Events
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Feb 6
February 6, 2013
7:15 a.m.–1:15 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Case for Equal Education in South Africa
Dmitri Holtzman, Executive Director of the Equal Education Law Center, discusses the recent short-lived victory over minimum norms and standards for infrastructure at state schools in South Africa.
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Jan 23
January 23, 2013
1:00–7:30 p.m. (EST)
Carnegie Europe, Rue du Congrès 15, 1000 Brussels, BelgiumPoor Record, Positive Solutions: Advancing Press Freedom in Turkey
Carnegie Europe, in cooperation with the Open Society Foundation–Turkey, will host an event to mark the launch of Press Freedom in Turkey, a new paper by Marc Pierini.
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Dec 15
December 15, 2012
4:15 a.m. until
December 17, 2012
5:15 p.m. (EST)
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest
The most important event in the international intellectual property (IP) reform calendar. The theme of this year’s Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest is “Setting the Positive Agenda in Motion.”
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Dec 10
December 10, 2012
7:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonCitizens of Nowhere: Solutions for the Stateless in the U.S.
U.S. law does not afford specific protections to the stateless. A new report makes recommendations for how the United States can more fairly address the needs of this vulnerable group. Join us for a luncheon panel discussion.
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Dec 7
December 7, 2012
6:45 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPoverty and Development in Rural India
Pioneering journalist P. Sainath looks at the worsening crisis among India’s rural poor and offers some provocative solutions.
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Dec 6
December 6, 2012
12:30–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Central European University, Budapest, Nador u. 13 - Room: #002, HungaryDrug Policy and the Rights of Pregnant Women and Children
This public lecture will challenge the current “war on drugs” and the ongoing media coverage of pregnant women who use drugs.
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Dec 5
December 5, 2012
12:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening: How To Survive a Plague
Faced with their own mortality an improbable group of young people, many of them HIV-positive young men, broke the mold as radical warriors taking on Washington and the medical establishment.
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Dec 5
December 5, 2012
7:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMiners and Loggers, Poachers and Pirates: Understanding Illicit Economies
In this provocative discussion, Open Society Fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown brings fresh and unexpected insights to the study of seven illicit economies.
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Dec 4
December 4, 2012
7:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST)
OSI-Washington, D.C.The New Silk Road and the Northern Distribution Network: A Golden Road to Central Asian Trade Reform?
Join a conversation on the United States’ policies around the Northern Distribution Network and the New Silk Road with author Graham Lee and U.S. Department of State Office Director for Central Asia Les Viguerie.
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Dec 3
December 3, 2012
1:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Voices of Poverty
Join us for a discussion with journalist Sasha Abramsky, creator of the multimedia project The Voices of Poverty.
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Nov 30
November 30, 2012
7:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFormer Yugoslavia: Is the Violent Past Irreversible?
Sandra Orlović and Mario Mažić, human rights activists from Serbia and Croatia, discuss challenges and prospects of transitional justice in these two countries that have decisive roles in shaping the future of the Balkans.
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Nov 28
November 28, 2012
6:45 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST)
OSI-Washington, D.C.Department of Homeland Security at 10: Past, Present, and Future
The Open Society Foundations and American Constitution Society host a discussion on Department of Homeland Security accomplishments, failures, and controversies at ten years, and at national security policies looking forward.
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