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New York Welcomes a New Edition of the Dominican Film Showcase with an Exciting Action Film
The Dominican Film Showcase, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), returned to New York City last night, and it did so with the action film Código Paz, by filmmaker Pedro Urrutia. One of the stars, Héctor Aníbal, traveled from the Dominican Republic to share the evening with the public and the staff of GFDD at the Symphony Space on Broadway in New York.
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Submissions for 2015 Funglode/GFDD Awards Are Extended until November 16th
GFDD/Funglode would like to announce that participation in their ninth annual Awards for the year 2015 has been extended until November 16th. The last day to hand in work for the contest will be Monday, November 16th before 4:00 in the afternoon. Submissions must be handed in at the Funglode offices in Santo Domingo: Funglode Culture Studies Center, calle Capitán Eugenio de Marchena #26, La Esperilla, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic or in the GFDD office in New York: 780 Third
Avenue, 19th floor, New York, NY 10017.
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Leonel Fernández Calls for Restructuring of Global Economic Institutions to Improve Equity
Head of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), Dr. Leonel Fernández called for the restructuring of the global economic order to ensure more equitable representation for all countries.
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“We Need Programs that Overcome Deep Rooted Institutional Discrimination” States a Participant at the UN Commemoration of the International Decade for People of African Descent
GFDD/Funglode was present at the UN for a special event titled, “Confronting the Silence: Perspectives and Dialogue on Structural Racism against People of African Descent Worldwide” on Wednesday November 3. The event, which commemorated the International Decade for People of African Descent Taking place (2015-2024) took place before a packed auditorium in the Economic and Social Council Chamber. Mr. Harry Belafonte, speaking in his capacity as UNICEF Goodwill
Ambassador gave the keynote address underlining that “the UN is the perfect setting for resolution of these conflicts.”
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InteRDom to Participate in University of Pennsylvania International Opportunities Fair
InteRDom is excited to strengthen their relationship with the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) by participating in the International Opportunities Fair at UPenn in Philadelphia, for the second consecutive year, on November 5, 2015, from 11:00 a.m – 3:00 p.m. in Houston Hall.
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“Dominican Republic is the eighth country most vulnerable to climate change” According to Cedano
This statement was made by Claudia Cedano, part of a group of Dominicans trained by Al Gore (winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize), during the panel “Dominican Republic: The Climate Reality Project and COP21 Challenges and Opportunities.”
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Comedies, Action, Special Guests and More at Upcoming Dominican Film Showcase
In Los paracaidistas, directed by Archie López, a group of friends decide to break the record of going to a hundred parties uninvited…as party crashers. In the process, without realizing it, they risk their jobs, their friendships, and even love. Yo soy la salsa follows the life of Johnny Pacheco, whom we know as one of the great musical legacies responsible for the salsa genre.
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Global Dominican Academic Exchange with Business Focus Commences at Babson College
A group of five Dominican college students will arrive at Boston today to participate in the final program of the 2015 year for the Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program (GDAE), from November 2-8, 2015 at Babson College. This GDAE has a special focus on the fields of Business and Entrepreneurship, as Babson College is the top entrepreneurship in the United States.
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Leonel Fernández signs collaboration agreement with Emirates Policy Center
The agreement provides for cooperation between Funglode and the EPC on field investigations, academic exchanges, and joint sponsorship of events promoting connections between Latin America and the Caribbean and the Arab Gulf states. Signing on behalf of the EPC was its president, Dr. Ebtesam Al-Ketbi.
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DREFF and the Alliance Française of Santo Domingo Promote Environmental Awareness
The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) and the Alliance Française in Santo Domingo will be screening two environmental films to promote sustainable development and environmental awareness for the community of students, professors, and friends of the French educational organization, as well as the general public. Both selected films—The LightBulb Conspiracy and The E-Waste Tragedy—are French co-productions directed by European
filmmaker Cosima Dannoritzer.
