Events
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Aug 8
August 8, 2006
8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (EDT)
OSI - New YorkIs the African Commission an Effective Forum for Promoting the Rights of Same-Sex Practicing People?
OSI's Sexual Health and Rights Project and Network Women's Program presented a discussion of the human rights situation for same-sex practicing people in Africa.
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Jul 25
July 25, 2006
2:00–6:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBeyond the Foster Care System
To mark the publication of Individual Project Fellow Betsy Krebs and Paul Pitcoff's book, OSI presented a forum on ways that teens who are aging out of the foster care system can transition successfully to adulthood.
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Jul 20
July 20, 2006
8:30 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
OSI - New YorkFilm Screening: Attendre Demain—Awaiting Tomorrow: HIV/AIDS in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
OSI's Sexual Health and Rights Project screened a video documenting the effects of HIV/AIDS when conflict and insecurity are added into the equation.
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Jul 13
July 13, 2006
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
OSI - New YorkThe End of Interest Group Liberalism?
OSI hosted a panel featuring critics of interest-group pluralism who explored alternative approaches to building a more just society.
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Jul 13
July 13, 2006
8:00 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkProtecting Fundamental Rights in the "War on Terror" — Perspectives from the United States and Europe
At this discussion sponsored by OSI's U.S. Justice Fund and Justice Initiative, two leading experts examined the ways in which security and liberty have been, and should be, balanced in fighting terrorism.
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Jun 28
June 28, 2006
4:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (EDT)
New York CityWe Speak: New York City Women Living with AIDS Speak About Their Needs
OSI grantee Funders Concerned About AIDS and the United Way of New York City presented a symposium marking the release of a study on emerging issues facing New York City women with HIV/AIDS.
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Jun 20
June 20, 2006
1:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFelon Disenfranchisement—Costs and Consequences
The Open Society Institute hosted a panel discussion to explore how mass imprisonment gravely impacts democracy and to highlight national campaigns underway to challenge it in courts, state legislatures, and communities across the United States.
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Jun 8
June 8, 2006
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
OSI - New YorkHow Some Politicians Exploit and Abuse Charity and Philanthropy And What Ought to Be Done to Stop It
This OSI-hosted panel addressed the political abuse of nonprofits and regulatory steps that need to be taken to prevent future abuse.
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Jun 7
June 7, 2006
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
OSI - New York"Crimmigration" and the War on Terror
This OSI panel addressed the links between the criminal justice system, immigration policy, and the war on terror.
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Jun 7
June 7, 2006
3:00–8:30 p.m. (EDT)
OSI - New YorkSurveillance in America—From the War on Drugs to the War on Terror
This OSI panel traced government efforts to monitor the lawful activities of Americans, considered the chilling effect these programs have on political activism and dissent, and examined what can be done to protect privacy in the post-9/11 world.
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Jun 7
June 7, 2006
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
OSI - New YorkCriminal Justice Advocacy Against the Backdrop of Terror
This OSI panel looked at how the war on terror has affected advocacy around the death penalty, racial profiling, criminal defense, and victims rights.
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Jun 7
June 7, 2006
5:00 a.m. until
June 8, 2006
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Baltimore, MDOSI Conference: Cities on the Right Track—Building Public Drug Treatment Systems
OSI-Baltimore cosponsored a conference to showcase drug addiction treatment systems that are working in cities across the United States.
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