Open Society Foundations Podcast

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A Life in Transition Sep 30, 2008

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OSI presented a conversation with Alex Boraine, author of A Life in Transition, an insider's account of important institutions and events in South African history. (Recorded: September 30, 2008)

Reading Burma-A Benefit for Cyclone Relief and Freedom of Expression in Burma/Myanmar Sep 23, 2008

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PEN, the OSI Burma Project, and The New York Review of Books honored Burmese writers whose work has been suppressed by the military regime and to support the victims of the recent cyclone. (Recorded: September 23, 2008)

Photography as Advocacy-A Half Century of Oil and Misery in the Niger Delta Sep 23, 2008

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OSI and the Revenue Watch Institute hosted a discussion of oil in the Niger Delta and the use of photography in advocating for social change. (Recorded: September 23, 2008)

Black Male Achievement-What Needs to Be Done Jul 24, 2008

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The OSI Campaign for Black Male Achievement hosted a discussion to shine a light on the organizations and leaders focusing on solutions to the crisis in America facing black men and boys. (Recorded: July 24, 2008)

Women of Liberia-Fighting for Peace Jul 22, 2008

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OSI and Amnesty International held a film screening and panel discussion of "Women of Liberia: Fighting for Peace", a documentary by Academy Award-winner Jonathan Stack. (Recorded: July 22, 2008)

My Guantanamo Diary-The Detainees and the Stories They Told Me Jul 17, 2008

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The Open Society Institute hosted a discussion of a new book that tells the hidden stories of Guantanamo detainees and probes the injustices committed in the name of the "war on terror." (Recorded: July 17, 2008)

Burma's Agony: The International Humanitarian Response Jun 09, 2008

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The Open Society Institute along with the Asia Society convened a panel discussion to assess the situation in Burma after Cyclone Nargis. (Recorded: June 9, 2008)

Women's Rights and Social Change in Chechnya May 15, 2008

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OSI's Russia Project and International Women's Program hosted a talk on women's rights and social change in Chechnya with Gistam Sakaeva, program officer at the Grozny-based women's NGO Reliance and a 2008 Voices of Courage honoree of the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children. (Recorded: May 15, 2008)

OSI-Baltimore Tenth Anniversary May 13, 2008

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At the OSI-Baltimore Tenth Anniversary Celebration, Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, New Jersey, gave the keynote address to a crowd of more than 400 leaders in the Baltimore metropolitan area. (Recorded: May 13, 2008)

Zimbabwe Post-Election Climate Apr 15, 2008

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The Office of the Africa Regional Director of the Open Society Institute hosted a reception and panel discussion on the post-election climate in Zimbabwe. (Recorded: April 15, 2008)