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We added a new feature to the ICD News Blog which enables you to find out more information about the speakers that attend our conferences. Hover over the link below where you can find out more about the speakers that you are interested in; each link contains video footage of your chosen speaker, and background information on … Continue reading
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By Caio Bertazzoli, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy Brazil mourns the loss of one of its most important and influential artists of the century. The accordionist, singer and composer Dominguinhos died this Tuesday the 23rd, after a seven year battle against lung cancer. He was 72. Known not only for his musical genius, Dominguinhos was also … Continue reading
By VLADISLAV CHERNIY, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy Another wave of protests began this Thursday as the biggest trade unions of Brazil organised strikes for better working conditions and an improvement of the social conditions for workers. As of Thursday, approximately 2,500 workers refused to go to work because of the demand for rapid reforms. Teachers, … Continue reading
By VLADISLAV CHERNIY, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy “Hunger, for many, is perhaps an ignored truth. There are those who do not know about it. Others, perhaps, do not accept it and some do not even dare to mention it.” Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico World hunger refers to the second definition, aggregated to the … Continue reading
By VLADISLAV CHERNIY, The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy On the 27 May, 2013, with the occasion of International Symposium on Human Rights, organised by Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, Javier El-Hage who is a Bolivian attorney and constitutional law professor, delivered speech on the issue of “The Responsibility to Protect Doctrine (R2P), and the Global Civil Society“. The … Continue reading
By VLADISLAV CHERNIY, The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy Natural Planet Foundation is non-governmental organisation from Colombia that attempts to protect the environment through special programs and projects that aimed at educational institutions, government agencies, promote rational use of natural resources, species in danger of extinction as well as preserve the quality of life. “NPF does educational … Continue reading
On Thursday, May 16 th, 2013, the “Spanisches Filmfest Berlin”, in collaboration with the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy and The Colombia Carnival association, organized a Colombian event at the ICD House. The event, chaired by Santiago Gomez Rojas, director of the Spanisches Film Fest Berlin, aimed to promote a deeper understanding of Spanish and Latin American culture … Continue reading
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