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“The Great Challenge of Political Parties”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
Two months after the Trujillo assassination in May 1961, the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), formed in exile, sent a delegation made up of Angel Miolán, Nicolás Silfa and Ramón Castillo, its most renowned leaders, to begin the organizational work of establishing the party in the Dominican Republic.
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GFDD’s Value of Life Preselected for Cinema Los Angeles
Having been screened across the Dominican Republic and competed in six film festivals in locales ranging from New York and Turin, Italy to Ensenada, Mexico, Value of Life is an inquiry into how modern societies value the natural resources that surround them and the ways in which nature provides for modern economic development.
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Summer 2017 InteRDom Interns Take Part in Their Final Excursion
Over the weekend, the Summer 2017 InteRDom interns took part in the third and final cultural activity of their program. The interns had the opportunity on Saturday, August 5th to enjoy a full day in the municipality of Baní, where they visited a number of truly picturesque landscapes. Accompanied by InteRDom staff, the interns departed the headquarters of Funglode at 10:00 a.m. and were told of the significance of the locations they were about to visit on the way.
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GFDD/Funglode President Strengthens Bonds with American Thought Leaders
Likewise, Dr. Fernández held a meeting with Becky Marshall, Chief of Staff at the World Resources Institute (WRI), to talk about the development of joint programs for the promotion of sustainable development and fighting against the adverse effects of climate change. During the encounter, the WRI committed to collaborate with Funglode as a partner on its “República Dominicana 2044” project. Its role will be to make sure that the proposals of the initiative are eco-friendly and
sustainable.
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GFDD Facilitates Exchange at DFFNY 2017
During the “Film Production with a Caribbean Identity: a Master Class” workshop, Dominican producer Elsa Turull sat down with Eusebio to discuss her experiences since her entry into the Dominican film industry at Larimar Films SRL in 2010. Her entry coinciding with the passing of Law 108-10, which provided incentives for the promotion of local film activity, Turull has been behind the production of award-winning films and local box office hits. During the discussion, Turull
underlined that Larimar Films has managed to produce seven films in the past six years.
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“Donald Trump After Six Months”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States came as a great surprise; not one of the most prestigious polling firms predicted his victory. However, in spite of all of the opposing predictions and adverse circumstances, he managed to achieve electoral victory.
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GFDD and OAS Renew Agreement to Strengthen Democracy in the Americas
“More than a decade after signing this agreement, renewing it today means that our commitment to those values and principles that will make the entire region of Latin America and the Western Hemisphere a region where there can be peaceful coexistence and democratic relationship between our peoples is even greater,” added Fernández. Meanwhile, OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro said that the objective of the agreement is “to advance the path of bringing the OAS closer to civil society
organizations that contribute to the strengthening of the region””s democracies.”
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“Political Party Funding”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
Although in some countries of Latin America, such as Uruguay and Costa Rica, mechanisms of regulation had been in place for the use of economic resources in the political arena since the first half of the 20th century, it has been in actuality only since the end of the 1970s that the tendency towards financial regulation of political parties was developed during the regional transition to democratic political systems.
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GFDD and Funglode Attend the 2017 Edition of the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and Supports the Delivery of the NGO Major Group Position Paper
Over the course of two weeks, the HLPF reflected on experiences and lessons learned during the last year of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) implementation, and resulted in a ministerial declaration endorsed by more than 70 ministers from around the world aimed at accelerating the pace of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to lift millions out of poverty.
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DREFF and Siempre Más Foundation Promote Environmental Protection
Siempre Más Foundation works with the El Higüero summer camp to offer classes and instruction on the environment and environmental protection. The DREFF joined these efforts to promote love for natural resources and spur members of Dominican youth to strive for their dreams.
