Events
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Apr 3
April 3, 2018
1:30–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBook Launch—The Peacemaker’s Paradox: Pursuing Justice in the Shadow of Conflict
Priscilla Hayner’s new book explores the dilemmas that arise when peacemakers seem to have to choose between settling an armed conflict and holding accountable those responsible for severe human rights violations.
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Mar 16
March 16, 2018
5:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonSeminar: Asset Recovery at the Intersection of International Law on Criminal Justice and Human Rights
Research shows that corruption extracts billions of dollars globally each year, but only a fraction of that has ever been returned. How can coalitions for responsible asset repatriation use human rights law to do better?
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Mar 12
March 12, 2018
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Global Pain Crisis: Narrowing the Gap in Access to Palliative Care
A panel of health experts discuss fighting for better access to pain relief for palliative care in India and Latin America.
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Mar 7
March 7, 2018
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society European Policy Institute
BrusselsImplementation of the EU–Moldova Association Agreement: Views from Civil Society
In the run-up to the next EU–Moldova Association Council in April, this discussion will provide an assessment of Moldova’s implementation of the Association Agreement/Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area.
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Mar 7
March 7, 2018
5:00–11:30 a.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonBook Launch—Parting Song: Poems from Prison
Batyr Berdyev is among the 112 confirmed disappeared persons in Turkmenistan. His book of poetry was written behind bars—where Berdyev was last heard from in 2005.
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Mar 6
March 6, 2018
12:45–7:45 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkRighting Carceral Feminism’s Wrongs in a #MeToo Era
The #MeToo movement is beginning to address the wrongs of carceral feminism through a more democratized process. Panelists discuss potential opportunities and pitfalls in the search for justice.
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Mar 5
March 5, 2018
12:00–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBook Launch—International Scholarships in Higher Education: Pathways for Social Change
A new book examines international scholarships from their design to evaluation—and their relationship to social change.
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Feb 28
February 28, 2018
7:15 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkAftershock—A Journey into Eastern Europe’s Broken Dreams: John Feffer in Conversation with Tina Rosenberg
Speaking with Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Tina Rosenberg, John Feffer discusses his new book on Central and Eastern Europe’s multiple transformations and the fate of the liberal project.
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Feb 26
February 26, 2018
7:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkWhat Makes a Startup Succeed? A Book Talk on Social Startup Success
A conversation with Kathleen Kelly Janus about her new book, Social Startup Success, and the development of organizations that work effectively for social change.
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Feb 8
February 8, 2018
7:15 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBook Launch—The Wall and the Gate: Israel, Palestine, and the Legal Battle for Human Rights
Michael Sfard has long worked to hold Israel accountable for rights abuses in its occupation of Palestinian land. His new book asks if legal action against the occupation actually bolsters its legitimacy.
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Feb 1
February 1, 2018
5:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonU.S. Guns and Violence in Mexico: A Growing Emergency
Experts and a father of a disappeared son address expanding U.S. legal exports and illegal trafficking of guns to Mexico, the current unprecedented violence, and what can be done.
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Jan 25
January 25, 2018
1:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkDrugs and the Darknet: Challenges and Opportunities
A conversation about how darknet markets, or “cryptomarkets,” are changing the way that people buy, sell, use, and make drugs around the world
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