The US Department of Justice (DOJ), the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), and the Consent Decree Monitoring Team are currently in the process of reviewing and revising the BPD’s policies and procedures as part of the ongoing implementation of the Consent Decree and are looking for community input on how to improve and strengthen these policies. […]
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Taylor Branch brings “King in the Wilderness” to Baltimore
Monday, April 02, 2018On Thursday night, Baltimore’s Parkway Theatre hosted an advance screening of the HBO documentary “King in the Wilderness,” which tells the story of the last three years of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s life, from 1965 to 1968. The film debuts on HBO tonight, April 2nd. Taylor Branch, the eminent King historian and an OSI-Baltimore […]
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Maryland’s first stabilization center to open in Baltimore next spring
Monday, April 02, 2018This week, the Baltimore City Health Department and OSI-funded Behavioral Health System Baltimore secured funding to open up Maryland’s first stabilization center, a safe space for people to go when they need to get medical treatment related to substance use disorders. According to the Baltimore Sun, the center will also offer services for long-term substance […]
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Generation Progress now accepting applications for #Fight4AFuture Summit
Wednesday, March 28, 2018Generation Progress, a national organization that works with young people to promote progressive solutions to political and social challenges is now accepting applications for the FREE 5th Annual #Fight4AFuture Summit taking place in Baltimore May 5-7, 2018, bringing together youth advocates working on gun violence prevention and criminal justice reform. Last year, Generation Progress brought together more than […]
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OSI co-hosts Impact Bootcamp for social entrepreneurs
Monday, March 26, 2018On Saturday Open Society Institute-Baltimore and Baltimore Corps co-hosted Johns Hopkins University Social Innovation Lab’s 5th Impact Bootcamp, A free, full-day workshop for community members and students to build connections and gain skills to move their ideas and ventures forward. As part of the agenda, OSI-Baltimore Community Fellow Brian Gerardo, above left (see out recent photo […]
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Coming Soon: Screening of MLK documentary and talk with OSI Board member Taylor Branch
Wednesday, March 21, 2018On Thursday, March 29, the Maryland Film Festival (MdFF) will hold a special screening of the HBO documentary King in the Wilderness at the SNF Parkway Theatre. The film follows Martin Luther King, Jr during the last years of his life. The event features a post-screening discussion between Taylor Branch, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, author of […]
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Youth in Business sells tote bags at dedication of Harriet Tubman Grove
Tuesday, March 20, 2018On March 10, 2018, the 105th anniversary of Harriet Tubman’s death, the City of Baltimore and Friends of the Wyman Park Dell held a ceremony to rename a portion of the dell “Harriet Tubman Grove” in honor of the American hero and Maryland native. In August of 2017, the city removed confederate monuments in the […]
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New Impact Series photo essay features Baltimore Dance Crews Project
Tuesday, March 20, 2018Baltimore Dance Crews Project (BDCP), an afterschool dance and leadership development program started by 2015 OSI Community Fellow Brian Gerardo is being featured this month in our Impact Series. Gerardo and co-founder Cynthia Chavez began BDCP as a way to connect with and strengthen relationships with their students. Gerardo used his fellowship to expand BDCP, […]
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OSI Fellows gather at Safe Streets in East Baltimore
Monday, March 19, 2018On Friday, OSI Community Fellows gathered at the Safe Streets hub in East Baltimore to hear from 2017 Fellows Alex Long (right), who is a violence interrupter and runs his McElderry Youth Redemption Boxing Program there, and Munib Lohrasbi, whose State Correctional Facilities Oversight Committee Project works with Disability Rights Maryland to improve conditions for […]
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Baltimore Dance Crews Project presents Ceasefire-inspired Call on Me at BMA
Friday, March 16, 2018On Saturday, senior students from Baltimore Dance Crews Project, an after-school dance program created by 2015 Open Society Institute Community Fellow Brian Gerardo, will present “Call on Me,” an original hip-hop dance performance inspired by Baltimore Ceasefire, at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA). Gerardo planned the event in collaboration with another 2015 Open Society Fellow, Dave […]
