Events
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Aug 3
August 3, 2022
9:00–10:00 a.m. (EDT)
Live StreamDecolonizing Global Health Through Autonomous Manufacturing in Africa
This event, hosted by Devex in partnership with Open Society, explores what’s needed to advance autonomous vaccine manufacturing on the African continent by drawing on lessons learned from a range of ongoing initiatives.
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Jul 5
July 5, 2022
8:00–10:00 a.m. (EDT)
Live StreamSmall Changes Won’t Do: Why We Must Change the System to Solve the Climate Crisis
Open Society and the German Institute for Economic Research discuss the findings of the International System Change Compass report, the interconnected crises it explores, and the systemic responses required for their resolution.
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Jul 1
July 1, 2022
9:45–10:45 a.m. (EDT)
Live StreamAccelerating the Green Transition in Europe: Life After Russian Fossil Fuels
The second event in our series on EU energy sanctions looks at Europe’s ability to meet both its deadlines for ending dependence on Russian fossil fuels and its targets for emissions reduction and development of renewables.
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Jun 23
June 23, 2022
9:00–10:00 a.m. (EDT)
Live StreamRepairing the Harms of the Drug War
Recognizing June 26—the Support Don’t Punish Global Day of Action—panelists from the U.S., Brazil, and the Philippines explore the consequences of failed drug policy and how reparations are crucial to creating a post-prohibitionist future.
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May 24
May 24, 2022
12:00–3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Centre Socioculturel Boubacar Joseph Ndiaye, MJ82+VWP, Dakar, SenegalRestitution, the New Wave: The Importance of Restitution Within Communities
This special performance and panel discussion in Dakar, Senegal, highlights the importance of restitution, decolonization, and the reclamation of looted art.
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May 24
May 24, 2022
10:00–11:30 a.m. (EDT)
Live StreamFueling the War: Why Energy Sanctions Matter and How to Make Them Effective
Sanctions on Russian energy imports to Europe would curb Putin’s ability to fund his war on Ukraine more than any other measure. What makes energy sanctions such a potent tool and would they have the desired effect on the regime in Moscow?
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May 20
May 20, 2022
7:10–8:00 a.m. (EDT)
Live StreamJustice For All: Decisive Action to Reform Laws that Criminalize Poverty and Status
In the context of the 31st session of the UN Crime Commission, this conversation provides a platform for UN bodies, member states, and civil society actors to set out clear goals for the work of decriminalizing poverty and status.
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Apr 14
April 14, 2022
8:00–9:30 a.m. (EDT)
Live StreamBolstering Ukraine’s Wartime Economy and Planning for Recovery: The Ukrainian Perspective
Hear from leading Ukrainian economists and experts on the devastating impacts of the Russian invasion and the international responses they want to see to sustain Ukraine’s wartime economy and future reconstruction.
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Mar 24
March 24, 2022
8:00–10:00 a.m. (EDT)
Live StreamCounting the Cost of Exclusion: Linking Criminal Law, Political Exclusion, and Socioeconomic Inequality
This live streamed discussion explores the economic and political incentives driving discriminatory legal frameworks and the criminalization of poverty.
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Mar 23
March 23, 2022
3:30–5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Live StreamRacial Equity in Community Violence Intervention
Addressing the need for racial equity in community violence intervention funding, this panel discussion offers concrete recommendations for reducing barriers that prevent innovative actors from accessing U.S. government funds.
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Mar 18
March 18, 2022
8:10–9:00 a.m. (EDT)
Live StreamDrugs and Elections: How to Advance Drug Policy Reform
This side event at the 65th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs explores the relationship between drug policy and both local and national elections.
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Dec 15
December 15, 2021
12:00–1:00 p.m. (EST)
Live StreamAfter the Summit for Democracy: Shoring Up the Fundamentals of Democracy
This panel discussion examines the Biden administration’s first-ever Summit for Democracy, offering perspectives on what can be done to reboot democracies and democratic institutions across the globe.
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