Strategic Opportunities

Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster

INTERACTIVE
Designed to spark continuing national discussion of the social and economic impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, this multimedia website features the work of OSI's Katrina Media Fellows. more

About This Initiative
The Strategic Opportunities Fund was set up to respond more rapidly and flexibly to emerging challenges in the United States, utilizing a more coherent thematic strategy that may often be driven by current opportunities to impact specific open society issues. more

OSI-Supported Film About Hurricane Katrina Shortlisted for Academy Award
November 19, 2008
Trouble the Water, a documentary film directed and produced by OSI fellow Tia Lessin, has been shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary. more

OSI Fellow's Book Documents Continued Impact of Hurricane Katrina
August 15, 2008
Still Here: Stories After Katrina by photographer Joseph Rodríguez documents the ongoing expressions of hope, perseverance, and suffering in communities affected by Hurricane Katrina. more

KatrinaMedia.org Wins Webby Award
May 6, 2008
Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster was named the best nonprofit website of the year in the 12th Annual Webby Awards. more

Katrina Media Fellowships
OSI provided fellowships in response to critical issues laid bare by Hurricane Katrina. more

Rapid Response
Rapid Response grants will focus on policy-driven efforts on the state and national level that are connected to, and cut across, OSI issue areas and/or, are timely issues that require intentional measures to reclaim the public debate. more