Open Society Launches Fund for a Free and Democratic Ukraine
March 04, 2022 02:00 ET | Open Society Foundations
New York/Berlin/Kyiv, March 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations today are pledging an initial $25 million to launch the Ukraine Democracy Fund and urge other funders to join us...
Open Society, Baltimore City to highlight some of North America’s most innovative approaches to trauma-responsive care
March 01, 2022 12:22 ET | Open Society Foundations
Baltimore, March 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Thursday, March 3, policymakers, educators, and community leaders from around North America will join Baltimore’s virtual Healing City Summit to...
Open Society Names Natalie Samarasinghe as Global Director for Advocacy
November 02, 2021 13:38 ET | Open Society Foundations
New York, Nov. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations today named Natalie Samarasinghe as their first global director of advocacy, as part of their drive to speak with a powerful ...
Open Society Announces $1.3 Million to Aid Haitian and Black Asylum Seekers
November 01, 2021 11:56 ET | Open Society Foundations
New York, Nov. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations today announced $1.3 million to support frontline organizations working to aid Haitian and Black migrants dislocated,...
Open Society Foundations Call for Release of Wrongfully Imprisoned Kavala
November 01, 2021 10:33 ET | Open Society Foundations
New York, Nov. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations join today with thousands of voices inside and outside Turkey, calling on the Turkish government to comply with the rule of...
Open Society Urges Turkish President to Stop Efforts to Obscure the Facts in Kavala Case
October 22, 2021 15:47 ET | Open Society Foundations
New York, Oct. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations urged the president of Turkey today to stop invoking George Soros’s name in an effort to obscure the facts around the case of...
In First Summit with International Business & Government Leaders, Essential Workers to Discuss Framework for Just COVID-19 Recovery
September 09, 2021 04:00 ET | Open Society Foundations
London, UK, Sept. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wednesday, Sept. 8 marked the opening day of the first-ever global summit of essential workers. Participants from around the world tuned in to a...
In First Summit with International Business & Government Leaders, Essential Workers to Discuss Framework for Just COVID-19 Recovery
September 01, 2021 18:56 ET | Open Society Foundations
Worldwide, Sept. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Essential workers from North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia will meet with global business and government leaders to discuss a framework for...
Open Society Announces a $10 Million Emergency Fund for Afghan Civilians in Peril
August 13, 2021 17:46 ET | Open Society Foundations
New York, Aug. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations announced today the creation of a $10 million Afghanistan emergency fund to support Afghans in grave danger—including...
Open Society Foundations Commit $100 Million to Support Feminist Political Mobilization and Leadership
June 30, 2021 13:07 ET | Open Society Foundations
New York, June 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations will invest more than $100 million over the next five years in strengthening a range of feminist-led movements and increasing...