Events
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Oct 26
October 26, 2015
9:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkStrategic Litigation Impacts: Global Narratives About Social Change
An international panel of advocates discusses the possibilities and limitations of deploying strategic litigation as a tool for social change.
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Oct 21
October 21, 2015
2:00–9:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkOpening Reception for Moving Walls 23: Journeys
Moving Walls 23: Journeys is an exhibition that highlights the spaces—both physical and psychological—inhabited by people pursuing freedom, security, and a more self-determined future.
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Oct 20
October 20, 2015
3:00–8:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonEffective Criminal Defense in Latin America: New Report Launch
James L. Cavallaro of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights delivers keynote remarks at the launch of a survey of criminal defense rights in six Latin American countries.
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Oct 15
October 15, 2015
3:00–9:00 p.m. (EDT)
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Wheeler Auditorium, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201Rights for Domestic Workers
Ai-jen Poo and Gustavo Torres will talk about structural changes in the job market that have resulted in many day laborers, especially among immigrants and people of color.
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Oct 14
October 14, 2015
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
European Parliament, Bât. Altiero Spinelli, Room 4Q2, 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60, B-1047 Brussels, BelgiumFighting Racial Discrimination in Housing: Forced Evictions against Roma
This hearing will take stock of the systematic forced evictions of Roma in Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, and France.
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Oct 9
October 9, 2015
6:00–11:30 a.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkUsing Culture to Address Intractable Urban Problems: A Talk with the Former Mayor of Bogotá
As Open Society works to reduce homicides in Latin America and help cities implement the new Sustainable Development Goals, Antanas Mockus’s experience as the former mayor of Bogotá offers valuable lessons.
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Oct 7
October 7, 2015
2:00–9:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkDrugs and the Death Penalty: Capital Punishment and Global Drug Control
The Open Society Global Drug Policy Program and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty convene a panel of experts to discuss capital punishment in the context of international law and global drug control.
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Oct 7
October 7, 2015
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkCommunity Not Confinement: Why the United States Shouldn’t Bring Back Asylums
Does the lack of adequate community support to Americans with mental disabilities justify a return to the asylum system? An expert panel discusses the history, ethics, and human rights concerns of institutionalization.
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Sep 30
September 30, 2015
2:00–9:00 p.m. (EDT)
Unitarian Church of All Souls, 1157 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10075Out of Harm’s Way: Alternatives to Public Injection in New York
An international panel of public health experts will explain how they implemented lifesaving supervised injecting sites and overdose prevention programs in their communities.
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Sep 29
September 29, 2015
3:00–9:00 p.m. (EDT)
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Wheeler Auditorium, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201Media Bias and Black Communities
Rashad Robinson and Stacey Patton will discuss how dehumanizing media coverage can reinforce bias and negatively impact black communities.
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Sep 23
September 23, 2015
10:00 a.m.–4:40 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Initiative for Southern AfricaWhy and How Southern Africa Should Intensify Efforts to Meet Sustainable Development Goals
The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa hosts a conversation about what will be necessary to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals goals.
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Sep 21
September 21, 2015
8:20 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkDocumenting Grave Crimes Against Children in Palestine
Two experts present a short film and discuss their efforts to challenge the official version of the killing of two teenagers by Israeli forces in May 2014.
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