Events
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Apr 3
April 3, 2003
4:00 a.m. until
April 12, 2003
5:00 p.m. (EST)
New York, MoscowJoint Columbia University/ESP Evaluation Seminar
Instructors from Teacher s CollegeColumbia University and OSI's Education Support Program staff members conducted two seminars, one in Moscow and one in New York City.
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Apr 2
April 2, 2003
2:00–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkRadical Islam and Arab Nationalism
Olivier Roy discussed terrorist groups’ appeal to pan-Islamic nationalism and the failure of U.S. policy makers to fully comprehend this trend.
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Mar 18
March 18, 2003
2:00–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New York40 Years Later—Assessing the Promise of Gideon
Marking the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, criminal justice advocates discussed the impact of the ruling.
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Mar 18
March 18, 2003
4:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EST)
OSI-BaltimoreInvisible Punishment
The Criminal Justice Program hosted a forum featuring Patricia Allard and Imani Walker on "Invisible Punishment: Collateral Consequences of Denying Welfare Benefits to Women Convicted of Drug Offenses".
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Mar 14
March 14, 2003
2:00–8:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkCollapse of a State
The director of OSI's Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) discusses the deplorable human rights and economic situation in Zimbabwe, and how his program, the region, and the world are responding.
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Feb 27
February 27, 2003
2:00 p.m. until
March 1, 2003
7:00 p.m. (EST)
Zagreb, CroatiaCommunication Education Reform Workshop
A training organized by the Open Society Education Programs-South East Europe, with OSI-Croatia, the South East Europe Education Cooperation Network, the International Republican Institute, and UNICEF.
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Feb 26
February 26, 2003
2:00–8:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkRandom Family
Two Soros Justice Fellows–journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc and photographer Brenda Ann Kenneally–discuss recent high-profile projects focusing on urban poverty and drug use in the United States.
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Feb 24
February 24, 2003
2:00–7:00 p.m. (EST)
OSI-BaltimoreCutting Correctly in Maryland
The Criminal Justice Program invited Judith Green, Senior Soros Justice Fellow from the Justice Policy Institute, to discuss a recently released report on safe and effective ways to reduce Maryland's prison population.
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Feb 13
February 13, 2003
4:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMust Democracy Be An Endless Meeting?
A panel of activists and academics discuss inclusive decision-making strategies that can help make community organizations and social movement groups more effective in influencing change in the United States.
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Feb 11
February 11, 2003
4:00 a.m. until
February 12, 2003
5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkOppression and Strife in Central Asia
The conviction of a Kazahstani journalist and domestic turmoil in Turkmenistan were the subjects of two separate forums sponsored by OSI's Central Eurasia Project.
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Feb 10
February 10, 2003
2:00–8:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Dilemma of Standardized Tests
A panel of education experts discuss whether test-based accountability systems are the best way to improve public education in the United States.
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Feb 2
February 2, 2003
2:00–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkExploring the Opposition's Influence in Turkmenistan
Filip Noubel, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, discussed the internal opposition to Saparmurat Niyazov's authoritarian government in Turkmenistan.
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