Rural Organizing in a Divided Land
OSI-New York
January 21, 2010
 AUDIO
Open Society Fellow Marcy Westerling discusses the challenges and opportunities of progressive rural organizing in the U.S. and responding to growing threats from the Right.

The Battle Ahead: Climate Change After Copenhagen
OSI-New York
January 19, 2010
 AUDIO
Open Society Fellow Mark Hertsgaard and OSI's Nancy Youman share their eyewitness observations of the December 2009 climate change summit and assess its failure to establish ambitious goals for reducing carbon emissions.

The Interrogator's Dilemma: Abuse, Accountability, and the Myth of the "Ticking Time Bomb"
December 7, 2009
 AUDIO
Open Society Fellow Matthew Alexander discusses shifts in U.S. policy on the interrogation of terrorism suspects and the importance of seeking accountability for the torture of detainees.

How to Engage Authoritarian Regimes: The Case of Burma
OSI-New York
October 28, 2009
At this Open Society Fellowship Program event, three distinguished speakers address how the international community can promote peace and human rights in Burma.

Zackie Achmat
Zackie Achmat will write a memoir about his remarkable life as an activist in South Africa.

Matthew Alexander
Matthew Alexander is a former U.S. Air Force interrogator who will write a new field manual based on humane, effective interrogation techniques.

Elizabeth MacKenzie Biedell
Elizabeth MacKenzie Biedell, a former intelligence analyst, will explore how American presidents use (and misuse) classified information as they lead the nation to war.

Richard Cizik
Richard Cizik is an evangelical leader who will bring religious activists, scholars, and policy-makers together to address key political challenges.

Basharat Peer
Open Society Fellow Basharat Peer is writing a book about India's Muslim community.

Eric Stover
Open Society Fellow Eric Stover will examine how well war crimes tribunals serve victims of mass violence.

Marcy Westerling
Open Society Fellow Marcy Westerling is a community organizer who will map progressive infrastucture in rural areas.