Events
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May 27
May 27, 2010
2:00–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkExposing Statelessness: Understanding the Plight of Burma’s Rohingya
Using Saiful Huq Omi’s photographs and a recent report from Physicians for Human Rights as a point of departure, this panel explores the impact of statelessness on the Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority in western Burma.
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May 24
May 24, 2010
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkWho Sold These Weapons? The Accomplice Liability of Arms Vendors for International Crimes
James Stewart, an Open Society Fellow and former war crimes prosecutor, explores the implications of attempts to prosecute businessmen who supply weapons to notoriously brutal regimes.
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May 11
May 11, 2010
1:30–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Center for American Progress, Washington D.C.The Cost of Conscience - The Hidden Challenges of Dissent in the Workplace
Three distinguished Open Society Fellows discuss their experiences working inside large organizations with which they often had profound disagreements of conscience.
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May 6
May 6, 2010
1:30–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, Washington, D.C.The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
The Open Society Institute cohosts a discussion with author Michelle Alexander on her book about the disproportionate impact of the U.S. criminal justice system on minorities.
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May 6
May 6, 2010
5:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (EDT)
Elliott School of International Affairs, Washington, D.C.The Art of the Possible: Advancing Drug Policy Reforms in Latin America
This event features government officials from South America discussing national-level reforms, as well as experts addressing cross-cutting themes such as harm reduction strategies, the role of law enforcement, human rights, and cannabis policy.
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May 4
May 4, 2010
4:45 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
European Parliament, BrusselsThe Right to Read for Disabled People
This event, hosted in the European Parliament, will promote a Treaty for the Visually Impaired at the World Intellectual Property Organization.
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Apr 28
April 28, 2010
1:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C.Transparency and Accountability in the Electric Power Sectors of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
This forum features top independent experts on electricity governance questions in Central Asia who have recently authored the first comprehensive electricity governance assessments for Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
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Apr 28
April 28, 2010
8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society European Policy Institute
BrusselsGeorgia: Has Liberalism Failed?
Focusing on the economic philosophy underpinning Georgia s recent transition, panelists at this event assess the influence of libertarian approaches on the Georgian government.
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Apr 26
April 26, 2010
3:00 p.m. until
April 27, 2010
7:00 p.m. (EDT)
John Marshall School of Law, ChicagoFaculty Development Fellowship Program Spring Conference 2010
Chicago, home of the John Marshall School of Law, hosted the annual Faculty Development Fellowship Program Spring Conference 2010.
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Apr 25
April 25, 2010
5:00 a.m. until
April 29, 2010
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Liverpool, EnglandInternational Harm Reduction Conference
This event brings experts together to exchange experience on harm reduction and drug policy practices worldwide. This year's theme is Harm Reduction: The Next Generation.
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Apr 23
April 23, 2010
5:00 a.m. until
April 24, 2010
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Harvard University, BostonGeorgian Educational Fellowship Program Spring Conference 2010
Guest speakers from various faculties at Harvard spoke to attendees of the conference, which included lectures such as Professional Learning Opportunities for Educators.
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Apr 20
April 20, 2010
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Baltimore, MDIs Justice Possible in a Race Biased Society?
Bryan Stevenson and Renée Hutchins discuss how race affects attitudes and outcomes in the U.S. criminal justice system.
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