Open Society Institute Awards $5 Million to Support Sundance Institute and Documentary Films
Press Release
July 15, 2009
The Sundance Institute will receive a $5 million grant for its Documentary Film Program to help raise awareness on human rights.

Black Labor in America: Emerging Opportunities Amid the Economic Crisis
OSI-New York
June 25, 2009
 AUDIO
Steven C. Pitts of UC Berkeley discusses the job crisis facing the black community, with an emphasis on relations between black men and Latino immigrants in the workplace.

OSI Grantee Airs Production on U.S.-Sponsored Torture in the “War on Terror”
June 28, 2009
 VIDEO  
Hosted by Rachel Maddow, Working the Dark Side features performances by Liev Schreiber, John Leguizamo, Noah Emmerich, and Julianna Margulies.

Groups Press Governments to Reform Harmful Drug Policies
June 25, 2009
The Open Society Institute has joined with over 40 international groups and experts worldwide to issue a call to action pressing governments to adopt a humane approach to drug policy.

Open Society Institute to Give $100 Million to Aid Europeans in Need
June 18, 2009
Chairman George Soros announced the gift, which will help communities in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union hardest hit by the global economic downturn.

HIV and Human Rights in Southern Africa: Victories and Ongoing Challenges
OSI-New York
June 15, 2009
 AUDIO
Namibian lawyer and human rights activist Michaela Clayton speaks on HIV/AIDS and human rights issues in Southern Africa.

Seeking Accountability for Torture—Photography as Evidence
OSI-New York
June 3, 2009
 AUDIO
Panelists discuss the photographs of detainee torture, and the role that photography plays in providing accountability for abuses and depicting the human stories behind them.

After Mandela and Mbeki—The Future of South Africa
OSI-New York
May 27, 2009
 AUDIO
The Open Society Institute, together with The Nation magazine, hosted a conversation on the politics of South Africa following that country’s presidential elections.