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Fall of the Berlin Wall: In Revolutionary Times the Impossible Becomes Possible
George Soros
November 5, 2009
Open Society Institute chairman George Soros writes about how his foundation network, overcoming obstacles and setbacks, helped countries in Eastern Europe change from closed to open societies.

Call for Proposals: Central Eurasia Project
October 22, 2009
The Central Eurasia Project invites letters of inquiry from organizations active in the areas of labor migration, electricity and hydropower governance, and social, economic, and human rights. The deadline is January 25, 2010.

Transitional Justice and Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission
OSI-New York
September 28, 2009
AUDIO
Open Society Fellow Jonny Steinberg discusses transitional justice in Liberia and the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Whistle-Blowers: A Conversation with Daniel Ellsberg and John Dean
New York City
September 15, 2009
VIDEO
Daniel Ellsberg, whose leak of the Pentagon Papers helped bring down a presidency and end the Vietnam War, and John Dean, a key Watergate whistle-blower, speak about the perils of presidential overreach at this Open Society Institute event.

Call for Proposals: Web-Based Transparency & Accountability Tools in Central & Eastern Europe
October 21, 2009
The Open Society Institute Information Program, in partnership with mySociety, plans to launch a joint project to help individuals and organizations use the Internet to increase transparency and accountability in their countries.

Call for Applications: Open Society Justice Initiative Fellows Program
October 11, 2009
The program aims to support and further develop a network of lawyers and activists working on human rights-related issues internationally.

EU Credibility at Risk if Turkey's Accession Process Stalls
Press Release
September 7, 2009
With a new round of peace talks on Cyprus resuming this month, a group of distinguished Europeans today issued a report urging the two sides to arrive at a settlement in order to remove obstacles to the accession negotiations between Turkey and the European Union.

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Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil
OSI-New York
November 11, 2009
The Revenue Watch Institute, an OSI partner and grantee, hosts a conversation with journalist Peter Maass about his new book on "the troubled world oil has created."

George Soros: Central European University Lecture Series
Budapest, Hungary
October 26, 2009
Open Society Institute founder and chairman George Soros launches the inaugural Central European University Lectures, distilling his theoretical and practical insights on reflexivity, open society, global financial markets, and future trends.

The Future of Family Detention in America
OSI-New York
September 23, 2009
VIDEO AUDIO
Cosponsored by the Open Society Institute and the American Civil Liberties Union, this forum discusses The Least of These, the acclaimed documentary about the T. Don Hutto immigrant family detention center in Texas.

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Open Society News: Eastern Europe�Where Do Open Societies Stand 20 Years Later?
Fall 2009
The stories in this issue of Open Society News serve as reminders of the frenetic energy and excitement that filled people as communism in Europe fell apart.

Fall of the Berlin Wall: Voices from Transition
Helena Luczywo
November 5, 2009
An account of the collapse of communism by one journalist who participated in Eastern Europe's transition.

Fall of the Berlin Wall: Freedom Rises and Spreads After the Fall
Vaclav Havel
November 5, 2009
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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