Events
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Jan 6
January 6, 2016
7:10 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkCity of Thorns: A Conversation with Ben Rawlence (New York)
Human rights activist and writer Ben Rawlence speaks about his new book, City of Thorns, which deals with daily life and the struggle for survival in the world’s largest refugee camp.
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Dec 9
December 9, 2015
1:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Impact of Drug Policy on the Environment
Leading up to the 2016 UN General Assembly Special Session on drugs, a panel of researchers looks at how drug control policies perversely harm the natural environment.
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Dec 2
December 2, 2015
1:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPolicing and Public Health: Advancing Harm Reduction Strategies in Law Enforcement Practices
This event brings together experiences of researchers, harm reduction advocates, and law enforcement to describe how to protect the rights and health of the most vulnerable members of society.
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Nov 30
November 30, 2015
1:00–7:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society European Policy Institute
BrusselsUkraine’s Other Front: State of Play and Prospects on Reforms
Ukrainian and EU-based experts will bring insights from the country, as well as an international dimension, to the discussion on the state of implementation of reforms in Ukraine.
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Nov 12
November 12, 2015
5:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (EST)
The Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20009Race and Justice in America: An Atlantic Summit
Join Atlantic Live for a discussion of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Atlantic cover story “The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration,” the complicated history of the nation’s justice system, and the future of prison reform.
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Nov 11
November 11, 2015
12:30–7:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening and Discussion: The State of Madness
Lo Stato della Follia (The State of Madness) is a documentary that exposes life within “criminal asylums” in Italy and the deprivation of basic rights for people with mental illness.
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Nov 5
November 5, 2015
1:00–9:00 p.m. (EST)
The Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Pl, London W2 1QJ, United KingdomFilm Screening and Discussion: The Desert of Forbidden Art
The incredible story of how a treasure trove of banned Soviet art worth millions of dollars is stashed in a far-off desert of Uzbekistan develops into a larger exploration of how art survives in times of oppression.
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Nov 3
November 3, 2015
12:30–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017Book Launch: We Too Sing America
Nationally renowned racial justice advocate Deepa Iyer shines a light on the ongoing racism directed against South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh people in the decade and a half since 9/11.
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Oct 29
October 29, 2015
12:10–5:50 p.m. (EDT)
Hotel Meliá, Donau-City-Straße 7, Vienna 1220, AustriaHas the Refugee Crisis Damaged Citizens’ Trust in the EU Project?
This event links public trust towards mainstream political institutions to the current refugee crisis in Europe. This year’s Vienna Policy Conference focuses on ways to rebuild trust in Europe.
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Oct 29
October 29, 2015
8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonBuilding “Security”: The Lessons of Foreign Military Assistance to the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Mali
This panel will assess the impact of corruption on the ability of the United States to build the capacity of foreign military forces.
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Oct 28
October 28, 2015
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
John Jay College, New Building, Room L.61, 524 W. 59th Street, New York, NY 10019Violence and Impunity in Mexico: Ayotzinapa and Beyond
Experts discuss the systemic problems facing the justice system in Mexico’s Guerrero state, as outlined in a recent joint report by two Mexican human rights groups and the Open Society Justice Initiative.
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Oct 27
October 27, 2015
3:00–9:00 p.m. (EDT)
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Wheeler Auditorium, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201A History of Segregation
Elizabeth Nix will bring examples of structural racism and white privilege to light by talking about the history of Baltimore.
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