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“Donald Trump: The Return of Paranoid Politics”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
March 15, 2016 - His personality shows a certain air of delusions of grandeur, of arrogance, of egocentrism and megalomania. Everything has his name on it: the Trump jet, Trump Tower, Trump University, Trump Plaza Hotel, Trump Casino ... Following Barry Goldwater’s electoral triumph over Nelson Rockefeller in the Republican Party primaries of 1964, renowned American historian Richard Hofstadter... Continue Reading >
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Join Us to Celebrate Recycled Art!
March 8, 2016 - ReCrearte, an initiative of GFDD/Funglode, focuses on the three R’s of sustainability- reduce, reuse, and recycle. Workshops concentrate on repurposing discarded materials into new objects that can be sold for income and waste that can be turned into art. Bertha Santana, the program’s coordinator will be visiting New York City for a series of workshops... Continue Reading >
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Colombian Ambassador Urges Global Cooperation to Help Tackle Public Health Issues like the Zika Virus Outbreak
March 2, 2016 - For this February edition of the GFDD Global Roundtables, GFDD Executive Director, Natasha Despotovic welcomed H.E. Andrés González Díaz, Ambassador of the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the Organization of American States. The session considered the recent outbreak of the Zika virus and its socioeconomic consequences in Colombia and the Americas. Ambassador González Díaz stressed... Continue Reading >
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GFDD’s Dominican Film Showcase Brings Laughter in its Embassy Edition
March 1, 2016 - GFDD’s Dominican Film Showcase will be screening a wonderful selection of Dominican films in collaboration with the Dominican Republic Embassy in the United States. The quarterly program of the Dominican Film Showcase Embassy Edition, started with the first screening on March 1, 2016 in Washington, DC, with the film ‘No hay más remedio’ screened to... Continue Reading >
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Old T-shirts Become Tote Bags at CTC Boca Chica
March 1, 2016 - A group of 22 participants, mostly women, from young students to adults, gathered at a creative recycling workshop organized by ReCrearte to learn about environmental responsibility. The workshop took place at the CTC Boca Chica in Santo Domingo on February 29 and was coordinated by Bertha Santana. The activity began with a conversation on community... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Night at the 2016 Environmental Film Festival at the Nation`s Capital
February 29, 2016 - As part of the 2016 Environmental Film Festival at the Nation`s Capital (DCEFF) program, a Dominican Night will be hosted by DREFF on March 18th at the Hispanic Gala Theater in Washington, D.C. This opportunity is precious in fostering GFDD’s aim of facilitating the enrichment of the film culture of the Dominican Republic and bringing... Continue Reading >
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“At the Tomb of Karl Marx”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
February 29, 2016 - Despite the resounding collapse of the socialist model at the end of the 80s, nearly 200 years after the birth of Karl Marx, his ideas have begun to be vindicated by a diverse and renewed intellectual thought. Given his global ideological, political, and intellectual prominence throughout the years of my education, I always contemplated the... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and the Embassy of the Dominican Republic invited, once again, to CUA’s Global Fest
February 26, 2016 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in the United States showcased the Dominican Republic at the Catholic University of America (CUA)’s annual Embassy Exhibit. In correlation with the university’s Global Fest, the event took place February 18, at their campus in Washington, D.C.... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode to Host UN Panel Discussion on the Dominican Republic’s Efforts to Reduce Violence against Women and Promote Gender Empowerment
February 26, 2016 - The Dominican Republic, together with 121 other countries endorsed the United Nations General Assembly’s Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict on October 2, 2013. Looking to extend this effort further, GFDD and Funglode would like to present an update session on the Dominican Republic’s efforts to reduce violence against women and promote... Continue Reading >
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Except for a Few Small Incidents That Were Resolved Leonel Fernández Says the Bolivia Referendum Was Held Peacefully
February 25, 2016 - The head of the Organization of American States’ (OAS’s) electoral observer mission and former president of the Dominican Republic Dr. Leonel Fernández highlighted on Sunday afternoon that, in general, the voting in Bolivia had taken place peacefully, save a few isolated issues that were resolved by the electoral authorities. Fernández also highlighted the huge turnout... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode Promotes Identity and National Pride Values in Puntacana
February 25, 2016 - By screening the documentary La Montaña, GFDD/Funglode in collaboration with Puntacana group and the Puntacana Ecological Foundation, had the purpose of promoting values of identity and national pride among Dominicans living in the eastern part of the country. The activity was held at the Puntacana Village Commercial Galleries, and counted with the presence of 200... Continue Reading >
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Students in Verón share La Montaña with Karim Mella
February 25, 2016 - More than fifty students from Politécnico Ann & Tedd Kheel enjoyed a special screening of the film La Montaña, thanks to a GFDD/Funglode collaboration initiative, within the framework of its Year Round Environmental Film Screenings program, part of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF). View Photo Gallery Before the screening of the film students... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Launches Its Latest Publication “LO DOMINICANO / ALL THINGS DOMINICAN”
February 24, 2016 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) / FUNGLODE presented this Wednesday February 24th at 809 Sangria Bar & Grill in New York City its latest publication, LO DOMINICANO / ALL THINGS DOMINICAN. A book that compiles 5 years of research and presents the essence of the Dominican Republic through fun facts, images and perhaps... Continue Reading >
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OAS Mission congratulated Bolivians for their high turnout in the referendum and makes recommendations for future processes
February 23, 2016 - The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (EOM / OAS) in Bolivia, headed by the former president of Dominican Republic, Dr. Leonel Fernández, congratulated the Bolivian people “for their high turnout, civic spirit and democratic sense” expressed in the constitutional referendum on Sunday, February 21st, in this South-American country. In its preliminary... Continue Reading >
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The Fifth Edition of Globo Verde Dominicano is Now Open for Submissions
February 22, 2016 - The Dominican Film Festival (DREFF) is pleased to announce the fifth edition of the first audiovisual competition in the area of environment and sustainable development in the Dominican Republic, the Globo Verde Dominicano Award. This year’s competition will include 4 categories: the recently added Globo Verde Junior, Public Service Announcement, Short Film and Photography. Information... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Connects with Latin American Study Abroad Program Professionals in New Mexico at The 2016 AAPLAC Conference
February 20, 2016 - The 27th Annual Conference of the Association of Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (AAPLAC) came to a successful close on Saturday, February 20 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where representatives from the InteRDom program were in attendance. During this year’s 4-day conference at New Mexico State University, InteRDom representatives had the opportunity... Continue Reading >
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Photgraphs from the GFDD/Funglode Publication New Perspectives: Dominican Republic Showcased at an Exhibition in Mexico
February 19, 2016 - In collaboration with GFDD/Funglode, the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Mexico presented the photographic exhibition New Perspectives: Dominican Republic, in the framework of the event "Querétaro Amigo del Mundo" (Querétaro Friend of the World), where Dominican Republic participates as guest country from the 16 to 21 of February. This show consists of a selection... Continue Reading >
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Dominicanness is Honored by the New GFDD/Funglode Publication
February 19, 2016 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development and its sister institution Funglode launched their newest publication, ALL THINGS DOMINICAN/LO DOMINICANO, February 18th at Librería Cuesta in Santo Domingo. All Things Dominican is a bilingual (Spanish and English) publication that offers a quick and fresh take on the main features of Dominicanness, and the country’s cultural and... Continue Reading >
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“Progress Cannot Be Achieved While Social and Economic Deprivations Persist” States GFDD during the 54th Session of the Commission for Social Development
February 17, 2016 - On Friday February 12, 2014, GFDD/FUNGLODE participated in the 54th Session of the Commission for Social Development which was convened from 3-12 February 2016, in New York, US. The Commission which opened on Wednesday February 3, under the priority theme “Rethinking and strengthening social development in the contemporary world”, held its last day of negotiations... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode Call for Greater Cooperation in Technology Transfer and Innovative Financing for Development Mechanisms at ECOSOC Second Dialogue with Civil Society
February 16, 2016 - On behalf of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), GFDD’s UN Programs Manager Marc Jourdan delivered a joint oral statement to ECOSOC on Wednesday February 10th, as part of the second dialogue by ECOSOC with civil society on the longer-term positioning of the United Nations development... Continue Reading >
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Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic: An Analysis through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
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Analysis of Evangelical Christianity in the Dominican Republic
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Legal, Political, and Social Reflections on the Dominican Environmental Framework
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Fundamentals of the Dominican Voluntary Sector
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