GFDD and FUNGLODE Organize Workshops, Conferences and Book Presentations During 2008 International Book Fair

Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) are offering various workshops, conferences and book presentations during the 2008 International Book Fair in Santo Domingo.

 

On Monday, April 28^th at the GFDD/FUNGLODE pavilion at the fairground, GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI) will kick off
the course, “Realization of Documentary Films,” with Professor Jorge Fuentes, organized in coordination with the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (International School of Film and Television) in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. The course will be offered from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm until Friday, May 2^nd. Those interested may register by sending a request to: igm@globalfoundationdd.org. The class forms part of a series of formative activities being offered by GMAI.

 

On Tuesday, April 29^th at 7:00 pm at the GFDD/FUNGLODE pavilion, Dr. Ángel Pérez Herreros, Professor of
History at the Universidad de la Habana, will present the conference: “The Caribbean in Literature: From the XVII Century Until Today.”

 

Additionally, on Wednesday, April 30 at 7:00 pm at the FUNGLODE Auditorium, GFDD and FUNGLODE will present and put into circulation three volumes of the collection, Tratados y acuerdos internacionales de la República Dominicana: 1844-1998 (International
Treaties and Accords of the Dominican Republic: 1844-1998). Volume 4, which includes cultural treaties, will be presented by Secretary of Culture, José Rafael Lantigue. Volume 6 on international legal treaties will be presented by Lawyer and Dominican Ambassador to the United States, Flavio Darío Espinal, and volume 8, a compilation of treaties regarding sanitation and psicotropic substances, will be presented by Lawyer, Marino Vinicio Castillo, along with
Richard Martínez.

 

Moreover, on Thursday, May 1^st in the Sala de Cultura at the National Theatre, the agenda will continue with the presentation of the book, El mito roto: Sistema politico y Movimiento Popular en la República Dominicana 1961-1990, (The Broken Myth: The Political System and Popular Movement in the Dominican Republic 1961-1990), written by Laura Faxas,
Sociologist and Dominican Ambassador before the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The book premier will commence at 8:00 pm. The publication is the result of a joint initiative between GFDD, FUNGLODE, Siglo XXI Editores and the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLASCO – Latin American School of Social Sciences).

 

Activities in honor of the International Book Fair began Tuesday, April 22^nd with the release of the 2007 GFDD/FUNGLODE award recipient works. The following prizes were awarded: The Juan Bosch Award in the category of Short Story, the Rafael Herrera Award in the category of Journalism, and the Pedro Mir Award in the category of Poetry. During this event, the start of the period for the
submission of entries for the 2008 GFDD/FUNGLODE Awards was announced. The last day for submissions is October 1^st. This year’s edition will also feature a new category, the Federico García Godoy Novel Award.

 

On Monday, April 28^th at 7:00 pm in the FUNGLODE Auditorium, the conference,
“Prevention System