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Celebrating the Dominican Culture in Boston!
Boston, MA – GFDD joined the 34th celebration of the Dominican Cultural Week and Festival, Boston 2019 celebrated August 10-18th, 2019. This traditional event in Massachusetts included a full calendar of activities such as beauty pageants, a health fair, a culture day, a parade/festival, a women’s day and a sports day. It is a week-long cultural […]

The Second DGT of the Year Brings Artist Xiomara Fortuna to the City of New York
The second Dominican Get-Together (DGT) of this year brings to the city of New York Dominican multifaceted artist Xiomara Fortuna. She is a singer, songwriter, composer and researcher of Dominican culture, with over 38 years of musical career. In this complimentary event, which will take place on April 17, the audience will have the opportunity to talk with Xiomara about her career and her life. In this live concert Xiomara will perform some of her most famous songs.

Funglode / GFDD 2014 Awards Winners Announced
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development Global (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), through its Cultural Studies Center, announces the results of the eighth edition of its Annual Awards for Literature, Journalism, Photography and Audiovisual for the year 2014 after the evaluation by different juries.

Hundreds Enjoyed the Screening of Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience at the Blue Ocean Film Festival 2014
An enthusiastic audience attended this year’s edition of BLUE Ocean Film Festival, held during November 3-9, 2014 in the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, where they had the opportunity to see the documentary Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience on Friday, November 7, a film produced by the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode). The documentary, which was a
finalist in the category of Foreign Language Film, was directed by Natasha Despotovic, Executive Director of GFDD.

GFDD to Host Panel Discussion on “The Film Industry in the Dominican Republic as an Engine of Socio-Economic Development” in Washington, D.C.
The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), through its initiative Dominican Film Showcase (DFS), will host a discussion panel on “The Film Industry in the Dominican Republic as an Engine of Socio-Economic Development”. The panel will take place on Thursday, November 20, 2014 from 12:30 to 2:00 pm. at the GFDD Washington, DC Office: 1629 K Street NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC. A light lunch will be served.

GFDD Presents the Documentary Descubre Barahona-Pedernales: Orgullo de mi Tierra
Next Monday, October 6, 2014 Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will present the documentary Descubre Barahona-Pedernales: Orgullo de mí Tierra. The event, also coordinated by the “Asociación de Barahoneros de Nueva York”, will take place at 6:00 pm at the Isabella Home Center, located on 515 Audubon Avenue in New York. Guest speaker is Mr. Virgilio Gautreaux Piñeyro.

InteRDom Promotes Opportunities in the Dominican Republic through Film Screening at Drexel University
InteRDom representatives strengthened connections with students at Drexel University during the special screening of the film Ballplayer: Pelotero on Friday, April 11, 2014, hosted by the Drexel University Spanish Club in collaboration with InteRDom.

InteRDom Presents Ballplayer: Pelotero at Drexel University
In collaboration with the Drexel University Spanish Club, InteRDom invites Drexel students, professors and community members to the screening of Ballplayer: Pelotero, directed by Guagua Productions, and narrated by actor, writer and performer, John Leguizamo on Friday, April 11 at 5:30 p.m.

Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program Launches First Activity at Yale University
Ten Dominican college students traveled today to participate in the first edition of the Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program from November 11-16, 2013 at Yale University.

Festival Brings Latin Poetry to New York’s Financial District –Where Creativity Never Sleeps
Thanks to support from GFDD and FUNGLODE, the City’s financial district was revived with echoes of dulcet prose as 30 accomplished Latin Poets from the US and abroad, including the Dominican Republic, read excerpts of their work at the opening ceremony of the Latin American Poetry Festival in NYC, October 9-11.