Events
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Sep 12
September 12, 2013
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe American Way of Poverty
Sasha Abramsky and Bob Herbert discuss Abramsky’s new book, The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives. The book explores stories of people struggling to survive the country’s rising economic inequality.
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Jul 30
July 30, 2013
8:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBrazil’s Vinegar Revolt
Denis Mizne discusses how recent mass protests in Brazil fit into the wider wave of social protest movements around the world and what they mean for Brazil’s internal political processes.
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Jul 24
July 24, 2013
8:15 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations-New YorkManaging Illicit Economies in East Africa
Open Society Fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown discusses her research on illicit economies including logging, wildlife poaching, human trafficking, the drug trade, and maritime piracy.
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Jul 24
July 24, 2013
5:00 a.m. until
July 26, 2013
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Louisville, KYRumble Young Man, Rumble III
Leaders in the mentoring field gathered to collaborate on strategies to close the mentoring gap for black boys in America.
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Jul 10
July 10, 2013
1:30–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Institute–Baltimore
BaltimoreIncarceration Generation
The Justice Policy Institute and Open Society Institute–Baltimore host a discussion of a new book illuminating the impact of mass incarceration on the United States.
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Jul 10
July 10, 2013
8:20 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMass Surveillance and the U.S. National Security Agency
This discussion explores recent revelations about the U.S. National Security Agency’s surveillance programs.
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Jun 24
June 24, 2013
8:15 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Future of Intrastate Conflict in Africa: More Violence or Greater Peace?
Jakkie Cilliers of South Africa’s Institute for Security Studies discusses a report tracking emerging patterns of conflict and instability in Africa since the end of the Cold War.
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Jun 19
June 19, 2013
5:00 a.m. until
June 27, 2013
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
National and University Library, Hrvatske bratske zajednice 4, Zagreb, CroatiaChachipe Map Zagreb Exhibition
This exhibition features a selection of photographs from the Chachipe Map photography contest organized by the Open Society Foundations and OSA Archivum.
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Jun 18
June 18, 2013
4:45–8:45 p.m. (EDT)
Film Society of Lincoln Center, 70 Lincoln Square #4, New York, NYFilm Screening: An Unreal Dream (Film Society of Lincoln Center)
This documentary explores the story of an innocent man who is exonerated after 25 years in prison for the murder of his wife.
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Jun 17
June 17, 2013
3:00–8:30 p.m. (EDT)
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Wheeler Auditorium, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201Racial Differences in Arrests: Are Community–Police Partnerships a Solution?
Join us for a conversation with two leading experts on race and community–police partnerships with Baltimore’s Lieutenant Colonel Melvin Russell and national scholar Dr. Phillip Goff.
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Jun 16
June 16, 2013
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
IFC Center, 323 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NYFilm Screening: An Unreal Dream (IFC Center)
This documentary explores the story of an innocent man who is exonerated after 25 years in prison for the murder of his wife.
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Jun 13
June 13, 2013
8:15 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkCivil Society and Human Rights in the United States
Open Society Fellow David Cole explores the role of civil society organizations in defending constitutional rights.
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