Events
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Sep 27
September 27, 2006
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkSeparate and Unequal—Hurricane Katrina and Race in America
A year after the storm, OSI presented a conversation on what new civil rights strategies are needed to address long-term discrimination and to advance equal protection and opportunity for all.
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Sep 21
September 21, 2006
2:00–6:00 p.m. (EDT)
OSI - New YorkHow Strategic Funding of Conservative Ideas Changed the American Landscape—A Conversation with James Piereson
OSI presented a conversation with the former head of the conservative Olin Foundation on that organization’s impact, and what those on the progressive end of the political spectrum can learn from Olin s experience.
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Sep 19
September 19, 2006
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
OSI - New YorkCoalition on Sex Work, Sexual Rights, and Countering the Conservative Sexual Agenda
SHARP co-hosts a meeting to discuss updates on litigation and advocacy around the anti-prostitution loyalty oath; continue discussions of laws and policies in the arenas of trafficking and sex work; and explore media/communications strategies for...
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Sep 19
September 19, 2006
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Tbilisi, GeorgiaBlack Sea Conference on University Admission and Exams
This international conference co-organized by OSI aimed to bring together experts and political decision makers involved in university admission exams to address political and technical issues, exchange knowledge and experience, and discuss...
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Sep 15
September 15, 2006
5:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT)
OSI-WashingtonNatural Resource Exploitation and Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Washington office of the Open Society Institute hosted a discussion of natural resource exploitation and human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo, followed by the opening of the photography exhibition Moving Walls 11.
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Sep 15
September 15, 2006
5:00 a.m. until
April 1, 2007
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
OSI-WashingtonPhotography Exhibition: Moving Walls 11
With a focus on Africa, the 11th Moving Walls exhibition explores issues around resource wealth, ethnic cleansing and displacement, and the transition from conflict to peace.
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Sep 14
September 14, 2006
5:00 a.m. until
May 11, 2007
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPhotography Exhibition: Moving Walls 12
The six photographers in this OSI exhibit cover a range of subjects: entrenched poverty and discrimination in Europe and the United States, the path of diamonds from miner to consumer, an intimate view of the impact of stigma and violence, and the...
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Sep 13
September 13, 2006
3:00 p.m. until
September 15, 2006
7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Dushanbe, TajikistanCentral Asian Education Cooperation Network Capacity-Building Workshop
Supported by the Education Support Program, this workshop aimed to strengthen the existing network and support its transformation process into a sustainable regional network.
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Sep 13
September 13, 2006
3:00 p.m. until
September 15, 2006
7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Dushanbe, TajikistanCAECN Capacity-Building Workshop
The Central Asian Education Cooperation Network organized a Capacity Building Workshop, supported by the Education Support Program and the Asian Development Bank, to strengthen the existing network and support its transformation into a sustainable...
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Aug 31
August 31, 2006
8:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkSuing Human Rights Abusers in U.S. Courts
At this discussion sponsored by the Open Society Justice Initiative, lawyers from the Center for Justice & Accountability talked about their work using the Alien Tort Claims Act to sue foreign-born human rights abusers who have settled in the...
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Aug 23
August 23, 2006
8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (EDT)
OSI - New YorkHawks on the Rise—The Conflict Regions and Georgian Democracy
OSI's Central Eurasia Project hosted a briefing with Ana Dolidze, chairwoman of the Georgian Young Lawyers Association, one of Georgia's most dynamic NGOs.
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Aug 22
August 22, 2006
5:00 a.m. until
September 16, 2006
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Dubai, UAEMoving Walls Dubai Exhibition
The photographs in this exhibition cover diverse regions—including Ethiopia, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, and the United States—and subjects such as political transition, prison life, wounded veterans, American Islam, homelessness,...
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