http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship The Open Society Fellowship enables innovative professionals-including journalists, activists, academics, and practitioners-to work on projects that inspire meaningful public debate, shape public policy, and generate intellectual ferment within the Open Society Institute. http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/events/rural-organizing-20100121 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. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:20:14 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/events/rural-organizing-20100121 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/events/climate-change-after-cophenhagen-20100119 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. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:31:57 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/events/climate-change-after-cophenhagen-20100119 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/events/interrogation-policy-20091207 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. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:35:31 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/events/interrogation-policy-20091207 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/events/burma__20091028 At this Open Society Fellowship Program event, three distinguished speakers address how the international community can promote peace and human rights in Burma. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:12:02 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/events/burma__20091028 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/focus_areas/grantees/achmat_2009 Zackie Achmat will write a memoir about his remarkable life as an activist in South Africa. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:08:05 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/focus_areas/grantees/achmat_2009 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/focus_areas/grantees/stover_2009 Open Society Fellow Eric Stover will examine how well war crimes tribunals serve victims of mass violence. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:11:54 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/focus_areas/grantees/stover_2009 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/focus_areas/grantees/peer_2009 Open Society Fellow Basharat Peer is writing a book about India's Muslim community. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:24:12 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/focus_areas/grantees/peer_2009 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/focus_areas/grantees/alexander_2009 Matthew Alexander is a former U.S. Air Force interrogator who will write a new field manual based on humane, effective interrogation techniques. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:29:23 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/focus_areas/grantees/alexander_2009 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/focus_areas/grantees/cizik Richard Cizik is an evangelical leader who will bring religious activists, scholars, and policy-makers together to address key political challenges. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:18:25 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/focus_areas/grantees/cizik http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/focus_areas/grantees/biedell_2009 Elizabeth MacKenzie Biedell, a former intelligence analyst, will explore how American presidents use classified information as they lead the nation to war. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:07:03 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/focus_areas/grantees/biedell_2009 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/focus_areas/grantees/westerling_2009 Open Society Fellow Marcy Westerling is a community organizer who will map progressive infrastucture in rural areas. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:36:33 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/focus_areas/grantees/westerling_2009