HIGHLIGHTS
Annual Report 2009-2010
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We are delighted to share the highlights and achievements of the past few months with our beneficiaries, partners and friends. Our initiatives, both old and new, have experienced an increased level of activity in the second quarter of 2011 and with our full Summer schedule of events, the trend continues. Read more |
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NEW INITIATIVES |
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Dominican Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Environment Publication Launch at Dominican Get-together
New York, 7/8/2011
On Friday July 8, 2011 GFDD and FUNGLODE will use the platform of its continuing cultural program, Dominican Get-togethers in the Big Apple for an event to; 1) screen a documentary film about the Dominican Republic, and 2) to launch an exciting new initiative, Dominican Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Environment. The dual event will take place at the School of Visual Arts' Beatrice Theatre, 333 West 23rd St, at 6:30 PM. Read More> |
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August Launch of English Language Website for Dominican Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Environment
In August, 2011, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Foundation Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will launch the English language website of the Dominican Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Environment. Read More> |
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Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival Dates
9/7/2011 – 9/11/2011
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the DR, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) announced the dates of a new initiative, the DR Environment Film Festival, which will be held 7-11 September in Santo Domingo and Santiago, Dominican Republic. Read More> |
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SPOTLIGHT ON |
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Dominican Artists in New York
In its ongoing mission to promote an understanding and appreciation of the Dominican culture, values and heritage and facilitate exchange betweens Dominicans at home and abroad, GFDD reaches out to Dominican community living in New York Metro Area. DOMINICAN YORK PROYECTO GRAFICA, a printmaking collective of 12 artists of Dominican descent who live and work in and around New York City. Headed by Pepe Coronado, the artists use a variety of printmaking techniques, and the pieces explore the individual artist's perspective on the theme of Dominican identity or Dominicanidad. See Interview> |
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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Discussion on the "Role of Think tanks, Foundations and Philanthropy in Democratic Development"
Santo Domingo, 7/7/2011
GFDD and FUNGLODE will host a discussion on the "Role of Think tanks, Foundations and Philanthropy in the Democratic Development" with Dr. James McGann, Director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia and president of McGann Associates.
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High-Level Conference "The Presence of Africa in the Caribbean, the Antilles and the United States"
Santo Domingo, 7/18/2011 – 7/20/2011
Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and its sister institution in the United States, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), will organize a three-day academic conference titled "The Presence of Africa in the Caribbean, the Antilles and the United States. Read more> |
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GFDD and FUNGLODE host Dominican Film Showcase at the Organization of American States in collaboration with Art Museum of the Americas, Dominican Embassy to the US, and the Dominican Mission to the OAS
Washington DC, 7/19/2011 – 7/22/2011
GFDD and FUNGLODE will be sponsoring a Dominican Film Showcase at the OAS, during which four films closely associated with the DR will be screened -- two of them directed by Dominican filmmakers.
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Sixth Global Roundtable with the Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations
New York, 7/29/2011
On Friday, July 29, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, FUNGLODE will present it's Sixth Global Roundtable in partnership with South-South News, a digital media platform committed to promoting dialogue on issues of international concern.
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Workshop on National Public Policies to Reduce
Drug Demand and Abuse
Santo Domingo, 8/1/2011 – 8/5/2011
Workshop on National Public Policies to Reduce Drug Demand and Abuse, weeklong workshop-discussions exploring other countries experiences in the design of multi-disciplinary and inter-sectorial public policies, in coordination with the OAS' Inter American Commission on Drugs (CICAD) and the Dominican National Council Against Drugs. The inaugural conference will be held at FUNGLODE on August 1, 2011 at 7:30pm.
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FUNGLODE and GFDD Conference focuses on "Disaster Preparedness" in the Dominican Republic.
8/22/2011 – 8/23/2011
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the DR Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) will be organizing a conference on August 22 and 23, 2011 to assess the Disaster Preparedness of the Dominican Republic based on lessons gained during, and following, Haiti's devastating Earthquake in January, 2010.
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CUNY Photo Exhibit
New York, 8/30/2011
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) will host an open-air photo exhibit entitled New Perspectives: Dominican Republic, in collaboration with the CUNY Center for Dominican Studies Institute at The City College of New York, this coming Fall.
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