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On Thursday, May 10th, from 7 to 9 p.m., Open Society Institute-Baltimore, in collaboration with Baltimore Ceasefire and the University of Baltimore College of Public Affairs, will host the next Talking About Race event, “Mothers of the Movement Speak,” a town hall discussion led by mothers who have lost children to police and gun violence, at the […]

Last week, the Baltimore Sun published a list of 10 “change-makers working to improve the Baltimore area with their courage, innovative thinking, and leadership.” Among those listed are Catalina Rodriguez-Lima, director of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant and Multicultural Affairs (MIMA). Rodriguez-Lima, a member of Open Society Institute’s Leadership Council, partnered with OSI to create the […]

On Tuesday, April 10th, Baltimore Dance Crews Project, the organization co-founded by 2015 OSI Community Fellow Brian Gerardo, held a family and community night at OpenWorks Baltimore to premiere their first dance video below. The video, set to Fleur East’s Sax, showcases the work of the dancers and offers a glimpse into the program’s mentorship program, which […]

On May 3rd, Open Society Institute hosts a special advance screening of “RBG,” the highly anticipated documentary about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This is the first event in a series celebrating OSI-Baltimore’s 20th Anniversary. Before the film, Justice Ginsburg will offer a video greeting congratulating OSI on our 20th Anniversary. Other events will […]

On Thursday, April 19th at Light City’s HealthLab, Scott Nolen, director of Open Society Institute’s Addiction and Health Equity program, will discuss innovations in opioid addiction in a talk entitled, “A Safer and Healthier Baltimore: The Role of Safe Consumption.” In addition, OSI and our grantee, Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition, will set up a “Safe […]

On Wednesday, Open Society Institute-Baltimore and the University of Baltimore co-hosted the 10th annual Urban Child Symposium on Restorative Practices and the Urban Child: Rethinking School Discipline (full video; agenda). At the Symposium, OSI and Baltimore City Schools officially released the Restorative Practices Report, which outlines the necessary steps to implement restorative practices in all city […]

On April 14th, Strong City Baltimore will host its 11th Annual Neighborhood Institute, an annual networking and skill-building event that provides training for community residents, neighborhood leaders, and community development professionals. This year, 2016 OSI Community Fellow, Debbie Ramsey will present a workshop titled “Community Policing with our Youth in Mind.” As part of her […]

This week, the Daily Record published an op-ed from Major Michael R. Merican, assistant sheriff of St. Mary’s County, on the benefits of comprehensive pretrial services programs. Major Merican cites “Steps in the Right Direction: Maryland Counties Leading the Way in Pretrial Services,” the report OSI’s Criminal and Juvenile Justice Program recently published which details […]

BALTIMORE—On Wednesday, Baltimore City Schools and Open Society Institute-Baltimore will officially release the comprehensive Restorative Practices Report, which outlines the necessary steps to implement restorative practices in all city schools and make Baltimore City Public Schools a Restorative District over the next five years. Read the full report; Read a one-page summary; See OSI’s Restorative Practices Web Portal; […]