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GFDD and FUNGLODE Present its Publications at Dominican Book Fair
It has been confirmed that GFDD and FUNGLODE will actively participate at New York’s Dominican Book Fair that will take place from October 7 – 9, 2011.
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President of Dominican Republic Delights in Aerial Photos Depicting The Country
Dr. Leonel Fernandez, President of the Dominican Republic and Honorary President of GFDD and FUNGLODE, on a trip to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly, took the opportunity to visit the photo exhibit “New Perspectives: Dominican Republic”, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, located at the City University of New York (CUNY) until October 31.
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Environmental Documentary Screens to a Full House at FUNGLODE’s Auditorium
As part of its follow up to the very successful I DR Environmental Film Festival, GFDD and FUNGLODE hosted a special screening of environmental documentary Dirt! The Movie at FUNGLODE auditorium last Friday, September 16 at 7pm. The movie, which played to a full house, was the first in a series of monthly screenings by both institutions that will be dedicated to covering themes related to the environment.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Recognize DR’s Leadership Role in Disaster Management
“The Dominican Republic should be proud for having helped hundreds of thousands of Haitians who have suffered due to the earthquake that struck the nation in 2010,” applauded the head of the Americas Program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Stephen C. Johnson, at the beginning of the panel titled “The diplomacy of the disaster: local and international responses”, which was held at FUNGLODE headquarters in Santo Domingo.
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URI Feinstein Campus Gallery stages GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Ninth New Perspectives: Dominican Republic Photo Exhibit
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) & Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) hosted their ninth photo exhibit entitled “New Perspectives: Dominican Republic”, in collaboration with the Urban Arts & Cultural Program of the University of Rhode Island Providence Campus.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE gear up for CILA 2011, an initiative of UNA-DR
The Dominican Association of the United Nations (UNA-DR), a collaborating institution of GFDD and FUNGLODE, announced that the seventh edition of the International Conference of the Americas (CILA) will be held from October 26-30, 2011 at the Convention Center of the Hard Rock Hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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FUNGLODE and GFDD Conference focuses on “Disaster Preparedness” in the Dominican Republic
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the DR Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) will be organizing a conference to assess the Disaster Preparedness of the Dominican Republic based on lessons gained during, and following, Haiti’s devastating Earthquake in January, 2010.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Photo Exhibit Highlights Beauty and Diversity of the Dominican Republic
“Breathtaking”, “Stunning”, “Magnificent” were just some of the many impassioned comments made by hundreds gathered at the inauguration of the “New Perspectives of the Dominican Republic” photo exhibit on September 13 at the City College of New York Amsterdam Plaza.
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Filmmakers, Conservationists and Scientists Unite to Make I Environmental Film Festival A Roaring Success
With the presentation of the gripping film “The Last Lions”, about the magnificent wild cats’ daily struggle for survival, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) closed the First Dominican Environmental Film Festival.
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The First Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) Formally Opens
Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will celebrate the opening today of the First Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival, which President Leonel Fernandez will attend.