Events
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Sep 17
September 17, 2011
5:00–9:00 a.m. (EDT)
Warsaw, PolandOpen Educational Resources: From Practice to Policy
As part of the 2011 Creative Commons Global Summit, Information Program senior program manager Melissa Hagemann hosts a session reviewing the basics of OER and leading discussion of policy developments.
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Sep 15
September 15, 2011
3:00–9:30 p.m. (EDT)
Enoch Pratt Free Library, BaltimoreDo White Americans Get Better Health Care than People of Color?
Michelle Gourdine, physician and author of Reclaiming Our Health: A Guide to African American Wellness, and Thomas LaVeist, director of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Disparities Solutions, discuss the inequities that exist in our...
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Sep 13
September 13, 2011
2:00–6:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkLatvia in Focus: Elections and Russian Policy in the Region
Nils Muiznieks and Andris Aukmanis provide insight into the turmoil in Latvia—the Baltic country that witnessed one of the most severe economic crises in Europe and now faces extraordinary elections after the president dissolved parliament amidst...
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Sep 12
September 12, 2011
8:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkWho Is the Community in Community Engagement? Law Enforcement Approaches to Countering Radicalization
Open Society Fellow Arun Kundnani explores the potential risks and dangers of community engagement models used by U.S. law enforcement agencies in Muslim communities to combat extremism.
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Sep 8
September 8, 2011
1:30–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe International Migrants Bill of Rights: Civil Society Activism in the Governance of Migration
The forum provides an overview of the International Migrants Bill of Rights, which will serve as a backdrop for a conversation about existing legal frameworks for protecting migrants.
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Sep 6
September 6, 2011
8:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
OSI-BrusselsWar Crimes and Crimes against Humanity in Burma
Expert speakers will discuss the establishment of a UN Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma.
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Aug 28
August 28, 2011
5:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Busan Exhibition Convention Centre, Busan, South KoreaHow the “War on Drugs” Impacts the Current Response to Drugs and HIV
Co-hosted by the Asian Harm Reduction Network and the Global Drug Policy program, this session at the 2011 International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific will examine how the current international drug control regime has impacted the...
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Aug 11
August 11, 2011
1:30–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkReconciliation and Developing Scenarios in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Author Ahmed Rashid joins Hina Jilani, advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, to discuss what the future may hold for Pakistan.
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Aug 2
August 2, 2011
8:15 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe
The Open Society Foundations hosted a presentation and dialogue with Peter Godwin, Zimbabwean journalist and author of The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe.
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Jul 27
July 27, 2011
2:00–6:00 p.m. (EDT)
OSI-Washington, D.C.Moving Walls 17 Washington Reception
The Washington office of the Open Society Foundations hosts a reception for this documentary photography exhibition.
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Jul 21
July 21, 2011
5:30–11:30 a.m. (EDT)
OSI-BaltimoreKeeping Up with Changes in Health Reform: Health Insurance Exchanges in Maryland
At this forum, Katie Horton and Karen Davenport will talk about how Marylanders can ensure that the best health insurance exchange plan is created for all residents.
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Jul 15
July 15, 2011
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT)
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, D.C.Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields
Join us for a screening and discussion of a documentary film about atrocities committed against civilians during the Sri Lankan Armed Forces' final campaign to defeat the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 2009.
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