Today, The Baltimore Sun published an op-ed by OSI Director Diana Morris and Tara Huffman, director of OSI’s Criminal and Juvenile Justice Program, “Baltimore must prioritize police reform,” The key to reducing crime and protecting public safety, they write, lies in creating trust between residents and law enforcement, a roadmap for which can be found […]
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2016 Community Fellow’s ShareBaby featured in Baltimore Sun
Tuesday, January 08, 2019This week, the Baltimore Sun featured ShareBaby, an organization that provides diapers, clothing, and other basic goods to organizations that work with families in need such as House of Ruth, Sarah’s Hope and the International Rescue Committee (IRC)Baby Pantry. 2016 OSI Community Fellow Eliseba Osore is ShareBaby’s program manager. As part of her fellowship, she worked to […]
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OSI’s Scott Nolen joins Faces & Voices of Recovery’s Criminal Justice Policy Committee
Wednesday, January 02, 2019Faces & Voices of Recovery, the nation’s leading recovery advocacy organization, has invited Scott Nolen, director of OSI-Baltimore’s Addiction and Health Equity program, to join its new, 12-member Criminal Justice Policy Committee. “Through this committee, we will have an opportunity to guide our advocacy work and contribute to policy statements and campaigns to educate federal, […]
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Washington Post examines roots of violent crime in Baltimore
Wednesday, January 02, 2019This week the Washington Post published an investigative story about the roots of Baltimore’s persistent violent crime, interviewing Tara Huffman, director of OSI-Baltimore’s Criminal and Juvenile Justice program, and Morgan State Professor Dr. Lawrence Brown, a 2012 OSI-Baltimore Community Fellow and recipient of OSI’s Bold Thinker award, among many others. “This boils down to the relationship […]
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WYPR interviews 2018 OSI Fellows working with Baltimore students
Wednesday, January 02, 2019This morning, Sheilah Kast, host of WYPR’s On the Record, interviewed 2018 OSI Community Fellows Ciera Daniel and Aarti Sidhu, both of whom are working with students in Baltimore City Public Schools. Daniel founded Young Kings Leadership Academy at East Baltimore’s City Springs Elementary Middle School to help African-American boys realize their potential and become […]
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Financial Times names George Soros “Person of the Year”
Thursday, December 27, 2018The Financial Times has named George Soros, the founder of Open Society Foundations its “Person of the Year” (subscription required). “He is the standard bearer of liberal democracy and open society,” they write. “These are the ideas which triumphed in the cold war. Today, they are under siege from all sides, from Vladimir Putin’s Russia […]
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Steve Luxenberg, Judge Robert Bell discuss the impact of Plessy v. Ferguson in Talking About Race event
Thursday, December 27, 2018Open Society Institute continues its Talking About Race series on Feb. 13th with Steve Luxenberg, author of the new book, Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America’s Journey from Slavery to Segregation, in conversation with Judge Robert Bell, the first African-American chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals. Go here for more […]
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WYPR profiles OSI Fellows working on criminal justice projects
Thursday, December 27, 2018On Wednesday, WYPR’s On the Record continued profiling the 2018 cohort of OSI Community Fellows, talking to two Fellows working on criminal justice projects, Emily Thompson, whose PIVOT program addressed the gap in reentry services for women, and Jennay Ghowrwal, whose REMIND program trains defense attorneys to better advocate better on behalf of clients who suffer […]
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It Takes a City to Change a City – 20 Years of Open Society Institute – Baltimore
Wednesday, December 19, 2018The following video was shown at the final event in OSI-Baltimore’s 20th Anniversary Speaker Series, on October 30, 2018. Please click here to make a donation and help OSI-Baltimore continue driving positive change in Baltimore.
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OSI-Baltimore’s 2018 Community Fellows featured on WYPR’s On the Record
Wednesday, December 19, 2018WYPR’s On the Record is currently featuring interviews with the 2018 cohort of OSI-Baltimore Community Fellows. Last week, Sheilah Kast spoke to Eric Fishel, whose project, Baltimore Foodparks, will convert vacant lots into mixed use parks using native edible plants for both human and bid communities. Listen here. This week, Kast profiled Shelley Halstead and Fred […]
