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Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program Brings Dominican Law Students and Professionals to University of Georgia
The Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program is excited to announce its next program, bringing Dominican law students and young professionals to participate in the Transnational Law Program at the University of Georgia (UGA) School of Law, from April 13-23, 2014, in Athens, Georgia.
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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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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.
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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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Writer and Filmmaker Jon Bowermaster Discusses the Dangers of Fracking and the Importance of Conserving Antarctica’s Environmental Resources
A noted oceans expert and longtime grantee of the National Geographic Expeditions Council, Jon Bowermaster has undergone numerous expeditions to the Antarctic over the past 25 years. As a result of his travels, Jon has become a keen advocate for environmental protection issues.
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Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program Participants Form New Friendships at National Dominican Student Conference
More than 500 attendees came together from March 27-30 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts for the largest National Dominican Student Conference (NDSC) in its 8-year history, and for the first time students from the Dominican Republic participated in the conference via the Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program (GDAE).
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Dominican Films to be Showcased at Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
For the second time since 2013, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will partner with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital to reinforce and expand the Spanish-speaking film program and encourage the involvement and attendance of the Hispanic community.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Feature Dominican Shorts at DC Environmental Film Festival
On March 28, as part of its commitment to raising awareness concerning the conservation of the environment through its programs, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development partnered with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF) to showcase four Dominican short films at the GALA Hispanic Theatre in Columbia Heights.
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Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program Commences at National Dominican Student Conference
Nine Dominican college students arrive to Boston today as part of the Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program (GDAE) to participate in the 8th National Dominican Student Conference, from March 27-30 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Environmental Filmmaker Jon Bowermaster to Explain Importance of Banning the Practice of Fracking
At the end of March, the GFDD Global Roundtable will be hosting noted oceans expert and longtime grantee of the National Geographic Expeditions Council, Jon Bowermaster to discuss the importance of banning natural gas exploitation through hydraulic fracturing (or fracking – the controversial process of extracting natural gas from shale rock layers deep within the earth).
