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Tomorrow, November 9 at 1:00pm - Combatting Violence Against Wo...
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Tomorrow, November 9 at 1:00pm
Open Society Institute Memories of border crossings, smuggling cash and books, helping dissidents visit the West, and nights of vodka-fueled conversation.
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Open Society Institute senior writer Chuck Sudetic tells of the life and times of Annette Laborey, executive director of OSI-Paris, who in the 1980s helped dissidents behind the Iron Curtain survive and triumph.
Paul Waldman I wonder how social progress would have treasured the cultural, political, and economic events both of the 20th and 21st centuries had it not been for the increasing ambient omnipresent distribution of the photographic image?
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Vaclav Havel reflects on civil society in Eastern Europe and the Open Society Institute's contribution to democratic change in the region.
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Croatian author and journalist Slavenka Drakulic reflects on how communism's collapse has brought more choices for toothpaste as well as a slower, more difficult change in consciousness.
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Threats to press freedom in Uganda--and what it could mean for the 2011
elections.
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This OSIEA report evaluates the progress of press freedom and access to information in Uganda.
Sabina its intresting...................wanted to know you have office in nepal?
Open Society Institute Global civil society coalition--including OSI--urges UN to support Goldstone recommendations on Gaza.
Global Civil Society Coalition Urges UN General Assembly to Support Goldstone Recommendations on Gaz
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Global Civil Society Coalition Urges UN General Assembly to Support Goldstone Recommendations on Gaza WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A global coalition of civil society organizations
Open Society Institute Recent racist violence in Hungary, Romania, and Italy starkly demonstrates the need for increased efforts to improve the lives of Roma in Europe: George Soros & James Wolfensohn http://bit.ly/1fCRQT
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In Paris, black & Arab youth are 3 to 15 times more likely
to be stopped by the police than their white counterparts. Listen to an audio discussion of the issue, and how it compares w/the US.
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The Open Society Justice Initiative hosts a comparative discussion on documenting and challenging racial profiling in France and the United States.
Jonathan Even-Zohar
Read how History Teachers in Bosnia cooperate with European experts to build bridges across communities and promote a history that is inclusive, thanks to OSI support! http://www.euroclio.eu/joomla/index.php/
Open Society Institute George Soros: how capitalism threatens to undermine open society | final of 5-part lecture series
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Recent trends indicate that gender-based violence has reached crisis points in countries like Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Madagascar, and Tanzania.
The Open Society Institute International Women's Program and WITNESS cosponsor a discussion on violence against women in the region and the role of the S...outhern African Development Community (SADC) in ending it.
The panel will be preceded by a screening of the film "Hear Us: Women Affected by Politically Motivated Violence Against Women In Zimbabwe Speak Out."
Panelists
* Kudakwashe Chitsike, Program Manager at Research Advocacy Unit (Zimbabwe)
* Kelli Muddell, Gender Specialist at the International Center for Transitional Justice
* Marianne Mollmann, Advocacy Director at Human Rights Watch
* Nduku Booto, Senior Advisor, DRC mission to the United Nations (SADC Chair)
* Bukeni Waruzi, Program Coordinator for Africa and the Middle East at WITNESS (Moderator)
For more info and to RSVP, visit www.soros.org/initiatives/women/events/c
The Open Society Institute International Women's Program and WITNESS cosponsor a discussion on violence against women in the region and the role of the S...outhern African Development Community (SADC) in ending it.
The panel will be preceded by a screening of the film "Hear Us: Women Affected by Politically Motivated Violence Against Women In Zimbabwe Speak Out."
Panelists
* Kudakwashe Chitsike, Program Manager at Research Advocacy Unit (Zimbabwe)
* Kelli Muddell, Gender Specialist at the International Center for Transitional Justice
* Marianne Mollmann, Advocacy Director at Human Rights Watch
* Nduku Booto, Senior Advisor, DRC mission to the United Nations (SADC Chair)
* Bukeni Waruzi, Program Coordinator for Africa and the Middle East at WITNESS (Moderator)
For more info and to RSVP, visit www.soros.org/initiatives/women/events/c
Time:1:00PM Monday, November 9th
Location:New York City
Rhiannon Quite interesting... well worth watching these lectures!! Cheers!!
Open Society Institute Call for Proposals: Human rights and social progress in Central Asia
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The Central Eurasia Project is now accepting letters of inquiry for the Winter 2010 Call for Grant Proposals. The deadline is January 25, 2010.
