Events
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Oct 31
October 31, 2013
6:00–11:30 a.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonAfter Westgate: Security and Human Rights in Kenya
Following the terrorist attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, can Kenyan security forces get justice without abusing human rights?
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Oct 29
October 29, 2013
2:30–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
NYU School of Law, Greenberg Lounge, 40 Washington Square South, New York, NYViews from the Ground: Investigating U.S. Drone Strikes
This panel discussion features experts from the UN, ACLU, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch. A victim of a U.S. drone strike will also, for the first time, speak directly to a U.S. audience.
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Oct 29
October 29, 2013
9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
CenterStage, 700 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202Big Change Baltimore: A Forum of Ideas That Are Reshaping Our Future
Big Change Baltimore celebrates the Open Society Institute–Baltimore’s presence in the city over the past 15 years.
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Oct 28
October 28, 2013
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkRewire—Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection
Can digital connection lead to better human connection? A conversation with author Ethan Zuckerman and Open Society Foundations president Chris Stone.
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Oct 24
October 24, 2013
5:00 a.m. until
October 25, 2013
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society European Policy Institute
BrusselsSymposium on Equality Data Collection
This symposium aims to encourage the collection of comparable sets of equality data in Europe while respecting data protection safeguards and self-identification criteria.
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Oct 16
October 16, 2013
8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkWhy Cities Provide Services to Undocumented Migrants
Open Society Fellow Sarah Spencer and NYC Commissioner for Immigrant Affairs Fatima Shama discuss the topic of irregular migrants in both a European and American context.
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Oct 9
October 9, 2013
8:15 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations-New YorkBrazil, Foreign Policy, and Human Rights
This discussion with Lucia Nader of Conectas examines how Brazil’s recent economic slowdown has raised questions about the nature and influence of its foreign policy, particularly with regard to human rights.
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Sep 26
September 26, 2013
1:15–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Vanderbilt Hall, Room 206, 40 Washington Square South (NYU School of Law), New York, NYSurveillance, Privacy, and Freedom of Expression
Human rights advocates from the UN, the ACLU, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation discuss surveillance, national security, privacy, and international norms.
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Sep 26
September 26, 2013
12:00–4:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundation–London
LondonBuilding Inclusive Communities: Practical and Local Initiatives to Promote Migrant Integration
Panelists discuss how to build inclusive communities at a time of economic strain and heated national debate on immigration.
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Sep 19
September 19, 2013
8:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonFrom the Frontlines of LGBTI Rights Advocacy in Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia
The discussion focuses on on-the-ground dynamics and how advocates can best support the struggle for human rights in these countries.
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Sep 17
September 17, 2013
1:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonJudicial Independence in Guatemala: A Conversation with Guatemalan Supreme Court Justice César Barrientos
Justice Barrientos and U.S. Ambassador for War Crimes Stephen Rapp discuss the rule of law in Guatemala, where courts recently issued, and then overturned, the first domestic genocide conviction of a former head of state.
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Sep 13
September 13, 2013
8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkUngrievable Lives and Unintended Consequences: Pakistan, the U.S., and the “War on Terror”
How has Pakistan experienced the “war on terror”? What have been the long-term implications of that war for the human rights of ordinary Pakistanis?
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