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DREFF and Cinemateca Dominicana Announce Special Program in March
March 6, 2017 - The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) and the Cinemateca Dominicana (part of the Dominican Republic Film Commission) will be hosting a joint program to promote environmental films in Santo Domingo. The special programming, within the framework of DREFF’s Year Round Environmental Film Screening Program, will take place from March 16 to 22, in tribute... Continue Reading >
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“Is Globalization Disappearing?”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
March 6, 2017 - Within a bit over a month since moving into the White House, president Donald Trump has abandoned the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), the approval of which had been pending in the US Congress; induced the auto firm Ford to return planned offshore investments to the United States; and harped on the need to renegotiate... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Participates in 2017 UNA USA Members’ Day at UN Headquarters
March 1, 2017 - In its capacity as Vice Chair of the United Nations Association of the USA Council of Organizations, GFDD/FUNGLODE participated in the 2017 edition of UNA-USA Members’ Day on Friday, February 17th. The annual meeting took place in the General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters in New York City. This year, a record number of attendees,... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode to Co-Host a UN Panel Discussion on the Need to Improve Systemic Justice for Women and Marginalized Communities in Latin America and the Caribbean
February 28, 2017 - GFDD/Funglode along with the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and CUNY will host an interactive debate on Tuesday March 14 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm in Conference Room 4 of the United Nations Headquarters, during the 61st session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61). As part of this CSW 61 high level... Continue Reading >
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Call for Applications! GFDD’s Global Dominican Academic Exchange Announces Its Next Program at the University of Pennsylvania in April 2017
February 24, 2017 - InteRDom is pleased to announce the location of its next Global Dominican Academic Exchange: The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). Dominican university students from all disciplines are invited to sign up for this exciting experience, which will be held from April 6 to 19, 2017, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When: April 6 – 19, 2017 Where: University... Continue Reading >
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Globo Verde Dominicano Lab: Free Workshop from March 13 to 17 in Santo Domingo
February 23, 2017 - The Dominican Environmental Film Festival and Globo Verde Dominicano Award are organizing a free film workshop from March 13 to 17, to be held at Funglode’s headquarters, with the title: “From Idea to Screen: How to Make Environmental Documentaries.” The instructor, director of documentaries and professor, Gabriel will work personally with each participant to help... Continue Reading >
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The Newly Appointed Executives of ASOVEUSA Meet with GFDD Team in New York
February 23, 2017 - The Asociación de Veganos en los Estados Unidos (ASOVEUSA – Association of La Vega Residents in the US) visited GFDD’s New York Office yesterday, to acknowledge the sustained support of the foundation and reaffirm the commitment to continue the collaboration between the institutions. The new executives of ASOVEUSA, who took office in February, were welcomed... Continue Reading >
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The Winner of the 2016 Globo Verde Dominicano Begins His Journey around International Film Festivals
February 21, 2017 - Globo Verde Dominicano Award gets you one step closer to becoming an environmental filmmaker and achieving the goal of travelling around the world with your movies. In fact, the winner in the Short Films category, in addition to a $2000 gift certificate, receives a unique prize: the director gets to travel with his/her film to... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Calls for a New Social Paradigm with Sustainable Tourism Playing a Key Role during the 55th Session of the Commission for Social Development
February 17, 2017 - GFDD/FUNGLODE participated in the 55th Session of the Commission for Social Development which was convened from 1-10 February 2017, in New York, US. The Commission which opened on Wednesday February 1, under the priority theme “strategies for eradicating poverty to achieve sustainable development for all”, held its last day of negotiations on Friday February 10,... Continue Reading >
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DREFF Celebrates World Anthropology Day with the Science Academy of the Dominican Republic!
February 17, 2017 - February 16 is the World Anthropology Day and DREFF celebrated it with the screening of The Anthropologist in Santo Domingo. The event was co-hosted by the Science Academy of the Dominican Republic. The screening took place within the framework of DREFF’s program Year-Round Environmental Film Screenings Program, which seeks to foster and inspire dialogue, raise... Continue Reading >
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Celebrating Love for the Environment on Valentine’s Day with DREFF
February 15, 2017 - Hundreds of students of the Nazaret Community School (Centro Educativo Nazaret) in Hoyo de Friusa, near Bávaro in the East coast of the Dominican Republic, had a very different and fun Valentine’s Day this year. In collaboration with BeachCorps, EcoServices Dominicana, and FECOTUR, GFDD/DREFF co-hosted an environmental awareness activity, entitled “A Valentine’s Card to the... Continue Reading >
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The Sixth Edition of Globo Verde Dominicano is Already Open for Submissions!
February 15, 2017 - The Dominican Film Festival (DREFF) is pleased to announce the sixth edition of the first audiovisual competition in the area of environment and sustainable development in the Dominican Republic, the Globo Verde Dominicano Award. This year’s competition will include 4 categories: Globo Verde Junior, Public Service Announcement, Short Film and Photography. In the categorie of... Continue Reading >
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PUCMM Students Discuss Who Really Pays the Price of Our Clothes
February 13, 2017 - Business students of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in Santo Domingo enjoyed a screening of the film The True Cost on Friday, February 10th, within the framework of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF)’s Year Round program. Professor Luis Jansen gave the welcoming remarks and mentioned the importance of the strategic partnership with... Continue Reading >
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Salomé Ureña School Hosts the Screening of Nana to Celebrate Dominican Month
February 13, 2017 - In its mission to promote the knowledge and appreciation of Dominican culture as well as to inspire the enrichment of the film culture of the Dominican Republic and bring its unique brand of cinema to a wider audience, Gloal Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) partners with diverse institutions. Last Wednesday, February 8, Salome Ureña... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode Announces 2016 Awards Winners
February 13, 2017 - The announcement of the winners was made by Marco Herrera, Executive Director of Funglode and Catherine Florentino, Director of GFDD/Funglode Award. Global Foundation for Democracy and Development Global (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), announced, Tuesday, February 7, the results of the tenth edition of its Annual Awards for Photography, Novel, Essay, Poetry... Continue Reading >
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Steve McCurry in Santo Domingo: “Photography Is Not a Matter of Luck; It’s Training, Work and a Lot of Practice”
February 10, 2017 - Organized by the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival, an overflowing auditorium welcomed one of the most iconic representatives of modern photography, for the first time in the country Master of contemporary photography, Steve McCurry is raising great expectations and passions during his visit to the Dominican Republic. Yesterday, hundreds of people queued from the early... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Night to Come Again to Washington In March as Part of DCEFF
February 9, 2017 - As part of the long-term partnership between the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) and the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF), Dominican Night, featuring screenings of documentaries produced on the island, comes once again to the United States capital. On March 23, as part of the long-running Washingtonian festival, this year in... Continue Reading >
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“The Financial Oligarchy in the Age of Trump”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
February 7, 2017 - In response to the global financial crisis of 2007/8, which would become the Great Recession, the administration of president Barack Obama submitted a bill to Congress aimed at regulating the US financial system. This bill – known as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – passed in 2010. With the implementation of this legislation... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode to Support the 2017 Edition of the New York Dominican Republic Model United Nations
February 6, 2017 - On Wednesday April 12, the New York Dominican Republic Model United Nations (NYDRMUN 2017) will accommodate 400 students in New York City as part of one of the largest model UN conferences open to youth in the western hemisphere. The event, which is co-organized by the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development and Fundación Global... Continue Reading >
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GFDD / Funglode Opens Its Doors to the Geography Week 2017
February 6, 2017 - As part of the preparatory events for the annual Geography Week, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and the Foundation Global democracy and development (Funglode), in collaboration the Plan Lean, organized a conference in Santo Domingo, in the Auditorium of Funglode, directed to technicians and directors of the Ministry of Education of the Dominican... Continue Reading >
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