Events
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Feb 20
February 20, 2009
4:00 a.m. until
May 7, 2009
5:00 p.m. (EST)
New York CityIntended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born of Rape
OSI grantee Jonathan Torgovnik's portraits of Rwandan women and their children born from rape during the 1994 genocide are on exhibit at Aperture Gallery.
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Feb 19
February 19, 2009
4:00 a.m. until
February 25, 2009
5:00 p.m. (EST)
IndiaInfo-Activism Camp: Tools and Tactics for Digital Advocacy
The OSI-supported Info-Activism Camp brings together rights advocates from the global South with technologists, designers, and activists to share skills, tools, and tactics in digital advocacy.
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Feb 17
February 17, 2009
12:00–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkShadow of the Holy Book
The Open Society Institute held a screening and discussion of this documentary on the secretive and repressive dictatorship of Saparmurat Niyazov in Turkmenistan, and the Western companies who did business with him.
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Feb 13
February 13, 2009
4:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMissed Opportunities—How the West “Lost” Central Asia
Fellow Alex Cooley examined how Western governments have compromised their pursuit of democracy in Central Asia in order to maintain military basing options in the region and secure access to oil and gas reserves.
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Feb 10
February 10, 2009
2:00–8:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Future of Freedom and Control in the Internet Age
Open Society Fellows Rebecca MacKinnon and Evgeny Morozov explored the changing landscape of Internet censorship and the role that governments, corporations, and individuals play in enabling it.
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Feb 10
February 10, 2009
2:00–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkTransparency, Natural Resources, and the Open Budget Index
OSI grantee the Revenue Watch Institute cohosted a discussion on the links between poor performance in many resource-dependent countries and the lack of budget transparency and accountability.
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Feb 6
February 6, 2009
4:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonHuman Rights in the Arab Region in 2008
The Open Society Institute co-hosted a panel on human rights trends and repression in the Middle East, as well as potential strategies for the new U.S. administration and the international community.
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Feb 5
February 5, 2009
2:00 p.m. until
February 6, 2009
7:00 p.m. (EST)
Houston, TexasConnexions Conference & Open Courseware Consortium Regional Meeting
This event highlights the latest developments in the Open Education movement and offers sessions on content projects from both major producers as well as grassroots projects.
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Jan 28
January 28, 2009
12:30–7:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkTwo Decades of Impunity The Jesuits Murder Case and the Search for Justice in El Salvador
This Open Society Institute panel discussed the 1989 murders, their political consequences, and the global struggle to ensure that the perpetrators of great crimes are held accountable.
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Jan 26
January 26, 2009
4:00 a.m. until
January 27, 2009
5:00 p.m. (EST)
San Francisco, CAInternational Human Rights Funders Group Semi-Annual Conference
OSI, the Global Fund for Women, the Channel Foundation, and the International Human Rights Funders Group organized a special session focused on innovative efforts to advance the human rights of sexual minorities.
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Jan 21
January 21, 2009
2:00–8:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Myths and Truths About Cyberwarfare
This OSI event examined cyberwarfare from technological, legal, and political perspectives, focusing on the cyberattacks on Estonia in 2007 and the cyber-dimensions of the conflicts in South Ossetia and Gaza.
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Jan 21
January 21, 2009
1:30–6:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkEmergency in Zimbabwe—A Legal Response for a Health Crisis
Experts from Physicians for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch assessed the health crisis in Zimbabwe, at this Open Society Institute panel discussion.
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