Events
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Sep 12
September 12, 2016
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkWhy Transformation Is Taking Such a Long Time in India and the Role that Art Can Play
How artists, environmentalists, conservationists, and political actors are contributing to the revitalization of the city of Varanasi.
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Jul 27
July 27, 2016
1:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBook Launch: The End of White Christian America
A discussion of a new book exploring how demographic shifts are changing America.
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Jul 14
July 14, 2016
8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFueling Economic Advancement and Empowerment Through Land Rights
This discussion examines the importance of land rights to open society priorities, how land rights create a foundation for other interventions, and the opportunities and challenges facing a growing land rights movement.
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Jun 29
June 29, 2016
12:00–6:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society European Policy Institute
BrusselsArmed Drones, Counterterrorism, and Human Rights: The Need for a European Voice?
A panel of speakers with firsthand insight into drone operations will discuss human rights in the context of drone use and the fight against terrorism.
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Jun 28
June 28, 2016
8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkInvesting for Agency: A Discussion with Rich Donovan, Pioneer of Investing in Disability
Rich Donovan of Return on Disability discusses his work to define and unlock the economic value of the disability market.
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Jun 24
June 24, 2016
8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkArtists for Change: A Showcase from Creatives for Global Drug Policy Reform
An international panel of artists discuss their work promoting drug policy reform.
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Jun 1
June 1, 2016
11:00 a.m.–4:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society European Policy Institute
BrusselsCorruption in Uzbekistan: The Way Forward for the Return of Illicit Assets Frozen in Europe
This conversation will focus on corrupt practices in Uzbekistan and the use of asset recovery as a form of redress for victims of corruption.
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May 26
May 26, 2016
5:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society European Policy Institute
BrusselsEU Directive on Combating Terrorism: A Roundtable Event
The EU is in the final stages of negotiating a new directive on combating terrorism. This roundtable meeting will inform and raise concerns ahead of trilogue negotiations and the adoption of the directive.
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Apr 26
April 26, 2016
8:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkChanging Constitutional Law in the Post-Scalia Era: Lessons from the Past for the Future
Award-winning constitutional scholar David Cole discusses his new book, Engines of Liberty, which explores how citizen activists have successfully shaped constitutional law.
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Apr 6
April 6, 2016
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBook Launch—Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools
Pushout supports the growing movement to address the policies, practices, and cultural illiteracy that push countless black girls out of school and into unhealthy, unstable, and often unsafe futures.
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Mar 15
March 15, 2016
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkHell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement
A new book provides firsthand accounts from 16 current and formerly incarcerated people of what it is like to be kept alone in a cell.
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Mar 10
March 10, 2016
12:30–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkAgainst the Odds: CICIG in Guatemala
The UN-backed International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala played a central role in exposing a series of scandals that brought down a president.
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