April 2010 Blog Posts (8)

Committee To Protect Journalists wrote to the Cameroonian President to investigate after Bibi Ngota a journalist die in Kondengui prison in Yaoundé last week.

Committee to Protect Journalists

http://cpj.org/2010/04/cameroon-must-investigate-jailed-editors-death.php…

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Added by Issa Nyaphaga on April 26, 2010 at 3:29am — No Comments

Earth day redux :: Garbage Dreams

A few days ago, I was reminded of a film trailer that I saw at the Good Pitch last year during the IFP Market. Garbage Dreams is an award-winning film about the inspiring recycling practices of the Zaballeen in Cairo,… Continue

Added by Todd Lester on April 25, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Immigration: Arts, Culture & Media

The fact that Arts+Culture…

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Added by Karen Phillips on April 21, 2010 at 10:57am — No Comments

fD Seeks Board Members and Volunteers

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Added by Karen Phillips on April 14, 2010 at 2:54pm — No Comments

More on Chaw Ei Thein

Hey fD! Here is the link to the video I was talking about in my last post. Enjoy!

http://mantlethought.org/content/politics-and-burmese-artist

Added by Electra Jarvis on April 14, 2010 at 10:39am — No Comments

What's a Board Storm?

In late 2009, fD staff members decided to dedicate 2010 to building new leadership in the organization. In the process of thinking about how to revitalize fD's leadership, we realized that a more robust board of directors could help us better meet our mission while infusing the organization with new energy.

We knew we wanted to grow from a minimal, founding board to a larger, more active one, but we weren't exactly sure where to start. There are countless books,…

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Added by Karen Phillips on April 10, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

AFROCUBA! NYC EDITION A new monthly party with all the AfroCuban vibes & beyond.

AFROCUBA! NYC EDITION

A new monthly party with all the AfroCuban vibes & beyond.

Every first Thursday of the month

Thursday April 8th, 2010

10PM-2AM

FREE!!! NO COVER!!!

Music by resident DJ ASHO playing the best of salsa, timba,

son, guanguaco, rumba y yoruba.…

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Added by Ariel Fernandez on April 6, 2010 at 8:19am — No Comments

Contracts with tenants, an opera in three acts

The time had finally come to sign a new rental contract with Ceylan Metal, the copper company who had occupied the bottom floor of the Caravansarai building since it was…

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Added by Julie Upmeyer on April 1, 2010 at 11:00am — 1 Comment