Open Society Institute and Soros Foundation Network http://www.soros.org The Open Society Institute (OSI) is a private operating and grantmaking foundation based in New York City that serves as the hub of the Soros foundations network, a group of autonomous foundations and organizations in more than 50 countries. OSI and the network implement a range of initiatives that aim to promote open societies by shaping government policy and supporting education, media, public health, and human and women's rights, as well as social, legal, and economic reform. en-us http://www.soros.org/rss Zope 2.6.2 Fire + Fire: The Sounds and Stories of Two Cultures Bound by Rhythm and Race http://www.soros.org/resources/events/fire_20091119 This event explores the parallels between Roma and African American experience through a fusion of spoken word, movement, and music. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:05:19 EST http://www.soros.org/resources/events/fire_20091119 Combatting Violence Against Women in Southern Africa http://www.soros.org/initiatives/women/events/cvawsa_20091109 Cosponsored by the Open Society Institute and WITNESS, this discussion examines the role of the Southern African Development Community in ending violence against women in the region. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:52:13 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/women/events/cvawsa_20091109 OSI-Baltimore Announces New Community Fellows http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/news/fellows_20091109 Eight extraordinary social visionaries have been selected as Baltimore Community Fellows. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:43:16 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/news/fellows_20091109 Open Society News: Eastern Europe-Where Do Open Societies Stand 20 Years Later? http://www.soros.org/resources/articles_publications/publications/opensocietynews_20091105 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. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:01:37 EST http://www.soros.org/resources/articles_publications/publications/opensocietynews_20091105 George Soros: Open Society, the Financial Crisis, and the Way Ahead http://www.soros.org/resources/multimedia/sorosceu_20091112 Open Society Institute founder and chairman George Soros shares his latest thinking on economics and politics in a lecture series based on a lifetime of practical and philosophical reflection. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:04:59 EST http://www.soros.org/resources/multimedia/sorosceu_20091112 OSI Statement on the Sentencing of Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh http://www.soros.org/newsroom/news/tajbakhsh_20091020 The Open Society Institute is dismayed by the unjust imprisonment and draconian sentencing of Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh. We call for his immediate release. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:53 EST http://www.soros.org/newsroom/news/tajbakhsh_20091020 Georgia, One Year Later: Where Has the Aid Money Gone? http://www.soros.org/initiatives/cep/events/georgia_20091020 This Open Society Institute forum analyzes the effectiveness and transparency of foreign aid disbursed to Georgia since the country's crisis with Russia. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:58:31 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/cep/events/georgia_20091020 OSI Statement on the Appeals Court Decision on Evgeniy Zhovtis http://www.soros.org/newsroom/news/zhovtis_20091020 The Open Society Institute is deeply discouraged by the decision of the Kazakhstani appeals court to uphold the sentence of Evgeniy Zhovtis, a noted human rights defender. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:12:11 EST http://www.soros.org/newsroom/news/zhovtis_20091020 Human Rights and Their Limits http://www.soros.org/resources/events/limits_20091015 At this Open Society Institute event, Central European University professor Wiktor Osiatynski discusses how to balance human rights with democracy and other values. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:57:08 EST http://www.soros.org/resources/events/limits_20091015 What Does It Mean to Be Stateless? http://www.soros.org/indepth/stateless/index_html Globally 15 million people are denied citizenship. The Open Society Institute presents a few of their stories-and ways that you can help. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:35:32 EST http://www.soros.org/indepth/stateless/index_html Wrong Color, Wrong Clothes: Accounts of Ethnic Profiling in France and United States http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus/equality_citizenship/events/profiling_20091014 The Open Society Justice Initiative hosts a comparative discussion on documenting and challenging racial profiling in France and the United States. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:46:33 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus/equality_citizenship/events/profiling_20091014 Moving Walls 16 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/16 This OSI photo exhibition is dominated by themes of conflict and its aftermath, including the effects of U.S. military engagement on Afghan and Iraqi people and returning American soldiers, revolution in Nepal, postwar Liberia, and-on a different note-Chinese investment in Africa. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:30:51 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/16