The full video of last week’s #VoteBmore Mayoral Primary Forum is available below, courtesy of City Explainer. Our next forum takes place March 16 at Union Baptist Church, with moderators Lester Spence and Karen Houppert. RSVP here.
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Candidates, voters brave downpour to attend OSI primary forum
Thursday, February 25, 2016Despite gushing rain and the threat of tornadoes in the vicinity, hundreds of Baltimoreans came to Point Pleasant Baptist Church on Wednesday night for the first of two mayoral primary forums co-sponsored by OSI-Baltimore, Associated Black Charities, and City Paper. Rev. Heber Brown welcomed the candidates and guests by talking about the “haves and have-nots,” […]
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THIS WEEK: #VoteBmore Mayoral Primary Forums to Draw Top Candidates
Monday, February 22, 2016MEDIA ADVISORY February 22, 2016 CONTACT: Evan Serpick 410-234-1091 BALTIMORE – On Wednesday at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Belvedere, Open Society Institute-Baltimore (OSI), Associated Black Charities (ABC) and Baltimore City Paper will hold the first of two mayoral primary forums. All of the candidates competing in primary races have been invited, including Democrats, Republicans, […]
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OSI Joins Health Commissioner to Launch New Naloxone Portal
Thursday, February 18, 2016Scott Nolen, director of OSI-Baltimore’s Drug Addiction Treatment program, joined Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leanna Wen yesterday to announce a new web portal, dontdie.org, that makes it easier for Baltimoreans to get the life-saving drug Naloxone. OSI provided funding to build the portal, where users can watch a brief training video, answer a few questions, […]
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Message from Progressive Congress Summit: “Seize the Moment”
Friday, February 12, 2016By Karen Webber, director of OSI-Baltimore’s Education and Youth Development program I had the honor of participating in the 2016 Progressive Congress Strategy Summit that was convened in Baltimore on February 5-6. National leaders and members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus talked about their shared strategy for progressive change. Many referenced the presidential debates where, […]
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Baltimore magazine’s “Activists to Watch” includes OSI board member, fellow
Wednesday, February 10, 2016The future-themed February issue of Baltimore magazine highlights 5 “Activists to Watch,” including OSI-Baltimore Advisory Board member Jamie McDonald, founder of Generosity Inc. and OSI Community Fellow Hannah Brancato, founder of Gather Together: A Survivor Support Network. Among the others recognized were the co-founder, along with Brancato, of FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture Rebecca Nagle, protest […]
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A Victory for Democracy: Maryland Eliminates Final Barrier to Voting for Returning Citizens
Tuesday, February 09, 2016The Maryland Senate today overrode Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of a bill that will finally allow Marylanders convicted of a felony to vote in elections once they have been released from prison. This is the culmination of years of work by many groups, including OSI-Baltimore, to advocate for the rights of returning citizens to participate […]
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OSI hosts strategy session in advance of DOJ consent decree
Monday, February 01, 2016Left to Right: Damon Hewitt of Open Society Foundations, Somalia Samuel of Bertha Justice Institute, Iris Roley of Cincinnati Black United Front, Kevin Malone of San Diego Organizing Project, DeRay McKesson of Campaign ZERO, and Mari Mari Narvaez of Espacios Abiertos discuss consent decrees. On Saturday, OSI-Baltimore convened a strategy session that brought together local activists […]
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OSI, ABC, City Paper team up for community-based mayoral forums
Monday, February 01, 2016MEDIA ADVISORY February 1, 2016 CONTACT: Evan Serpick 410-234-1091 BALTIMORE – Open Society Institute-Baltimore (OSI), Associated Black Charities (ABC) and Baltimore City Paper are proud to announce a series of two mayoral forums in advance of the April 26 primaries. The forums will take place at different locations throughout Baltimore City with the goals of […]
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Naloxone Training Saved Lives in 2015
Friday, January 29, 2016In November, 2014, OSI-Baltimore granted $25,000 to Behavioral Health System Baltimore to be used in 2015 for a collaboration with the Baltimore Police Department and Baltimore City Health Department to launch a pilot program to train Baltimore police officers to administer naloxone, a life-saving drug that reverses opioid overdoses, and equip them with naloxone kits. […]
