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Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean 2019
Panel 2: Perspectivas socioeconómicas para América Latina |
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Final Countdown! Less Than a Month Until the Seventh Edition of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival
 The seventh edition of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) will get underway on November 12, 2019, and feature four days full of movies and debates on the environment and issues related to climate change. Three cities in the Dominican Republic -Santo Domingo, Santiago and Punta Cana- will be the sites for screenings of 12 movies from six countries.
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The II Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean was a Great Success!
 High-level political and academic leaders on Latin America and the Caribbean convened in New York for two days full of debate on the future of the Americas. For the second consecutive year, GFDD organized the Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean in New York City that featured heads of state and leading researchers and academics from around the world.
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Read about all the Global Forum 2019 events and news here
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Fundraising, Good Times at the 14th Annual GFDD Golf Tournament
 During a day full of golf, high-ranking officials, industry leaders, business executives, and influential members of the Dominican community came together to compete and fundraise for GFDD.
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Full House at the Dominican Film Showcase in Miami, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale
 In collaboration with several organizations including the City of Miami Dade, Latinos United, the General Consulate of Spain in Miami, the Dominican Republic Film Commission (DGCINE), among others, GFDD hosted the Dominican Film Showcase in Florida.
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 DID YOU KNOW?
GFDD Launched a New Website!
 GFDD is proud to announce and share with all its followers and collaborators a new institutional website. The site, while maintaining the same domain address: www.globalfoundationdd.org, has improved functionalities and a redesigned layout and appearance.
InteRDom Program - Applications Open
We are now accepting applications for our Fall program 2019 to complete internships in the Dominican Republic. Don't miss the opportunity to gain international experience while you explore the first city of the new world.
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Fellows Program - Applications Open
We are now accepting applications for 2019! Master’s and PhD level candidates to conduct high-level research in the Dominican Republic on issues related to the country’s attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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 WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?
Taste of the Dominican Republic in Columbia Heights, Washington, DC
The event, held at the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza in the nation’s capital, featured a variety of elements that represent the Dominican Republic, from its gastronomy to its popular barber shops, arts and crafts, and music.
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The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), a GFDD initiative, with the Grupo Puntacana Foundation, and the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) are hosting two special screenings of environmental documentaries as part of the 72nd Annual conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI). The GCFI72 will be held from Monday, November 4, 2019 to Friday, November 8, 2019 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, under the theme of “Scaling up public-private government partnerships for sustainable fisheries and innovative science”. These screenings, which are part of a collaboration with GCFI’s CINEFISH Film Festival, will happen at the NOW Larimar Hotel.
“Cacú: A Change for Life”: Monday, November 4, 2019 at 12:30pm
“Albatross”: Friday, November 8, 2019 at 7:00pm
More information: mabreu@dreff.org
This event is only for the GCFI72 registered participants.
Learn more about GCFI: www.gcfi.org/gcfi-72-conference/ |
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The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) will be celebrating its 7th edition on November 12-15, 2019. This year’s festival, “Con pasión por el Planeta” (With Passion for the Planet) will screen in several venues of four cities around the country: Santo Domingo, Santiago, Samaná and Puntacana. Films will include shorts, animations and feature documentaries from many countries as Colombia, Mexico, United States and the Dominican Republic. The full program and special guests will be announced soon!
When: November 12-15, 2019
Where: Dominican Republic
More information: www.dreff.org | mabreu@dreff.org | Twitter and Instagram @MuestraCine | Facebook: @MuestraCineMedioambiental |
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This side event will take place within the framework of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2019 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
When: November 22nd, 2019
Where: United Nations Headquarters, New York
Conference Room 8
R.S.V.P.: unintern@globalfoundationdd.org |
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