 2014
8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkUN Special Rapporteur Kishore Singh on Privatization in Education
Kishore Singh presents key findings and recommendations from his recent report to the UN General Assembly, which examines how privatization adversely impacts the right to education.
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Oct 20
October 20, 2014
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkHow the International Community Can Address the Drugs–Development Link
Experienced practitioners discuss how smart policies can address the link between drugs and development.
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Oct 15
October 15, 2014
8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPresumption of Guilt: The Global Overuse of Pretrial Detention
The author of a recently released Open Society Justice Initiative report on the arbitrary and excessive use of pretrial detention presents the report’s key findings and recommendations.
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Sep 30
September 30, 2014
8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkErosion of Media Freedom in the Balkans: Shadows of the Nineties
Milka Tadic Mijovic sheds some light on the current situation of media and journalists in her home country of Montenegro and in the region more broadly.
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Sep 29
September 29, 2014
8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Unintended Consequences of Right to Information
Open Society Fellow Prashant Sharma discusses unintended consequences of India’s Right to Information Act.
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