“Has anything changed?” OSI-Baltimore Director Diana Morris asks this pointed question in an op-ed published in today’s Baltimore Sun. She is reflecting, of course, on the year that has passed since the arrest of Freddie Gray, his death in police custody and the uprising that resulted. The answer, she maintains, is a cautious “yes.” From new leadership to […]
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OSI’s Criminal and Juvenile Justice Director Writes About “Nonviolent Ways to Address Youth Violence”
Friday, May 06, 2016Tara Huffman, director of OSI’s Criminal and Juvenile Justice Program recently contributed to the newsletter published by the University of Baltimore School of Law’s Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children, and the Courts (CFCC), Unified Family Court Connection in which she discusses four non-violent policies and practices to respond to youth violence. As […]
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Next in Our Talking About Addiction Series: Youth, Addiction, and Juvenile Justice
Friday, May 06, 2016On June 1 at Red Emma’s, OSI-Baltimore will host the second event in its “Talking About Addiction” series, a discussion about adolescents and addiction with experts in the field, advocates, and families that have been affected by addiction problems. Much of the public, along with advocates, healthcare providers, and even many in law enforcement, have come […]
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Documentary About OSI Fellow Nominated For Vision Award
Friday, May 06, 2016Screen shot from “Next One Up,” courtesy of Matt Cipollone. “Next One Up,” the short documentary directed by OSI’s leadership council member Matt Cipollone about 2013 Community Fellow Matthew Hanna and his organization, also called Next One Up, was recently nominated for an American University Vision Award. Next One Up is dedicated to transforming the lives of young men in […]
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OSI-Baltimore Welcomes New Development Director
Thursday, May 05, 2016In April, Craig Rocklin joined Open Society Institute-Baltimore as Director of Development. Rocklin comes to OSI with nearly thirty years of professional fundraising experience in the Baltimore/Washington area. Prior to joining OSI, he was the Director of Advancement and Alumni Relations at George Mason University School of Policy, Government and International Affairs. While he has worked […]
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OSI Statement on the Resignation of Schools CEO Gregory Thornton and the Appointment of Dr. Sonja Santelises
Wednesday, May 04, 2016Yesterday, the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners announced the resignation of Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Dr. Gregory Thornton and the appointment of Dr. Sonja Santelises to the position, effective July 1. OSI-Baltimore has had a productive working relationship with Dr. Thornton during his two-year tenure, and we’re proud of the work we have […]
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OSF Moving Walls Photographer Hasan Elahi Exhibits at C. Grimaldis Gallery
Tuesday, May 03, 2016From his website, Hasan Elahi’s exact location, as of Tuesday, May 3, 2016. In 2002, artist Hasan Elahi was detained at a Detroit airport after an erroneous tip linked him to terrorist activities, which led to a six-month FBI investigation. As a response, Elahi, an Open Society Foundations Moving Walls photographer, documented his daily life through […]
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Community Fellow’s show highlights prisoners’ artwork
Friday, April 29, 2016On April 30th from 7-10pm, the Blank Page Project will host the opening of A WAY OUT at the Platform Gallery. A WAY OUT is a dual exhibition featuring works by Free Space and Baltimore Youth Arts. 2015 Community Fellow Dave Eassa started Free Space, which brings visual art, poetry Frand other forms of creative expression into prisons. […]
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Baltimore United For Change Releases Ad Spot
Thursday, April 28, 2016Check out this new ad spot from Baltimore United for Change (BUC), an OSI-funded coalition of organizations and activists working for social justice in Baltimore. Featured in the video are poets Dev Rock and Lady Brion (Brion Gill) from coalition member organization, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle. Brion is also an OSI Community Fellow. Video […]
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New Study Underscores Differences between Growing up Poor and Middle Class in Baltimore
Thursday, April 28, 2016Children from poor neighborhoods have a harder time transitioning to adulthood than children from wealthier ones. That’s the finding from a decade-long study published this month by a trio of sociologists from Johns Hopkins and St. Joseph’s universities. In Coming of Age in the Other America, Stefanie DeLuca, Susan Clampet-Lundquist and Kathryn Edin followed 150 […]
