Monthly Archives: April 2014
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InteRDom Presents Ballplayer: Pelotero at Drexel University
In collaboration with the Drexel University Spanish Club, InteRDom invites Drexel students, professors and community members to the screening of Ballplayer: Pelotero, directed by Guagua Productions, and narrated by actor, writer and performer, John Leguizamo on Friday, April 11 at 5:30 p.m.
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GFDD Publication Launched at Medgar Evers College
On April 8, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development launched the English Version of one of its more recent publications: “The Presence of Africa in the Caribbean, the Antilles and the United States.” The venue of the book launch and panel discussion at Medgar Evers’ Edison O. Jackson Auditorium in Brooklyn, was especially poignant.
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Model United Nations to Convene in the Dominican Republic’s Northern Region (MNURN 2014)
The fourth edition of the Model United Nations of the Northern Region (MNURN 2014) will be held this year from April 10 – 13, at the Center for Professional Training and Innovation (CAPEX), Victor Mera Espaillat Industrial Park in Santiago de los Caballeros.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE to Partner on Cultural Tourism Event
On Saturday May 3, 2014, GFDD and FUNGLODE will partner along with the Dominican Embassy to the White House on Cultural Tourism DC’s annual Passport DC program. The activity, which sees fifty embassies open their doors to thousands of Washington, D.C. visitors and residents alike marks a global celebration for a metropolitan city.
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GFDD Newly Elected to CoNGO Board of Directors
The Conference on NGO’S (CoNGO) General Assembly was convened in New York 2-4 April, 2014, under the headline subject: “Defining a Sustainable Future.” Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) was among 20 Civil Society organizations unanimously elected for CoNGO Board membership for a three-year term, 2014-2017.
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DR Environmental Short to be Showcased at Yale Film Festival
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development’s (GFDD’s) in-house produced short film has been selected as one of the 25 shorts and 10 feature films to screen at the Environmental Film Festival at Yale (EFFY). The Festival, which is sponsored by the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at the University, showcases incisive, cutting edge feature films and shorts that raise awareness of current environmental and social issues.
