Events
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Mar 5
March 5, 2008
4:00 a.m. until
March 7, 2008
5:00 p.m. (EST)
Kiev, UkraineOSI Seminar: Community Involvement for Improved Procurement, Supply and Pricing of Antiretroviral and Opioid Substitution Medicines
OSI convened a seminar in Kiev for activists to address obstacles to providing medicines for HIV and drug addiction treatment in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
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Feb 29
February 29, 2008
4:00 a.m. until
March 1, 2008
5:00 p.m. (EST)
Hammamet, TunisiaOSI National Foundations Education Meeting
The Education Support Program held a meeting for representatives of Soros foundations engaged in general education activities.
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Feb 28
February 28, 2008
1:00–6:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkNegotiating Human Rights in the Afghan Context
At this OSI panel, human rights advocates working in Afghanistan addressed the challenges of promoting global standards in a conservative Muslim society recovering from decades of conflict and extremism.
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Feb 27
February 27, 2008
2:00 p.m. until
February 29, 2008
7:00 p.m. (EST)
Windhoek, NamibiaAdvocacy for Palliative Care in Africa: A Focus on Essential Pain Medication Accessibility in Southern Africa
OSI's International Palliative Care Initiative provided support to the African Palliative Care Association (APCA) to complete a three-day workshop on access to medicines in Southern Africa.
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Feb 27
February 27, 2008
12:00–5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkWomen in Conflict Zones—Why Are Governments Failing and How Are Women’s Rights Movements Responding?
At this OSI event, panelists discussed their cutting-edge work addressing violence against women in conflict and post-conflict zones, and where they see governments failing.
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Feb 10
February 10, 2008
2:00 p.m. until
February 15, 2008
7:00 p.m. (EST)
Salzburg, AustriaSalzburg Seminar: Law and Health Practitioner Guides
OSI's Law and Health Initiative convened its second annual Salzburg Seminar to develop Practitioner Guides in Law and Health.
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Feb 8
February 8, 2008
2:00–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Riga, LatviaBarCamp Baltics 2008
Supported by the OSI Information Program, BarCamp Baltics is one of the biggest new media events of the year in Eastern and Central Europe, uniting hundreds of participants interested in new media, blogging, and social software.
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Jan 24
January 24, 2008
1:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Iraqi Refugee Crisis—Bearing Witness
At this event, journalist George Packer discussed his new play about the treatment of Iraqis who risked their lives to work for U.S. forces, and photographer Lori Grinker screened a short film about Iraqi refugees in Jordan.
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Jan 14
January 14, 2008
2:00 p.m. until
January 18, 2008
7:00 p.m. (EST)
Geneva, SwitzerlandAdvanced Workshop for Human Rights Documentation
The workshop will bring together individuals involved in the management of human rights information within their organizations, in particular researchers, documentalists, and IT professionals.
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Dec 10
December 10, 2007
12:30–7:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkEyes on Zimbabwe—Torture and Political Violence
On Human Rights Day, OSI presented a report by leading medical professionals from the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture, who traveled to Zimbabwe to examine survivors in the aftermath of the recent crackdown.
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Dec 5
December 5, 2007
1:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkWe Are Not Free—The Future of the Media in Pakistan
The Middle East & North Africa Initiative held a documentary film screening and panel discussion on press freedom and the current crisis in Pakistan.
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Dec 2
December 2, 2007
4:00 a.m. until
December 3, 2007
5:00 p.m. (EST)
Baku, AzerbaijanSecond General Assembly of the Network of Education Policy Centers
This OSI-supported event will be attended by members, representatives of the Education Support Program, and experts on museum pedagogy, which is the theme of the general assembly.
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