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GFDD Partners with PLAFF to Bring the Dominican Film Showcase to the City of Providence, RI
The Dominican Film Showcase, coordinated by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) in partnership with the Providence Latin American Film Festival (PLAFF), proved to be an enormous success.
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Dr. Leonel Fernandez Affirms that Latin American Universities Must Work to Improve Quality of Instruction during Roundtable at Manhattanville College
The former president declared that in terms of worldwide university ranking in the area of quality of instruction, the only Latin American universities that rank 200th or better are the University of São Paulo in Brazil and the Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Autónoma de México).
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GFDD’s Second Annual Golf Tournament Establishes Bridges for Ongoing Cooperation
On Monday, October 1, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) held its second GFDD Golf Tournament, celebrated at the historic Fresh Meadow Country Club, located in Flushings, Queens.
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Dr. Leonel Fernández Expresses Optimism regarding the Democratic Process in Haiti during Public Conversation at Brown University in Providence, RI
On Monday, October 1, former President of the Dominican Republic and President of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), Dr. Leonel Fernández, participated in the public conversation “Democratic Leadership and the Challenges of the 21st Century,” followed by the panel discussion “Democratization: Lessons from Leaders,” organized by the Watson Institute for International Studies and its Center for Latin American
and Caribbean Studies at Brown University in Providence, RI.
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GFDD Will Organize Dominican Get-Together with Acclaimed Dominican Journalist Miguel Franjul
On Friday, October 5, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will organize a Dominican Get-Together with acclaimed Dominican journalist Miguel Franjul. The event will take place from 10:45 am to 12:45 pm in the Park Avenue Theater, located at 780 Third Avenue, on the corner of 48th, Manhattan, NY 10017.
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DREFF Partners with Blue Ocean Film Festival and Conservation Event to Kick Start the Week-Long Series of Events
Members of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) team, represented by Emy Rodriguez, Director of Programming; Margaret Hayward, Panel Coordinator; and Alexandra Tabar, Workshop Manager & Multimedia Coordinator, are presently in Monterey, California working with the Blue Ocean Film Festival and Conservation Event.
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DREFF Announces 2012 Audience Award Winners
The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) is pleased to announce this year’s Audience Award Winners. Out of DREFF 2012’s diverse selection of 24 acclaimed films – 13 featured films, 6 short films, 3 Dominican productions and 2 retrospectives – audience members selected their top picks.
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GFDD Will Showcase Publications at 6th Annual Dominican Book Fair
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is pleased to be partnering once again with the Dominican Commissioner for Culture in New York to celebrate the 6th Annual Dominican Book Fair. The Fair will be celebrated September 28-30, 2012 at Boricua College in the Bronx.
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Dr. Leonel Fernández Suggests Creation of Legal Mechanism to Sanction Cases of Religious Blasphemy and Insult during UNESCO High-Level Debate
During the forum, which commemorated the International Day of Peace, the former Dominican President referred to the wave of violence that erupted in countries with large Muslim populations over the release of an amateur video that has been viewed as insulting to the Prophet Muhammad.
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GFDD Will Join Forces with the Providence Latin American Film Festival to Present Dominican Film Showcase
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is very pleased to announce that it will be joining forces with the Providence Latin American Film Festival (PLAFF) to present a Dominican Film Showcase during the 2012 edition of the event, to be celebrated September 27-30.
