A lunchtime conversation about James Foreman Jr.'s acclaimed new book on race and criminal justice, which traces the zero-tolerance approach to crime and drugs back to some unlikely origins.
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May
8
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12:15 – 1:45 p.m.
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Past Events
Past Events
Mar
30
2016
This expert panel will explore the record of conditionality on U.S. aid to Afghanistan and the practical steps that can be taken to improve implementation of U.S. laws relating to military assistance.
Mar
28
2016
Join the Open Society Foundations for a discussion on Tajik-Afghan border communities and recommendations for border security policy.
Mar
17
2016
In honor of the 60th Commission on the Status of Women, the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations and the Open Society Foundations cohosted a special discussion on the impact of drug policies on women.
Location:
United Nations, 885 Second Avenue, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Mar
16
2016
Open Society Institute–Baltimore, Associated Black Charities, and Baltimore City Paper host the second of two mayoral forums in advance of the April 26 primaries.
Location:
Union Baptist Church, 1219 Druid Hill Ave., Baltimore, MD, 21217
Mar
15
2016
A new book provides firsthand accounts from 16 current and formerly incarcerated people of what it is like to be kept alone in a cell.
Location:
Mar
10
2016
The UN-backed International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala played a central role in exposing a series of scandals that brought down a president.
Location:
Mar
10
2016
This conference will discuss ways to provide remedies for mass citizen victims of grand corruption, based on case studies from three very different countries: Uzbekistan, Equatorial Guinea, and Ukraine.
Mar
2
2016
Experts from the Reanimation Package of Reforms and the EU Support Group for Ukraine take stock of reform efforts in 2015 and examine areas of critical importance for the year ahead.
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Feb
24
2016
Open Society Institute–Baltimore, Associated Black Charities, and Baltimore City Paper host the first of two mayoral forums in advance of the April 26 primaries.
Location:
Pleasant Hope Baptist Church, 430 E. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore, MD, 21212
Feb
17
2016
Open Society Fellow Chitrangada Choudhury and ActionAid USA senior policy analyst Brandon Wu locate demands for environmental justice on the international policy agenda and within the realities of rural India.
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