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    Apr 23

    The COVID-19 pandemic threatens us all, but its impact is falling disproportionately on the most vulnerable among us. What we are doing to help communities hardest hit by this catastrophe:

    An Open Society Response to COVID-19
    In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Open Society is seeking to support low-wage and informal workers, as well as other vulnerable groups who are most at risk.
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  2. Retweeted
    May 16

    At least 13 women have died from COVID-19 in prison. Their stories reflect the all-too-common ways they get there in the first place: drug addiction and violence involving the men in their lives.

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    May 22

    Does the EU🇪🇺 Need Roma for Its Recovery? Join us in a live online event at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 25. With top European policymakers, we will talk about the European Covid-19 Recovery Plan and here:

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  4. 19 hours ago

    Amid the pandemic, consumers need all the help they can get. Unfortunately, the U.S. Consumer Protection Safety Board is undermining safeguards. How to restore its proper role, from our Leadership in Government Fellow :

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    23 hours ago

    On Soros Foundation/COVID relief : "We are deploying $130 million in support of the most vulnerable workers around the world-The goal is to provide direct relief & assistance to essential workers who provide front line services for us."

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  6. 24 hours ago

    Nobody should be denied a COVID-19 vaccine because of where they live or how much they make.

    Black text that reads "We need a people's vaccine" on a photo of samples of the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine.
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    May 21

    This past March, we launched the with , an exhibition in NYC that featured artwork + performances about sex work from around the world. The pop-up exhibit asked visitors to listen to the voices of sex workers, and reflect on how society defines work.

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    May 22

    If ever you feel powerless, think of what achieved yesterday for immigrant health workers. "Five hours after I posted my initial tweet, the home secretary announced a U-turn: the bereavement scheme was to be expanded."

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    May 19

    One of the clearest ways to trace health disparities is by looking at amputations from diabetes: across the country, black patients are three times more likely to lose their limbs. The rates are worse in the South. I went to Mississippi for .

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  10. May 22

    Police brutality and racial discrimination is making COVID-19's impact on France's minorities even worse.

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  11. Retweeted
    May 21

    “More than 40,000 Dreamers work in health care and social assistance positions nationwide, according to the Center for Migration Studies. More than three times that number work in other front-line jobs like teaching and food service.”

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  12. May 21

    We're seeking a Program Officer to work with our Culture and Art Program in New York on a fixed term of six to seven months. Apply by May 29:

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    May 20

    The EU and national governments need to invest in the Roma—not because it is a matter of charity or pity, but because it is in everyone’s economic interest, and especially in the interest of the EU’s economic future. I wrote about this

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    May 19

    “The virus has revealed a paradox at the core of American life: The people whose work we rely on the most often have the least to show for it.” -- via

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    May 19

    "Looking deeper into how various industries have been affected by , the plight of women gets worse. But this could be the first outbreak where gender differences are recorded & taken into account by researchers & policy makers." via

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  16. May 20

    It’s great that many scientific journals have lifted their paywalls for COVID-19–related research. Why not do the same for other important subjects?

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  17. May 20

    We invite applications from organizations and informal groups in Hungary that are working to improve educational opportunities for marginalized children. Apply by June 25:

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    May 20

    Qutaiba Idlib was tortured and jailed in Syria. Today he graduates from Columbia. “I’ve been focused on what I could do to support my fellow Syrians” Refugees: Victims of carnage Also refugees: Rebuilders of broken countries Stand by them ⁦⁩

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    May 19

    A timely and critical proposal for meaningful reform of the International Criminal Court by ⁦⁩

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  20. May 20

    How has Georgia managed to handle the pandemic with relative success, despite its limited means and economic instability? A robust response from civil society groups in the country is a key reason why.

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  21. May 19

    “The number of vaccine producers has been dwindling for years, because vaccines do not offer the kinds of profits that pharmaceutical companies think they deserve.” - Dana Brown of our grantee

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